ลับ
lápMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
secret; confidential
kept hidden and not to be disclosed to the public
Examples
โครงการkroong-gaanโครงการkroong-gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muun1information; data (non-count)2data (computing)ลับlápลับláp1secret; confidential2[to] sharpen3private; out of sight; secluded4secretly; in private; on the sly5[to] disappear; recede; pass from sightห้ามhâamห้ามhâam[to] forbid; prohibitเผยแพร่pə̌əi-prɛ̂ɛเผยแพร่pə̌əi-prɛ̂ɛ1[to] publish; disseminate2[to] propagate; spreadต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5[to] renew; extendสาธารณะsǎa-taa-rá-náสาธารณะsǎa-taa-rá-nápublic; communal
This project is confidential and must not be disclosed to the public.
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สัญญาsǎn-yaaฉบับchà-bàpนี้níiมีmiiข้อกำหนดkɔ̂ɔ-gam-nòtว่าwâaรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatบางส่วนbaang-sùuanต้องdtɔ̂ngเป็นbpenความลับkwaam-lápของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàt
This contract stipulates that certain details must remain the company's secret.
เขาkǎoขอkɔ̌ɔให้เราhâi-raoรักษาrák-sǎaแผนการตลาดpɛ̌ɛn-gaan-dtà-làatไว้wáiเป็นbpenความลับkwaam-lápจนกว่าจะjon-gwàa-jàเปิดbpə̀ətตัวสินค้าdtuua-sǐn-káa
He asked us to keep the marketing plan confidential until the product launch.
รายงานraai-ngaanดังกล่าวdang-glàaoถูกtùukจัดระดับjàt-rá-dàpเป็นbpenเอกสารลับèek-gà-sǎan-lápเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการรั่วไหลgaan-rûua-lǎiสู่sùuสาธารณะsǎa-taa-rá-ná
That report was classified as confidential to prevent leaks to the public.
2VerbB1
[to] sharpen
to grind or hone the edge of something to make it sharp
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toตีdtiiตีdtii1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take asมีดmîitมีดmîitknifeกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesลับคมláp-komลับคมláp-kom1[to] sharpen an edge2[to] hone; sharpen (skills/abilities)มีดmîitมีดmîitknifeให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] trim; clip3[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect4[to] eliminate; remove5[to] edit; cut (media/text)6[to] deduct7[to] cross (a path); cut acrossผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)ได้ดีdâai-diiได้ดีdâai-diisucceed; do well
The bladesmith is sharpening the knife so it can cut vegetables well.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnออกงานɔ̀ɔk-ngaanแม่ครัวmɛ̂ɛ-kruuaลับlápมีดmîitทุกtúkเล่มlêmเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiหั่นhànเนื้อnʉ́ʉaได้dâaiเรียบrîiap
Before the event, the chef sharpens every knife so that slicing meat is smooth.
He sits honing the cutter on an oil stone until it is razor-sharp.
ช่างไม้châng-máaiลับlápใบbaiกบgòpด้วยdûuaiองศาong-sǎaที่tîiพอดีpɔɔ-diiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผิวงานpǐu-ngaanเรียบrîiapและlɛ́ลดlótการgaanฉีกเสี้ยนchìik-sîian
The carpenter hones the plane blade at the right angle to produce a smooth surface and reduce tear-out.
3AdjectiveB2
private; out of sight; secluded
kept from public view; done in a hidden or secluded place
Examples
พวกเขาpûuak-kǎoพวกเขาpûuak-kǎothey; them (people)จัดประชุมjàt-bprà-chumจัดประชุมjàt-bprà-chum[to] hold/organize a meetingในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerลับlápลับláp1secret; confidential2[to] sharpen3private; out of sight; secluded4secretly; in private; on the sly5[to] disappear; recede; pass from sightเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)เรื่องสำคัญrʉ̂ʉang-sǎm-kanเรื่องสำคัญrʉ̂ʉang-sǎm-kanan important matter; significant issueของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporation
They held a meeting in a secluded place to discuss important company matters.
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เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngย้ายyáaiเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanไปbpaiเก็บgèpในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngลับlápก่อนgɔ̀ɔnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnจะjàเข้ามาkâo-maa
We need to move the documents to a hidden room before others come in.
นักแสดงnák sà-daengขอkŏrพบpópผู้กำกับpôo gam-gàpแบบbàepลับๆláp lápหลังlăngเวทีway-teeเพื่อpêuuaสะสางsà-săangปัญหาbpan-hăa
The actor asked to meet the director in a hidden spot backstage to resolve an issue.
แผนการpɛ̌ɛn-gaanถูกtùukเตรียมdtriiamในnaiสถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiลับlápที่tîiมีmiiคนkonรู้เห็นrúu-hěnเพียงpiiangไม่กี่mâi-gìiคนkonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangความวุ่นวายkwaam-wûn-waai
The plan was prepared in a secluded location known to only a few people to avoid chaos.
4AdverbB2
secretly; in private; on the sly
in a secret or private manner
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillคุยกันkui ganคุยกันkui gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)แบบbàepแบบbàep1style; type; kind; manner2model; pattern; design; template3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)ลับlápลับláp1secret; confidential2[to] sharpen3private; out of sight; secluded4secretly; in private; on the sly5[to] disappear; recede; pass from sightๆ-หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureประชุมbprà-chumประชุมbprà-chum1meeting; conference2[to] meet; hold a meetingเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)พร้อมprómพร้อมpróm1ready; prepared2along with; together with3equipped; provided with4together; simultaneouslyประกาศbprà-gàatประกาศbprà-gàat1[to] announce; declare2announcement; notice3proclamation; decree4[to] proclaim; promulgate (form.)
They talked privately after the meeting because the matter wasn’t ready to be announced.
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ผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanนัดnátคุยkuiแบบbàepลับlápกับgàpทีมteemเล็กlékๆ-เพื่อpêuuaวางwaangแผนกลยุทธ์pĕan gon-lá-yútใหม่mài
The manager scheduled a private talk with a small team to plan a new strategy.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangบางคนbaang-konชอบchɔ̂ɔpเจรจาjee-rá-jaaแบบbɛ̀ɛpลับlápกับgàpผู้มีอำนาจpûu-mii-am-nâatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแลกเปลี่ยนlɛ̂ɛk-bplìianผลประโยชน์pǒn-bprà-yòotโดยdooiไม่ให้mâi-hâiสาธารณชนsǎa-taa-rá-ná-chonรู้rúu
Some politicians prefer to negotiate in secret with power brokers to exchange benefits without the public knowing.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtสั่งให้sàng-hâiทดลองtót-lɔɔngผลิตภัณฑ์pà-lìt-dtà-panรุ่นใหม่rûn-màiแบบbɛ̀ɛpลับlápอย่างเข้มงวดyàang-kêm-ngûuatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันข้อมูลbpɔ̂ng-gan-kɔ̂ɔ-muunรั่วไหลrûua-lǎiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเปิดตัวbpə̀ət-dtuua
The company ordered the new product prototype to be tested in strict secrecy to prevent leaks before launch.
5VerbC1
[to] disappear; recede; pass from sight
to go out of view or fade from sight (often literary/poetic)
Examples
เรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉaboat; ship; vesselแล่นlɛ̂ɛnแล่นlɛ̂ɛn1[to] sail; move swiftly (through water/air)2[to] run; travel (of a vehicle)3[to] run; dashห่างhàangห่างhàang1far; distant2apart; spaced out3[to] keep a distance; stay apart4remote (relationship); detachedออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3[to] lead out to; extend toจนลับตาjon-láp-dtaaจนลับตาjon-láp-dtaauntil out of sightในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สายหมอกsǎai-mɔ̀ɔkสายหมอกsǎai-mɔ̀ɔkwisp of mist; veil of fogยามเช้าyaam-cháaoยามเช้าyaam-cháao1morning2in the morning
The boat sailed away until it faded from sight in the morning mist.
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แสงsăengสุดท้ายsùt táaiของkŏngวันwanค่อยkôiๆ-ลับlápขอบkòpภูเขาpoo kăoทิ้งtíngท้องฟ้าtóng fáaไว้wáiเป็นbpenสีส้มsĕe sômหม่นmòn
The last light of the day gradually slipped behind the mountains, leaving the sky a dusky orange.
เงาngaoร่างrâangของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəลับlápไปbpaiกับgàpสายลมsǎai-lomและlɛ́ฝุ่นfùnทางtaangดินdinราวกับraao-gàpความฝันkwaam-fǎnที่tîiตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnไม่ทันmâi-tanคว้าkwáa
Her silhouette faded away with the breeze and the dirt road’s dust, like a dream one woke from too soon to catch.
ธงtongสีครามsǐi-kraamลอยlɔɔiลับlápขอบฟ้าkɔ̀ɔp-fáaเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเพียงpiiangคลื่นklʉ̂ʉnกระทบgrà-tópกราบgràapเรือrʉʉaเป็นbpenพยานpá-yaanแห่งhɛ̀ngการจากลาgaan-jàak-laa
The indigo flag drifted out of sight beyond the horizon, leaving only the waves striking the hull as witnesses to the farewell.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
láp
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 | — | — |