ลักลอบ
lák-lɔ̂ɔpMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] do secretly; do illicitly; do without permission
to carry out an action in secret or without authorization, often illegally
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแอบɛ̀ɛpแอบɛ̀ɛp1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] hide; stay out of sight3secretly; on the slyเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)อาคารaa-kaanอาคารaa-kaanbuildingตอนดึกdtɔɔn-dʉ̀kตอนดึกdtɔɔn-dʉ̀k1late at night2late night (time period)โดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockบัตรผ่านbàt-pàanบัตรผ่านbàt-pàanpass; access card
He sneaked into the building at night without a pass.
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เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiจับได้jàp-dâaiว่าwâaมีmiiคนkonลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔpใช้cháiห้องทดลองhɔ̂ng-tót-lɔɔngโดยdooiไม่ได้รับmâi-dâi-rápอนุญาตà-nú-yâat
Officials caught someone secretly using the lab without authorization.
นักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎaบางคนbaang-konลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔpคัดลอกkát-lɔ̂ɔkข้อสอบkɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔpแล้วlɛ́ɛoส่งต่อsòng-dtɔ̀ɔให้hâiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan
Some students secretly copied the exam and passed it to friends.
เขาkǎoถูกtùukสอบสวนsɔ̀ɔp-sǔuanเพราะprɔ́ถูกtùukกล่าวหาglàao-hǎaว่าwâaลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔpเข้าถึงkâo-tʉ̌ngข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunลับlápของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàt
He was investigated because he was accused of secretly accessing the company's confidential data.
พวกเขาpûuak-kǎoถูกtùukจับjàpขณะkà-nàลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔpขนkǒnบุหรี่bù-rìiข้ามพรมแดนkâam-prom-dɛɛnตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn
They were arrested while smuggling cigarettes across the border at night.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeพบpópเรือลักลอบreuua lák lôpพาpaaคนkonเข้าเมืองkâao meuuangผ่านpàanชายฝั่งchaai fàngที่têeเงียบngîiap
Officials found a boat smuggling people into the country via a quiet coastline.
แก๊งgɛ́ngนี้níiลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔpขนสัตว์kǒn-sàtป่าbpàaหายากhǎa-yâakโดยdooiซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnในnaiตู้คอนเทนเนอร์dtûu-kɔɔn-teen-nə̂əเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลบเลี่ยงlòp-lîiangการตรวจgaan-dtrùuat
This gang smuggled rare wildlife by hiding them in containers to evade inspection.
มีmiiรายงานraai-ngaanว่าwâaผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔpนำเข้าnam-kâoยาเสพติดyaa-sèep-dtìtผ่านpàanช่องchɔ̂ngทางธรรมชาติtaang-tam-má-châatและlɛ́ใช้cháiเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanปลอมbplɔɔmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaผ่านpàanด่านdàan
It was reported that the suspects smuggled drugs through natural routes and used forged documents to pass checkpoints.
2AdverbB2
secretly; illicitly; on the sly
in a secret, unauthorized, or illegal manner
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔpลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔp1[to] do secretly; do illicitly; do without permission2secretly; illicitly; on the slyเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)พื้นที่หวงห้ามpʉ́ʉn-tîi-hǔuang-hâamพื้นที่หวงห้ามpʉ́ʉn-tîi-hǔuang-hâamrestricted area; prohibited areaตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night period
He was arrested for secretly and illegally entering a restricted area at night.
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นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoบางคนbaang-konลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔpถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupในnaiพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panแม้mɛ́ɛมีmiiป้ายbpâaiห้ามhâam
Some tourists secretly and unauthorizedly take photos in the museum despite the signs forbidding it.
มีmiiรายงานraai-ngaanว่าwâaมีmiiผู้pûuลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔpใช้cháiงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanโดยdooiไม่ผ่านmâi-pàanขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnอนุมัติà-nú-mát
There are reports that someone secretly and illegally used funds without going through the approval process.
ชุมชนchum-chonตั้งdtângเวรยามween-yaamเพราะprɔ́กังวลgang-wonว่าwâaมีmiiคนkonลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔpเข้ามาkâo-maaตัดไม้dtàt-máaiในเวลากลางคืนnai-wee-laa-glaang-kʉʉn
The community set up guards because they were worried that people were secretly and illegally coming in to cut wood at night.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lák
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
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ลอบlɔ̂ɔpลอบlɔ̂ɔp1[to] do (sth) secretly; act covertly2fish trap (conical/basket trap)[to] do (sth) secretly; act covertlyPart 2
ลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔpลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔp[to] do secretly; do illicitly; do without permission[to] do secretly; do illicitly; do without permissionWord