ลาภลอย
lâap-lɔɔiMeaning
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windfall; unexpected gain
an unexpected gain of money or benefit that comes without effort; a windfall
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกลอตเตอรี่tùuk-lɔ̂ɔt-dtəə-rîiถูกลอตเตอรี่tùuk-lɔ̂ɔt-dtəə-rîi[to] win the lotteryรางวัลใหญ่raang-wan-yàiรางวัลใหญ่raang-wan-yàigrand prize; jackpotถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpen1[to] be considered; be regarded; count as2[to] constitute; amount toลาภลอยlâap-lɔɔiลาภลอยlâap-lɔɔiwindfall; unexpected gainก้อนโตgɔ̂ɔn-dtooก้อนโตgɔ̂ɔn-dtoobig lump; large chunkที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่เคยmâi-kəəiไม่เคยmâi-kəəinever; have neverคาดคิดkâat-kítคาดคิดkâat-kít1[to] anticipate; expect2[to] imagine; conceive ofมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔnมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔn1[to] come first; arrive earlier; precede2earlier; previously; beforehand
He won a major lottery prize; it's considered a big windfall he never expected.
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การได้gaan dâiเงินคืนngern keunจากjàakภาษีpaa-sĕeเยอะกว่าyóe gwàaที่têeคิดkítก็gâwเหมือนmĕuuanได้dâiลาภลอยlâap loiเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nói
Getting a bigger tax refund than expected is like receiving a small windfall.
การได้รับgaan dâai rápมรดกmor-rá-dòkจากjàakญาติyâatห่างๆhàang hàangที่têeไม่เคยmâi koieพบหน้าpóp nâaกันganมาก่อนmaa gònเป็นเหมือนbpen mĕuuanลาภลอยlâap loiที่têeเปลี่ยนbplìianชีวิตchee-wítของkŏngเธอterไปbpaiตลอดกาลdtà-lòt gaan
Receiving an inheritance from a distant relative she had never met was like a windfall that changed her life forever.
นักเศรษฐศาสตร์nák-sèet-tà-sàatเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaการพึ่งพาgaan-pʉ̂ng-paaรายได้raai-dâaiจากjàakลาภลอยlâap-lɔɔiเช่นchênการพนันgaan-pá-nanหรือrʉ̌ʉการgaanเสี่ยงโชคsìiang-chôokไม่ใช่mâi-châiหนทางhǒn-taangสู่sùuความมั่นคงkwaam-mân-kongทางการเงินtaang-gaan-ngən
Economists warn that relying on income from windfalls, such as gambling or games of chance, is not a path to financial stability.
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 -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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ลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)5too light for the skin (makeup, colloquial)[to] float; driftPart 2
ลาภลอยlâap-lɔɔiลาภลอยlâap-lɔɔiwindfall; unexpected gainwindfall; unexpected gainWord