ลำเนา
lam-naoMeaning
1NounC1
dwelling; native place; habitat (literary)
A place where someone lives or comes from; for animals, the place where they live (habitat). Used in formal or literary Thai.
Examples
ทุกปีtúk-bpiiทุกปีtúk-bpiievery year; annuallyเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เดินทางdəən-taangเดินทางdəən-taang[to] travel; make a journeyกลับลำglàp-lamกลับลำglàp-lam1[to] reverse a decision; [to] change one's mind2[to] turn a boat around; [to] reverse course (boat/plane)เนาnaoเนาnao1[to] baste; [to] tack (sewing)2[to] stay; lodge; reside (formal/literary)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerภาคอีสานpâak-ii-sǎanภาคอีสานpâak-ii-sǎanNortheastern Thailand; Isanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofไปเยี่ยมbpai-yîiamไปเยี่ยมbpai-yîiam1[to] visit [sb] (showing care)2[to] visit [a place] (inspect/attend)ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; household
Every year, he travels back to his home region in the Northeast to visit his family.
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ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàเข้ามาkâo-maaทำงานtam-ngaanในnaiกรุงเทพฯgrung-têepนานnaanหลายlǎaiปีbpiiเขาkǎoยังคงyang-kongคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngลำเนาlam-naoเดิมdəəmที่tîiต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even after working in Bangkok for many years, he always misses his original home in the province.
ฝูงfǔungนกนางแอ่นnók-naang-ɛ̀ɛnอพยพòp-pá-yópกลับglàpสู่sùuลำเนาlam-naoทางtaangตอนเหนือdtɔɔn-nʉ̌ʉaของkɔ̌ɔngโลกlôokเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaฤดูใบไม้ผลิrʉ́-duu-bai-máai-plìมาเยือนmaa-yʉʉan
The flock of swallows migrates back to its habitat in the northern hemisphere when spring arrives.
กวีgà-wiiมักmákพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความผูกพันkwaam-pùuk-panอันanลึกซึ้งlʉ́k-sʉ́ngที่tîiมนุษย์má-nútมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔลำเนาlam-naoแห่งhɛ̀ngตนdton
Poets often describe the deep bond that humans have with their own native land.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลำเนา said ลัม-เนา?
lam-nao
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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เนาnaoเนาnao1[to] baste; [to] tack (sewing)2[to] stay; lodge; reside (formal/literary)[to] baste; [to] tack (sewing)Part 2
ลำเนาlam-naoลำเนาlam-naodwelling; native place; habitat (literary)dwelling; native place; habitat (literary)Word