ละเมาะ
lá-mɔ́Meaning
1NounB2
small clump of trees; thicket; copse; grove
a small group or patch of trees or shrubs growing close together; a small grove, thicket, or copse
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)แวะพักwá pákแวะพักwá pák[to] stop for a rest; [to] make a stopoverใต้dtâiใต้dtâi1under; beneath; below2south (direction)3southern region; the South4south; southern5under; subject to (authority/rules)ละเมาะlá-mórละเมาะlá-mórsmall clump of trees; thicket; copse; groveข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3classifier: sides; paired parts4side; party (in a dispute or game)5side; lateral (modifier)ทุ่งนาtûng naaทุ่งนาtûng naarice field; paddy fieldเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหลบlòpหลบlòp1[to] dodge; avoid2[to] hide; take cover3[to] evade; elude4[to] return; go back (Southern Thai)แดดdàetแดดdàetsunlight; sunshineและláeและláeand (coordinating)ดื่มน้ำdèum námดื่มน้ำdèum nám[to] drink water
The children stopped under a small grove by the rice field to escape the sun and drink water.
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เราraoตั้งแคมป์dtâng-kɛ́mใกล้glâiละเมาะlá-mɔ́ริมrimลำธารlam-taanเพราะprɔ́มีmiiร่มเงาrôm-ngaoและlɛ́ลมlomพัดpátเย็นyen
We set up camp near a thicket by the stream because there was shade and a cool breeze.
นักnákนกnókวิทยาwít-tá-yaaซ่อนตัวsôn dtuuaอยู่yòoหลังlăngละเมาะlá-mórเล็กๆlék lékเพื่อpêuuaสังเกตsǎng-gètพฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamนกnókโดยdoiไม่mâiรบกวนróp-guuanพวกมันpûuak man
The ornithologist hid behind a small copse to observe the birds’ behavior without disturbing them.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชี้ว่าchíi-wâaมีmiiเห็ดป่าhèt-bpàaขึ้นkʉ̂nหนาแน่นnǎa-nɛ̂nในnaiละเมาะlá-mɔ́ตรงdtrongเชิงเขาchəəng-kǎoซึ่งsʉ̂ngดินdinชุ่มchûmและlɛ́ได้dâaiร่มเงาrôm-ngaoตลอดวันdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wan
The villagers pointed out that wild mushrooms grow densely in the copse at the foot of the mountain, where the soil is moist and shaded all day.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |