ลากถู
lâak-tǔuMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] drag and rub; [to] scuff
to drag something along a surface, causing it to rub or make a scraping sound.
Examples
ตอนdtonตอนdton1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodes6[to] castrate (an animal)7[to] air-layer (a branch)ย้ายบ้านyáai bâanย้ายบ้านyáai bâan[to] move house; move homeเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillช่วยกันchûuai ganช่วยกันchûuai gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherลากถูlâak tŏoลากถูlâak tŏo[to] drag and rub; [to] scuffโซฟาsoh-faaโซฟาsoh-faasofa; couchตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)ไปไว้bpai wáiที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมุมmumมุมmum1corner2angle3point of view; perspectiveห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: rooms
When moving house, they helped each other drag the large sofa across the floor to the corner of the room.
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เด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâiแล้วlɛ́ɛoลากถูlâak-tǔuกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoนักเรียนnák-riianไปตามbpai-dtaamทางเดินtaang-dəənเพราะprɔ́ไม่mâiอยากyàakไปbpaiโรงเรียนroong-riian
The little child cried and dragged his school bag along the walkway because he didn't want to go to school.
เสียงsǐiangเหล็กlèkลากถูlâak-tǔuไปbpaiกับgàpพื้นpʉ́ʉnคอนกรีตkɔɔn-grìitตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnมันmanดังdangน่ารำคาญnâa-ram-kaanมากmâak
The sound of metal being dragged across the concrete floor at night is very loud and annoying.
ในnaiหนังnǎngฆาตกรรมkâat-dtà-gamมีmiiฉากchàakที่tîiคนร้ายkon-ráaiลากถูlâak-tǔuร่างrâangของkɔ̌ɔngผู้เคราะห์ร้ายpûu-krɔ́-ráaiไปbpaiซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətรอยrɔɔiครูดkrûutเป็นbpenทางยาวtaang-yaaoบนbonพื้นpʉ́ʉn
In the murder movie, there was a scene where the villain dragged the victim's body to hide it, leaving a long scrape mark on the floor.
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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ลากถูlâak-tǔuลากถูlâak-tǔu[to] drag and rub; [to] scuff[to] drag and rub; [to] scuffWord