ลาลับ(laa láp)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] pass away; [to] die

To pass away or die; a euphemistic term used in formal or literary contexts.

Examples

คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedลาลับlaa lápลาลับlaa láp1[to] pass away; [to] die2[to] disappear from viewไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)อย่างสงบyàang sà-ngòpอย่างสงบyàang sà-ngòppeacefully; calmlyเมื่อเช้านี้mêuua cháao néeเมื่อเช้านี้mêuua cháao néethis morning (earlier today)
My grandmother passed away peacefully this morning.
2VerbB2

[to] disappear from view

To go out of sight; to leave and vanish from view, often for a long time or forever.

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeพระอาทิตย์prá aa-títพระอาทิตย์prá aa-títthe Sunค่อยๆkôi kôiค่อยๆkôi kôi1slowly; gently2gradually; little by littleลาลับlaa lápลาลับlaa láp1[to] pass away; [to] die2[to] disappear from viewขอบฟ้าkòp fáaขอบฟ้าkòp fáa1horizon2horizons; scope; rangeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)
We sat and watched the sun slowly disappear below the horizon.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ลาlaaลาlaa1donkey2[to] say goodbye; take one’s leave3leave (from work/school)4[to] request leavePart 1
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ลับlápลับláp1secret; confidential2private; out of sight; secluded3[to] sharpen4[to] disappear; recede; pass from sight5secretly; in private; on the slyPart 2
ลาลับlaa lápลาลับlaa láp[to] pass away; [to] die