ละเลง
lá-leengMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] smear; spread
To spread a liquid, paste, or similar substance over a surface, sometimes messily or carelessly.
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ละเลงlá-layngละเลงlá-layng[to] smear; spreadสีsĕeสีsĕe1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polishลงบนlong bonลงบนlong bononto; upon (onto a surface)กำแพงgam-paengกำแพงgam-paeng1wall (barrier)2barrier; obstacle (figurative)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเลอะlóeเลอะlóe1dirty; smeared; messy (stained)2[to] get smeared; [to] become dirtyไปหมดbpai mòtไปหมดbpai mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the board
The kids smeared paint all over the wall until it was a mess.
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เขาkǎoละเลงlá-leengโคลนkloonบนbonรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoโดยdooiไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jaiว่าwâaจะjàเลอะlə́อย่างไรyàang-rai
He smeared mud on his shoes without caring how messy it got.
ฝนตกfǒn-dtòkทำให้tam-hâiคนงานkon-ngaanละเลงlá-leengปูนซีเมนต์bpuun-sii-meenได้dâaiไม่เรียบmâi-rîiapเกิดgə̀ətคราบkrâapด่างdàangไปทั่วbpai-tûuaพื้นpʉ́ʉn
The rain made the workers smear the cement unevenly, leaving blotches all over the floor.
ในnaiความรีบร้อนkwaam rêep rónเธอterละเลงlá-layngครีมกันแดดkreem gan dàetแบบbàepลวกๆlûuak lûuakจนjonเป็นbpenปื้นbpêunขาวkăaoตามdtaamแก้มgâemและláeหน้าผากnâa pàak
In a rush, she carelessly smeared sunscreen, leaving white patches on her cheeks and forehead.
แม่mâeละเลงlá-layngแยมyaemสตรอว์เบอร์รีsà-dtro-boe-rêeหนาๆnăa năaบนbonขนมปังkà-nŏm bpangให้hâiฉันchăn
Mom spread a thick layer of strawberry jam on the bread for me.
พ่อครัวpɔ̂ɔ-kruuaละเลงlá-leengซอสบาร์บีคิวsɔ́ɔt-baa-bii-kiuให้hâiชุ่มchûmทั่วtûuaชิ้นchínหมูmǔuเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiรสเข้มข้นrót-kêm-kôn
The chef spread barbecue sauce generously over the pork to make the flavor rich.
เธอtəəละเลงlá-leengนูเทลลาnuu-teen-laaจนjonเต็มdtemแผ่นpɛ̀nเครปkrêepแบบbɛ̀ɛpไม่mâiหวงhǔuangเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเลยləəi
She spread Nutella until it covered the whole crepe, not skimping at all.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2each; per3[to] omit; leave out; skip4topic/softening particle[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)Part 1
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ละเลงlá-leengละเลงlá-leeng[to] smear; spread[to] smear; spreadWord