ลำราง
lam-raangMeaning
1NounB2
small irrigation or drainage channel
A small water channel used to bring water from a canal into fields or gardens, or to carry water away from them.
Examples
พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureขุดkùtขุดkùt1[to] dig2[to] excavate; unearth3[to] mine; extract4[to] pry into; dredge up (information)ลำรางlam raangลำรางlam raangsmall irrigation or drainage channelเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmคลองklongคลองklong1canal2classifier: canals/ditches3natural waterway; stream; creekเข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)เพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerไหลlăiไหลlăi[to] flow; run (liquid)ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)
Dad dug a small water channel from the canal into the garden so that water could reach the trees.
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หลังlǎngฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkเราraoช่วยกันchûuai-ganเก็บgèpใบไม้bai-máaiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakลำรางlam-raangน้ำnáamจะได้jà-dâaiไหลออกlǎi-ɔ̀ɔkจากjàakแปลงผักbplɛɛng-pàk
After the heavy rain, we worked together to remove leaves from the drainage channel so water could flow out of the vegetable beds.
ถ้าtâaลำรางlam-raangที่tîiรับrápน้ำnáamจากjàakคลองklɔɔngอุดตันùt-dtanแปลงนาbplɛɛng-naaที่อยู่tîi-yùuด้านในdâan-naiก็gɔ̂จะjàขาดน้ำkàat-náamแม้mɛ́ɛในnaiคลองklɔɔngจะjàยังyangมีmiiน้ำnáamมากmâakก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
If the small channel carrying water from the canal becomes blocked, the rice fields farther in will lack water, even if there is still plenty in the canal.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanตกลงกันdtòk-long-ganว่าwâaจะjàขุดลอกkùt-lɔ̂ɔkลำรางlam-raangก่อนgɔ̀ɔnฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaระบายน้ำrá-baai-náamออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakสวนsǔuanและlɛ́ป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiน้ำขังnáam-kǎngจนjonรากrâakต้นไม้dtôn-máaiเน่าnâo
The villagers agreed to clear out the drainage channel before the rainy season to drain water from their gardens and prevent standing water from rotting the trees' roots.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลำราง said ลัม-ราง?
lam-raang
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 (of a boat)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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รางraangรางraang1rail; track rail (component)2railway track; line3trough; channel; gutter4classifier: rails, tracks, troughs, channels5faint; indistinct; dimrail; track rail (component)Part 2
ลำรางlam-raangลำรางlam-raangsmall irrigation or drainage channelsmall irrigation or drainage channelWord