ลับตา
láp-dtaaMeanings
1AdverbB1
out of sight
out of sight; hidden from view.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseยืนyʉʉnยืนyʉʉn1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)มองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerลูกชายlûuk-chaaiลูกชายlûuk-chaaison; male childจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningลับตาláp-dtaaลับตาláp-dtaa1out of sight2[to] disappear from sight; [to] pass out of viewไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively
The mother stood watching her son until he walked out of sight.
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Once the bus turned the corner, it disappeared out of sight.
พวกpûuakเด็กๆdèk dèkวิ่งเล่นwîng lênกันganในnaiสนามหญ้าsà-năam yâaจนลับตาjon láp dtaaไปbpaiหลังlăngเนินเขาnern kăo
The children were running and playing in the field until they were out of sight behind the hill.
เรือreuuaลำlamนั้นnánค่อยๆkôi kôiแล่นlâenออกòkสู่sòoทะเลtá-layกว้างgwâangจนjonกลายเป็นglaai bpenเพียงpiiangจุดjùtเล็กๆlék lékและláeหายลับhăai lápตาdtaaไปbpaiในที่สุดnai têe sùt
That ship slowly sailed out into the vast sea, becoming just a tiny dot, and finally disappeared out of sight.
2Verb
[to] disappear from sight; [to] pass out of view
to move beyond the point where someone can see [sb] or [sth]; to cease to be visible
Examples
รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureเลี้ยวlíiaoเลี้ยวlíiao[to] turn (change direction)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyจนลับตาjon-láp-dtaaจนลับตาjon-láp-dtaauntil out of sight
Dad's car turned and went out of sight.
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เราraoมองmɔɔngตามdtaamเรือrʉʉaจนลับตาjon-láp-dtaaแล้วจึงlɛ́ɛo-jʉngเดินdəənกลับglàpจากjàakท่าเรือtâa-rʉʉa
We watched the boat until it disappeared from view, then walked back from the pier.
แม้mɛ́ɛขบวนรถkà-buuan-rótจะjàเคลื่อนklʉ̂ʉanลับตาláp-dtaaไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoผู้คนpûu-konที่tîiมาส่งmaa-sòngก็gɔ̂ยังyangยืนyʉʉnโบกมือbòok-mʉʉอยู่yùuที่เดิมtîi-dəəm
Even after the convoy had moved out of sight, the people who had come to see it off remained there waving.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ลับlápลับláp1secret; confidential2[to] sharpen3private; out of sight; secluded4secretly; in private; on the sly5[to] disappear; recede; pass from sightsecret; confidentialPart 1
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ลับตาláp-dtaaลับตาláp-dtaaout of sightout of sightWord