ลาภยศ
lâap-yótMeaning
1NounC1
wealth and honors; rank and worldly gains
Material benefits, high social status, titles or honors, often mentioned together as objects of worldly success or ambition.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy loadก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหวังwǎngหวังwǎng1[to] hope2[to] expect; count onจะได้jà-dâaiจะได้jà-dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationลาภยศlâap-yótลาภยศlâap-yótwealth and honors; rank and worldly gainsและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เงินทองngən-tɔɔngเงินทองngən-tɔɔngmoney; wealth
He works hard in hopes of gaining status and wealth.
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บางคนbaang-konเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมีอำนาจmii-am-nâatก็gɔ̂มักจะmák-jàหลงระเริงlǒng-rá-rəəngในnaiลาภยศlâap-yótจนjonลืมlʉʉmตัวตนที่แท้จริงdtuua-dton-tîi-tɛ́ɛ-jingของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengไปbpai
Some people, when they gain power, tend to get carried away by titles and benefits, forgetting their true selves.
ท่านtânสอนsɔ̌ɔnว่าwâaการไม่ยึดติดgaan-mâi-yʉ́t-dtìtในnaiลาภยศสรรเสริญlâap-yót-sǎn-sə̌ənเป็นbpenหนทางhǒn-taangสู่sùuความสงบสุขkwaam-sà-ngòp-sùkที่แท้จริงtîi-tɛ́ɛ-jingของkɔ̌ɔngจิตใจjìt-jai
He taught that not clinging to worldly honors and praise is the path to true inner peace.
ตลอดชีวิตdtà-lòt chee-wítการรับราชการgaan ráp râat-chá-gaanเขาkăoไม่เคยmâi koieไขว่คว้าหาkwài kwáa hăaลาภยศlâap yótใดๆdai daiแต่dtàeกลับglàpอุทิศตนù-tít dtonเพื่อpêuuaประโยชน์สุขbprà-yôht-sùkของkŏngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonเป็นที่ตั้งbpen têe dtâng
Throughout his career as a civil servant, he never sought any titles or honors, but instead dedicated himself to the well-being of the people.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ภ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lâap
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
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ยศyótยศyót1rank; title (official status)2prestige; honor; high standingrank; title (official status)Part 2
ลาภยศlâap-yótลาภยศlâap-yótwealth and honors; rank and worldly gainswealth and honors; rank and worldly gainsWord