ลากจูง
lâak-juungMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] tow; pull along
To pull a vehicle, boat, or other object along, typically using a rope, cable, chain, or towing vehicle.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayรถลากrót-lâakรถลากrót-lâak1handcart; cart2rickshaw3towing vehicle; tow truckจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerลากจูงlâak-juungลากจูงlâak-juung1[to] tow; pull along2[to] drag into; pull along (figurative)รถrótรถrótcar; vehicleของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineไปที่bpai-tîiไปที่bpai-tîi[to] go to [somewhere]อู่ùuอู่ùu1dockyard; shipyard; dry dock2garage; repair shop3source; birthplace; cradle (figurative)4cradle; baby bed
Tomorrow, a tow truck will come to tow my car to the garage.
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เรือประมงrʉʉa-bprà-mongลำlamใหญ่yàiช่วยchûuaiลากจูงlâak-juungเรือrʉʉaลำเล็กlam-lékกลับglàpเข้าkâoฝั่งfàngหลังจากlǎng-jàakเครื่องยนต์krʉ̂ʉang-yonดับdàp
A large fishing boat helped tow the small boat back to shore after its engine stopped.
คนขับkon-kàpใช้cháiโซ่sôoลากจูงlâak-juungรถrótที่tîiติดหล่มdtìt-lòmแต่dtɛ̀ɛโซ่sôoขาดkàatก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàดึงdʉngรถrótขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaได้dâai
The driver used a chain to tow the car out of the mud, but the chain broke before he could pull it out.
เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakรถบรรทุกrót-ban-túkคันkanที่tîiเกิดอุบัติเหตุgə̀ət-ù-bàt-dtì-hèetมีmiiน้ำหนักnám-nàkมากmâakเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiรถลากrót-lâakขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiลากจูงlâak-juungออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakถนนtà-nǒn
Because the truck involved in the accident was very heavy, the authorities had to use a large tow truck to pull it off the road.
2VerbC1
[to] drag into; pull along (figurative)
To draw or pressure someone into following a course of action, often against their wishes or interests.
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)พยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptลากจูงlâak-juungลากจูงlâak-juung1[to] tow; pull along2[to] drag into; pull along (figurative)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เล่นพนันlên-pá-nanเล่นพนันlên-pá-nan[to] gamble; [to] betด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooทั้งที่táng-tîiทั้งที่táng-tîialthough; even thoughเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)
His friends tried to pressure him into gambling with them, even though he did not want to.
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เธอtəəเกือบgʉ̀ʉapถูกtùukคนรู้จักkon-rúu-jàkลากจูงlâak-juungให้hâiลงทุนlong-tunในnaiธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtที่tîiตัวเองdtuua-eengไม่mâiเข้าใจkâo-jaiเพียงpiiangเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoสัญญาsǎn-yaaว่าwâaจะได้jà-dâaiกำไรgam-raiสูงsǔung
An acquaintance nearly lured her into investing in a business she did not understand simply by promising high returns.
วาทกรรมwaa-tá-gamที่tîiปลุกเร้าbplùk-ráoความกลัวkwaam-gluuaอาจàatลากจูงlâak-juungผู้คนpûu-konให้hâiสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔnนโยบายná-yoo-baaiที่tîiลิดรอนlít-rɔɔnสิทธิsìt-tíของkɔ̌ɔngตนเองdton-eengโดยdooiไม่ทันmâi-tanตระหนักdtrà-nàk
Fear-stoking rhetoric can lead people into supporting policies that curtail their own rights without their realizing it.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàอ้างว่าâang-wâaทำtamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaอนาคตà-naa-kótของkɔ̌ɔngลูกlûukพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛก็gɔ̂ไม่ควรmâi-kuuanทำให้tam-hâiลูกlûukรู้สึกผิดrúu-sʉ̀k-pìtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลากจูงlâak-juungให้hâiลูกlûukเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเส้นทางชีวิตsên-taang-chii-wítที่tîiพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaan
Even if parents claim to be acting for the sake of their child's future, they should not use guilt to pressure their child into choosing the life path the parents want.
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.)6[to] overclock [sth] (computing slang)[to] drag; pull alongPart 1
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จูงjuungจูงjuung1[to] lead by hand/rope/leash2[to] lead; [to] induce (figurative)[to] lead by hand/rope/leashPart 2
ลากจูงlâak-juungลากจูงlâak-juung[to] tow; pull along[to] tow; pull alongWord