ลากขอน
lâak-kɔ̌ɔnMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] drag a log
To pull or drag a log along the ground, by people, animals, or machines.
Examples
ช้างcháangช้างcháangelephantกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesใช้แรงchái-rɛɛngใช้แรงchái-rɛɛng[to] use physical strength; [to] do manual laborลากขอนlâak-kɔ̌ɔnลากขอนlâak-kɔ̌ɔn[to] drag a logไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated
The elephant is using its strength to drag a log out of the forest.
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คนงานkon-ngaanช่วยกันchûuai-ganลากขอนlâak-kɔ̌ɔnซุงsungขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiไปยังbpai-yangโรงเลื่อยroong-lʉ̂ʉai
The workers helped each other drag the large log to the sawmill.
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnชาวบ้านchaao-bâanใช้cháiควายkwaaiในnaiการgaanลากขอนlâak-kɔ̌ɔnไม้máaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำมาnam-maaสร้างsâangบ้านbâan
In the old days, villagers used buffaloes to drag logs to build their houses.
การลากgaan-lâakขอนไม้kɔ̌ɔn-máaiที่tîiหนักอึ้งnàk-ʉ̂ngขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpaiบนbonเนินเขาnəən-kǎoนั้นnánเป็นbpenงานngaanที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiทั้งtángกำลังคนgam-lang-konและlɛ́เครื่องจักรkrʉ̂ʉang-jàkช่วยchûuai
Dragging the extremely heavy log up the hill was a task that required both manpower and machinery.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ลากlâakลากlâak1[to] drag; pull along2[to] tow3[to] draw/drag (on screen)4[to] prolong; draw out5[to] haul in; bring along (colloq.)[to] drag; pull alongPart 1
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ลากขอนlâak-kɔ̌ɔnลากขอนlâak-kɔ̌ɔn[to] drag a log[to] drag a logWord