ลากูน
laa-guunMeaning
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lagoon
a stretch of salt water separated from the sea by a low sandbank or coral reef; a lagoon
Examples
น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerทะเลในtá-lee-naiทะเลในtá-lee-naiinland sea; marine lake; inner lagoonลากูนlaa-guunลากูนlaa-guunlagoonใสsǎiใสsǎi1clear; transparent2bright; radiant (appearance)3thin; watery4pure; innocent (character)5clear; ringing (sound)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěn1[to] see; make out; spot2[to] perceive; realize; recognize3[to] foresee; anticipate; envisionปลาว่ายbplaa-wâaiปลาว่ายbplaa-wâaia fish swims (descriptive phrase)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerชัดเจนchát-jeenชัดเจนchát-jeen1clear; distinct; obvious2explicit; definite; unambiguous; unequivocal3clearly; explicitly; unambiguously
The seawater in the lagoon is so clear that we can clearly see the fish swimming.
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โรงแรมroong-rɛɛmนี้níiมีmiiสระว่ายน้ำsà-wâai-náamขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiที่tîiสร้างsâangเลียนแบบliian-bɛ̀ɛpลากูนlaa-guun
This hotel has a large swimming pool built to imitate a lagoon.
แนวปะการังnaaeo bpà-gaa-rangรอบๆrôp rôpลากูนlaa-goonช่วยchûuaiป้องกันbpông ganไม่ให้mâi hâiคลื่นklêunลูกใหญ่lôok yàiซัดsátเข้ามาkâo maaถึงtĕungชายฝั่งchaai fàng
The coral reefs around the lagoon help prevent large waves from crashing onto the shore.
ระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetในnaiลากูนlaa-guunมีmiiความอุดมสมบูรณ์kwaam-ù-dom-sǒm-buunและlɛ́เป็นbpenแหล่งlɛ̀ngอนุบาลสัตว์à-nú-baan-sàtน้ำnáamที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kan
The ecosystem in a lagoon is highly fertile and acts as an important nursery for marine life.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
laa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |