ละไม(lá-mai)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

gentle/soft (tone/manner)

Pleasantly gentle, soft, or mild in tone, manner, or appearance; delicate and agreeable.

Examples

น้ำเสียงnám sĭiangน้ำเสียงnám sĭiang1tone of voice; vocal tone2tone; tenor (figurative)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanละไมlá-maiละไมlá-mai1gentle/soft (tone/manner)2pleasing to the eye/earและláeและláeand (coordinating)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyสงบลงsà-ngòp longสงบลงsà-ngòp long[to] calm down; [to] subside
Grandma’s tone was gentle and calmed everyone down.
2AdjectiveC1

pleasing to the eye/ear

Having a pleasing, soothing quality to sight or sound; aesthetically mellow.

Examples

แสงsăengแสงsăeng1light2ray; beam3illumination; lighting4glow; radianceเย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4cold (food/drinks)5[to] cool downยามค่ำyaam kâmยามค่ำyaam kâmnighttime; eveningตกกระทบdtòk grà-tópตกกระทบdtòk grà-tóp1[to] strike; be incident on (a surface)2[to] fall upon; affect (of burdens, effects)บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ทุ่งนาtûng naaทุ่งนาtûng naarice field; paddy fieldดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeละไมlá-maiละไมlá-mai1gentle/soft (tone/manner)2pleasing to the eye/earและláeและláeand (coordinating)สบายตาsà-baai dtaaสบายตาsà-baai dtaaeasy on the eyes; visually soothing
The evening light on the fields looks mellow and soothing to the eyes.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2[to] omit; leave out; skip3topic/softening particle4each; per (spoken)Part 1
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ไมmaiไมmainot; no (colloquial)Part 2
ละไมlá-maiละไมlá-maigentle/soft (tone/manner)