ลำคลอง
lam-klɔɔngMeaning
1NounA2
canal; watercourse
a natural or man-made channel for water, used for travel, drainage, or irrigation; often shortened to คลองคลองklɔɔng1canal2classifier: canals/ditches3natural waterway; stream; creek
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toลำคลองlam-klɔɔngลำคลองlam-klɔɔngcanal; watercourseชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)พายเรือpaai-rʉʉaพายเรือpaai-rʉʉa[to] paddle/row a boatไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
My house is near a canal; villagers can paddle boats to the market.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanชาวนาchaao-naaเปิดbpə̀ətน้ำnáamเข้าkâoนาnaaจากjàakลำคลองlam-klɔɔngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรดrótข้าวkâao
Yesterday the farmer let water into the rice field from the canal to irrigate the rice.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàล่องเรือlɔ̂ng-rʉʉaชมchomลำคลองlam-klɔɔngโบราณboo-raanของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chonนี้níi
Tomorrow we will take a boat to see this community’s historic canals.
เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanขุดลอกkùt-lɔ̂ɔkลำคลองlam-klɔɔngเป็นระยะbpen-rá-yáเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaระบายน้ำrá-baai-náamฝนfǒnและlɛ́ป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamในnaiฤดูมรสุมrʉ́-duu-mɔɔ-rá-sǔm
The municipality periodically dredges the canals to drain rainwater and prevent flooding during the monsoon season.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลำคลอง said ลัม-คลอง?
lam-klɔɔng
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lam
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ลำlamลำlam1classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instruments2classifier: beams/rays of light; laser3shaft; trunk; stalk; hull/body (of boat or instrument)4beam; ray (of light)5delicious; tasty (Northern Thai)6[to] sing; chant traditional verse (Isan)classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instrumentsPart 1
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ลำคลองlam-klɔɔngลำคลองlam-klɔɔngcanal; watercoursecanal; watercourseWord