ลำเล็ก

lam-lék

Meaning

1AdjectiveB2

small stem; small boat or aircraft

A small stem or trunk; also, a small item referred to with the classifier ลำลำlam1classifier: 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), such as a boat or aircraft.

Examples

เรือreuuaเรือreuuaboat; ship; vesselลำเล็กlam lékลำเล็กlam léksmall stem; small boat or aircraftหาปลาhăa bplaaหาปลาhăa bplaa[to] fish; catch fishอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainใกล้ๆglâi glâiใกล้ๆglâi glâi1near; close (distance)2nearby; close by3near; close to (place)4about; approximately; nearlyชายฝั่งchaai fàngชายฝั่งchaai fàngcoast; seashore
A small boat is fishing near the coast.
3 more examples
กิ่งกุหลาบgìng-gù-làapกิ่งgìngนี้níiลำเล็กlam-lékนิดเดียวnít-diiaoไม่น่าจะmâi-nâa-jàออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔkได้dâai
This rose branch has a very small stem; it probably won't be able to blossom.
นางแบบnaang-bɛ̀ɛpคนkonนั้นnánมีmiiช่วงเอวchûuang-eeoที่tîiลำเล็กlam-lékมากmâakจนjonเป็นที่bpen-tîiน่าทึ่งnâa-tʉ̂ng
That model has an amazingly small waist.
การผ่าตัดgaan-pàa-dtàtบายพาสbaai-pâatหัวใจhǔua-jaiคือkʉʉการสร้างgaan-sâangทางเดินเลือดtaang-dəən-lʉ̂ʉatใหม่màiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเลี่ยงlîiangเส้นเลือดแดงsên-lʉ̂ʉat-dɛɛngลำเล็กlam-lékที่tîiอุดตันùt-dtan
Heart bypass surgery is the creation of a new blood pathway to avoid a blocked small artery.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ลำเล็ก said ลัม-เล็ก?

lam-lék

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

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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เล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightsmall; littlePart 2
ลำเล็กlam-lékลำเล็กlam-léksmall stem; small boat or aircraftsmall stem; small boat or aircraftWord