ลากโยง
lâak-yoongMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] tow; pull along
To pull something along using a rope or another connection, especially a boat or raft.
Examples
เรือประมงrʉʉa-bprà-mongเรือประมงrʉʉa-bprà-mongfishing boat; fishing vesselเครื่องยนต์krʉ̂ʉang-yonเครื่องยนต์krʉ̂ʉang-yonengineเสียsǐiaเสียsǐia1broken; out of order2spoiled; ruined; gone bad3[to] pay4[to] lose; forfeit; waste5[to] die; pass away6particle marking emphasis, completion, or decisivenessชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)จึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉa1boat; ship; vessel2rook (chess, makruk)อีกìikอีกìik1more; another; further2again3else; otherลำlamลำlam1classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instruments2classifier: beams/rays of light; laser3shaft; trunk; stalk; hull (of a boat)4beam; ray (of light)5delicious; tasty (Northern Thai)6[to] sing; chant traditional verse (Isan)ลากโยงlâak-yoongลากโยงlâak-yoong1[to] tow; pull along2[to] link; drag into a matterกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand (in เข้าใจ)5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ฝั่งfàngฝั่งfàng1shore; bank2side
The fishing boat's engine broke down, so the villagers used another boat to tow it back to shore.
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คนงานkon ngaanผูกpòokแพpaeไว้wáiกับgàpเรือreuuaแล้วláeoลากโยงlâak yohngแพpaeไปตามbpai dtaamแม่น้ำmâe námอย่างyàangช้าcháaๆ-
The workers tied the raft to a boat and slowly towed it along the river.
เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakกระแสน้ำgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náamเชี่ยวchîiaoเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpว่าwâaเชือกchʉ̂ʉakผูกpùukแน่นnɛ̂nดีdiiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnใช้cháiเรือrʉʉaลากโยงlâak-yoongแพpɛɛข้ามkâamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náam
Because the current was strong, the officials had to check that the rope was securely tied before using a boat to tow the raft across the river.
ระหว่างที่rá-wàang-tîiเรือrʉʉaลำlamใหญ่yàiลากโยงlâak-yoongเรือrʉʉaที่tîiเสียsǐiaอยู่yùuกลางglaangทะเลtá-leeลูกเรือlûuk-rʉʉaต้องdtɔ̂ngคอยkɔɔiรักษาrák-sǎaระยะห่างrá-yá-hàangเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเรือrʉʉaทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngลำlamชนchonกันgan
While the larger boat towed the disabled boat at sea, the crew had to maintain enough distance to keep the two vessels from colliding.
2VerbB2
[to] link; drag into a matter
To connect a person, event, or issue with another matter, often suggesting that the connection is forced or that someone is being drawn into it unnecessarily.
Examples
เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoolder sister; elder female siblingฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ลากโยงlâak-yoongลากโยงlâak-yoong1[to] tow; pull along2[to] link; drag into a matterเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too
This has nothing to do with my older sister. Don't drag her into it.
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เราraoเถียงกันtǐiang-ganเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoกลับglàpลากโยงlâak-yoongไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngเรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuaของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎn
We were arguing about work, but he ended up dragging my personal life into it.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàยังyangไม่มีmâi-miiหลักฐานlàk-tǎanว่าwâaนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนนี้kon-níiเกี่ยวข้องกับgìiao-kɔ̂ɔng-gàpคดีká-diiแต่dtɛ̀ɛบางbaangสื่อsʉ̀ʉก็gɔ̂พยายามpá-yaa-yaamลากโยงlâak-yoongเขาkǎoเข้ากับkâo-gàpผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎa
Although there is no evidence yet that this politician is involved in the case, some media outlets are trying to link him to the suspect.
การลากgaan-lâakโยงyoongความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatของkɔ̌ɔngพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanเพียงคนเดียวpiiang-kon-diiaoเข้ากับkâo-gàpนิสัยní-sǎiของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonทั้งtángรุ่นrûnเป็นbpenการgaanเหมารวมmǎo-ruuamที่tîiไม่เป็นธรรมmâi-bpen-tam
Linking a single employee's mistake to the character of an entire generation is an unfair generalization.
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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โยงyoongโยงyoong1[to] link; connect; tie together; relate2[to] implicate; associate with3[to] tow with a rope or line[to] link; connect; tie together; relatePart 2
ลากโยงlâak-yoongลากโยงlâak-yoong[to] tow; pull along[to] tow; pull alongWord