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lâakMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] drag; pull along
to pull something along a surface, often with effort or causing friction
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondคนช่วยkon-chûuaiคนช่วยkon-chûuaihelper; assistantกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkลากlâakลากlâak1[to] drag; pull along2[to] tow3[to] draw/drag (on screen)4[to] prolong; draw out5[to] haul in; bring along (colloq.)กล่องglɔ̀ngกล่องglɔ̀ng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersไปที่bpai-tîiไปที่bpai-tîi[to] go to [somewhere]มุมmumมุมmum1corner2angle3point of view; perspectiveห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: rooms
Two children helped pull the box along to the corner of the room.
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He had to drag a heavy suitcase along the station floor.
I dragged the chair closer to the window because I wanted to sit in the breeze.
คนงานkon-ngaanใช้cháiผ้าpâaหนาnǎaรองพื้นrɔɔng-pʉ́ʉnก่อนgɔ̀ɔnลากlâakตู้ไม้dtûu-máaiเก่าgàoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótแรงเสียดทานrɛɛng-sìiat-taanและlɛ́ไม่ให้mâi-hâiพื้นpʉ́ʉnเป็นรอยbpen-rɔɔi
The workers put a thick cloth on the floor before dragging the old wooden cabinet to reduce friction and prevent scratches.
2VerbB1
[to] tow
to pull a vehicle, boat, or heavy object using another vehicle, rope, or cable
Examples
รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileพังpangพังpang1broken; not working2[to] break down; collapse; fall apart3ruined; a mess (plans/situations)4[to] demolish; wreck [sth]กลางทางglaang-taangกลางทางglaang-taang1halfway; en route2midway pointตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileลากlâakลากlâak1[to] drag; pull along2[to] tow3[to] draw/drag (on screen)4[to] prolong; draw out5[to] haul in; bring along (colloq.)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerลากlâakลากlâak1[to] drag; pull along2[to] tow3[to] draw/drag (on screen)4[to] prolong; draw out5[to] haul in; bring along (colloq.)รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2oursไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyอู่ùuอู่ùu1dockyard; shipyard; dry dock2garage; repair shop3source; birthplace; cradle (figurative)4cradle; baby bedซ่อมsɔ̂mซ่อมsɔ̂m[to] repair; fix
The car broke down on the road; the police brought a tow truck to pull our car to the repair shop.
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ชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongใช้cháiเรือrʉʉaเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเล็กlékลากlâakเรือไม้rʉʉa-máaiที่tîiเสียsǐiaเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangกลับglàpเข้าkâoฝั่งfàng
The fishermen used a small motorboat to tow the wooden boat with a broken engine back to shore.
เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngผูกpùukเชือกchʉ̂ʉakกับgàpกันชนgan-chonแล้วlɛ́ɛoลากlâakรถrótเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanข้ามkâamสะพานsà-paanที่tîiน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuam
We had to tie a rope to the bumper and tow our friend's car across the flooded bridge.
รถแทรกเตอร์rót-trɛ̂ɛk-dtə̂əคันkanใหญ่yàiใช้cháiสลิงเหล็กsà-lǐng-lèkลากlâakตู้คอนเทนเนอร์dtûu-kɔɔn-teen-nə̂əออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakหล่มโคลนlòm-kloonอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wang
The large tractor used a steel cable to tow the container out of the mud pit carefully.
3VerbB1
[to] draw/drag (on screen)
to move a cursor, item, or finger across a screen to reposition or select
Examples
ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ลากlâakลากlâak1[to] drag; pull along2[to] tow3[to] draw/drag (on screen)4[to] prolong; draw out5[to] haul in; bring along (colloq.)นิ้วníuนิ้วníu1finger; toe2inch (unit)3classifier: fingers; toes; inchesบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)หน้าจอnâa-jɔɔหน้าจอnâa-jɔɔ1screen; display (surface/panel)2on-screen interface/pageเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofปลดล็อกbplòt-lɔ́kปลดล็อกbplòt-lɔ́k1[to] unlock; unfasten [sth]2[to] unlock/enable features or levels3[to] lift restrictions; unblock; deregulateโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call
Drag your finger on the screen to unlock the phone.
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If you want to move the file, drag the icon to the new folder.
He dragged to select the text and then pressed copy.
ในnaiแอปɛ́pวิดีโอwí-dii-ooคุณkunสามารถsǎa-mâatลากlâakแถบtɛ̀ɛpเวลาwee-laaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaข้ามkâamไปยังbpai-yangช่วงchûuangที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaanได้dâaiอย่างแม่นยำyàang-mɛ̂n-yam
In the video app, you can drag the timeline to skip precisely to the part you want.
4VerbB2
[to] prolong; draw out
to extend something in duration, such as a sound, activity, or process
Examples
การประชุมgaan-bprà-chumการประชุมgaan-bprà-chum1meeting; conference; assembly2session/sitting (of a formal body)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentลากlâakลากlâak1[to] drag; pull along2[to] tow3[to] draw/drag (on screen)4[to] prolong; draw out5[to] haul in; bring along (colloq.)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเกินเวลาgəən-wee-laaเกินเวลาgəən-wee-laapast the time; exceeding the time limitพักกลางวันpák-glaang-wanพักกลางวันpák-glaang-wanlunch breakทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedหิวhǐuหิวhǐu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungryมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Today's meeting dragged on past the lunch break, so everyone was very hungry.
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โครงการkrohng gaanนี้néeควรkuuanเสร็จsètเมื่อmêuuaเดือนdeuuanก่อนgònแต่dtàeกลับglàpลากlâakมาmaaเรื่อยrêuuaiๆ-เพราะpráwรอrorอนุมัติà-nú-mát
This project should have been finished last month, but it has kept dragging on due to waiting for approval.
อย่าyàaปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaลากlâakยาวyaaoจนjonเสียโอกาสsǐia-oo-gàatควรkuuanกำหนดgam-nòtเส้นตายsên-dtaaiให้hâiชัดเจนchát-jeen
Don't let the negotiations drag on and miss opportunities; you should set a clear deadline.
ละครชุดlá-kɔɔn-chútนี้níiถูกtùukยืดyʉ̂ʉtบทbòtให้hâiลากlâakตอนจบdtɔɔn-jòpออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiหลายlǎaiสัปดาห์sàp-daaจนjonคนดูkon-duuเริ่มrə̂əmเบื่อbʉ̀ʉa
This series had its script stretched, dragging the finale out for weeks until viewers got bored.
5VerbB2
[to] haul in; bring along (colloq.)
to bring or take someone along, often unwillingly or with effort
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toลากlâakลากlâak1[to] drag; pull along2[to] tow3[to] draw/drag (on screen)4[to] prolong; draw out5[to] haul in; bring along (colloq.)นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilดื้อๆdêuu dêuuดื้อๆdêuu dêuu1for no reason; just like that2plainly stubborn (colloq.)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[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)ห้องประชุมhông bprà-chumห้องประชุมhông bprà-chummeeting room; conference roomเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเองayngเองayng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
The teacher had to drag the stubborn student along to the assembly hall because he refused to go on his own.
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เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanลากlâakฉันchănไปbpaiออกกำลังกายòk gam-lang gaaiทั้งที่táng têeอยากyàakนอนnonต่อdtò
My friends dragged me along to exercise even though I wanted to keep sleeping.
แม่mɛ̂ɛพยายามpá-yaa-yaamลากlâakพ่อpɔ̂ɔออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakโซฟาsoo-faaไปเดินเล่นbpai-dəən-lênหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanแม้mɛ́ɛพ่อpɔ̂ɔจะjàบ่นbònว่าwâaเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉai
Mom tried to pull Dad along from the sofa to go for a walk behind the house, even though he complained that he was tired.
ทีมงานtiim-ngaanต้องdtɔ̂ngช่วยกันchûuai-ganลากlâakผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanไปbpaiกล่าวglàaoเปิดงานbpə̀ət-ngaanเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoเกรงใจgreeng-jaiและlɛ́ไม่mâiอยากyàakขึ้นkʉ̂nเวทีwee-tii
The team had to collectively coax and pull the manager along to give the opening speech because he was shy and didn’t want to get on stage.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lâak
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |