ลิบ
lípMeanings
1AdverbB2
vastly; by far; starkly
to a very great degree; by far (often marking a sharp difference or contrast)
Examples
รสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelกาแฟgaa-fɛɛกาแฟgaa-fɛɛcoffee (drink; beans; plant)ร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeดีกว่าdii-gwàaดีกว่าdii-gwàa1better; preferable (comparative of 'ดี')2had better; would rather (suggestion/decision)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallเดิมdəəmเดิมdəəm1original; initial2former; previous3as before; originally; same as beforeลิบlípลิบlíp1vastly; by far; starkly2very far; far off; remote
The coffee here is by far better than the old place.
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This book is far more enjoyable than I expected.
ค่าครองชีพkâa-krɔɔng-chîipในnaiเมืองใหญ่mʉʉang-yàiสูงกว่าsǔung-gwàaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaสิบsìpปีก่อนbpii-gɔ̀ɔnลิบlípจนjonคนทั่วไปkon-tûua-bpaiต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับตัวbpràp-dtuuaหนักnàk
The cost of living in big cities is by far higher than ten years ago, so people really have to adjust.
ผลงานpǒn-ngaanรอบชิงrɔ̂ɔp-chingของkɔ̌ɔngทีมtiimปีนี้bpii-níiเหนือกว่าnʉ̌ʉa-gwàaปีก่อนbpii-gɔ̀ɔnลิบlípแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàใช้cháiงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanน้อยลงnɔ́ɔi-longก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
The team’s performance in the finals this year is by far better than last year’s, even with a smaller budget.
2AdjectiveB2
very far; far off; remote
very far away; extremely distant or remote (often in the fixed phrase ลิบลับลิบลับlíp-láp1extremely far; remote; vastly different2far off; by far; vastly)
Examples
จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmยอดเขาyôt kăoยอดเขาyôt kăomountaintop; summit; peakนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มองmongมองmong1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asหมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainไกลลิบglai lípไกลลิบglai líp1very far-off; barely visible (literal or figurative)2far away; in the far distanceลับlápลับláp1secret; confidential2[to] sharpen3private; out of sight; secluded4secretly; in private; on the sly5[to] disappear; recede; pass from sight
From this mountaintop, you can see a tiny village far, far away.
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A fishing boat is sailing in the far distance near the horizon.
ความฝันkwaam-fǎnในnaiวัยเด็กwai-dèkของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanอยู่yùuลิบลับlíp-lápจากjàakความจริงkwaam-jingที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngเผชิญpà-chəənทุกวันtúk-wan
His childhood dreams seem extremely distant from the reality he faces every day.
เสียงระฆังsǐiang-rá-kangจากjàakวัดwátลอยมาlɔɔi-maaแผ่วเบาpɛ̀ɛo-baoจากที่jàak-tîiลิบลับlíp-lápราวกับraao-gàpมาจากmaa-jàakอีกìikโลกlôokหนึ่งnʉ̀ng
The sound of bells from the temple drifts faintly from a faraway place, as if from another world.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
líp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |