ลำพอง
lam-pɔɔngMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
arrogant; conceited
Feeling or showing an excessive sense of self-importance; arrogant, conceited, or overconfident.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toลำพองใจlam-pɔɔng-jaiลำพองใจlam-pɔɔng-jai[to] become arrogant; [to] become overconfident; [to] be puffed up with prideหลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ได้รับdâi-rápได้รับdâi-ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)คำชมkam-chomคำชมkam-chomcompliment; words of praiseเพียงเล็กน้อยpiiang-lék-nɔ́ɔiเพียงเล็กน้อยpiiang-lék-nɔ́ɔi1only a little2slight; small in amount
He started to get conceited after receiving just a little praise.
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อย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngลำพองlam-pɔɔngไปเลยbpai-ləəiว่าwâaเก่งgèngกว่าgwàaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnเพราะprɔ́ยังyangมีอะไรmii-à-raiให้hâiเรียนรู้riian-rúuอีกìikเยอะyə́
Don't be so arrogant thinking you're better than others, because there is still a lot to learn.
ความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangทำให้tam-hâiแม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápหนุ่มnùmเกิดgə̀ətความkwaamลำพองlam-pɔɔngจนjonประเมินbprà-məənกำลังgam-langของkɔ̌ɔngศัตรูsàt-dtruuต่ำdtàmเกินไปgəən-bpai
Continuous success made the young general arrogant, causing him to underestimate the enemy's strength.
ท่าทีtâa-tiiที่tîiลำพองlam-pɔɔngและlɛ́เชื่อมั่นchʉ̂ʉa-mânในตัวเองnai-dtuua-eengเกินgəənเหตุhèetของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทำให้tam-hâiเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanหลายคนlǎai-konไม่พอใจmâi-pɔɔ-jai
His arrogant and overly self-confident attitude displeased many of his colleagues.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลำพอง said ลัม-พอง?
lam-pɔɔng
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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พองpɔɔngพองpɔɔng1swollen; puffed up; inflated2[to] swell; puff up; inflate3blistered; blister-likeswollen; puffed up; inflatedPart 2
ลำพองlam-pɔɔngลำพองlam-pɔɔngarrogant; conceitedarrogant; conceitedWord