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laa-hùuMeaning
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Lahu
The Lahu people, an ethnic group living primarily in northern Thailand and neighboring countries, or the Lahu language
Examples
ชาวchaaoชาวchaaopeople (of); inhabitants; natives; folkลาหู่laa-hùuลาหู่laa-hùuLahuส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yài1the majority; most2most (of); the majority of3mostly; mainly; largelyอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùu[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitบนดอยbon-dɔɔiบนดอยbon-dɔɔion a mountain; in the highlandsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉaภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉa1the North; northern region (of Thailand)2northern (style, food, etc.)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiThailand
Most Lahu people live on the mountains in northern Thailand.
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My friend can speak a little bit of the Lahu language.
ประเพณีbprà-pee-niiการเต้นgaan-dtênจะjàคึkʉ́ของkɔ̌ɔngชาวchaaoลาหู่laa-hùuเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen-èek-gà-lákที่tîiสืบทอดกันมาsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔt-gan-maaอย่างยาวนานyàang-yaao-naan
The Ja Ku dance tradition of the Lahu people is a long-standing inherited identity.
หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanลาหู่laa-hùuแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiเปิดbpə̀ətให้hâiนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoเข้ามาkâo-maaเรียนรู้riian-rúuวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítและlɛ́วัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamดั้งเดิมdâng-dəəm
This Lahu village is open for tourists to come and learn about their traditional way of life and culture.
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 | — | — |