ลิบลับ
líp-lápMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
extremely far; remote; vastly different
Extremely far away or remote; also used figuratively for a vast difference in degree or status.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainลิบลับlíp-lápลิบลับlíp-láp1extremely far; remote; vastly different2far off; by far; vastlyต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ทอดtɔ̂ɔtทอดtɔ̂ɔt1[to] fry (in oil)2[to] stretch out; extend; lay out3[to] cast; throw (a net/line)4[to] lay out; present (religious offerings)กว่าจะgwàa-jàกว่าจะgwàa-jànot until; by the time (introducing a clause)ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; 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; regarding
Grandma’s house is extremely far away; it takes several transfers to get there.
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เป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoดูduuอยู่yùuลิบลับlíp-lápเมื่อเทียบกับmʉ̂ʉa-tîiap-gàpจุดเริ่มต้นjùt-rə̂əm-dtônที่tîiไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-raiเลยləəi
His goal seems vastly distant compared to starting from nothing.
มหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiในฝันnai-fǎnยังอยู่yang-yùuลิบลับlíp-lápหากhàakไม่mâiเพิ่มpə̂əmวินัยwí-naiและlɛ́เวลาwee-laaอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ
The dream university remains far out of reach unless he increases his discipline and study time.
หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanบนbonภูเขาpuu-kǎoนั้นnánอยู่yùuลิบลับlíp-lápจากjàakตัวเมืองdtuua-mʉʉangจนjonสัญญาณโทรศัพท์sǎn-yaan-too-rá-sàpก็gɔ̂แทบจะไม่มีtɛ̂ɛp-jà-mâi-mii
That mountain village is extremely remote from the city, to the point that there’s barely any phone signal.
2AdverbB2
far off; by far; vastly
Used adverbially to mean very far away or by a large margin; vastly.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เดินตามdern dtaamเดินตามdern dtaam[to] follow [sb/sth] on footทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)ไปเรื่อยbpai rêuuaiไปเรื่อยbpai rêuuai1aimlessly; without purpose2continuously; on and onๆ-แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ปลายทางbplaai taangปลายทางbplaai taang1destination; end point2destination side; recipient (technical/logistics)3ultimate outcome/goal (figurative)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindห่างhàangห่างhàang1far; distant2apart; spaced out3[to] keep a distance; stay apart4remote (relationship); detachedออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend toลิบลับlíp lápลิบลับlíp láp1extremely far; remote; vastly different2far off; by far; vastly
We kept walking along the path, but the destination still seemed vastly far away.
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ไฟfaiบนbonเกาะgɔ̀ส่องแสงsɔ̀ɔng-sɛ̌ɛngริบหรี่ríp-rìiลิบลับlíp-lápอยู่yùuตรงdtrongขอบฟ้าkɔ̀ɔp-fáaราวกับraao-gàpจะjàเอื้อมʉ̂ʉamไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ng
The light on the island flickered far off on the horizon, as if it were out of reach.
ฝุ่นfùnหมอกmòkบังเมืองbang meuuangจนjonไกลลิบglai lípลับlápเหลือlĕuuaเพียงpiiangเงาngaoรางraangๆ-ให้hâiเดาdaoเอาaoว่าwâaยังyangมีmeeตึกdtèukอยู่yòo
Haze concealed the city so it seemed vastly distant, leaving only faint silhouettes to guess that buildings remained.
จากjàakหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanมองmɔɔngไปbpaiเห็นhěnภูเขาpuu-kǎoอยู่yùuไกลลิบglai-lípลับlápจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpมองmɔɔngไม่ชัดmâi-chát
From the front of the house, the mountains look so far away that they’re barely visible.
ฝั่งตรงข้ามfàng-dtrong-kâamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamอยู่yùuลิบลับlíp-lápต้องdtɔ̂ngนั่งเรือnâng-rʉʉaไปbpaiนานnaanกว่าจะgwàa-jàถึงtʉ̌ng
The opposite bank of the river is very far away; it takes a long boat ride to get there.
ค่าครองชีพkâa-krɔɔng-chîipในnaiเมืองใหญ่mʉʉang-yàiแพงกว่าpɛɛng-gwàaชนบทchon-ná-bòtลิบลับlíp-lápทำให้tam-hâiคนต่างจังหวัดkon-dtàang-jang-wàtอยู่yùuยากyâak
The cost of living in big cities is vastly higher than in the countryside, making it hard for people from other provinces.
คุณภาพkun-ná-pâapงานngaanของkɔ̌ɔngทีมtiimนี้níiเหนือกว่าnʉ̌ʉa-gwàaคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngลิบลับlíp-lápจึงjʉngคว้าkwáaรางวัลraang-wanได้dâaiอย่างyàangไม่ยากmâi-yâak
This team’s work quality surpasses the competitors by a large margin, so they won the award with ease.
จากjàakหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanมองmɔɔngไปbpaiเห็นhěnภูเขาpuu-kǎoอยู่yùuลิบลับlíp-lápจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěn
From the front of the house, the mountain looks very far away, almost invisible.
จากjàakนี่nîiมองmɔɔngไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎoเห็นhěnไกลลิบglai-lípลับlápจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpมองmɔɔngไม่mâiออกɔ̀ɔkว่าwâaเป็นอะไรbpen-à-rai
From here looking toward the mountain peak, it’s so far away that it’s barely recognizable.
บ้านbâanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoอยู่yùuไกลลิบglai-lípลับlápต้องdtɔ̂ngนั่งnângรถrótหลายlǎaiชั่วโมงchûua-moongกว่าจะgwàa-jàถึงtʉ̌ng
His house is vastly far away; it takes many hours by car to get there.
พอpɔɔเรือrʉʉaออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakฝั่งfàngเมืองmʉʉangก็gɔ̂เลือนหายไปlʉʉan-hǎai-bpaiไกลลิบglai-lípลับlápเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเพียงpiiangเส้นขอบฟ้าsên-kɔ̀ɔp-fáa
Once the boat left the shore, the city faded into the vast distance, leaving only the horizon.
คะแนนká-nɛɛnของkɔ̌ɔngทีมเราtiim-raoเหนือกว่าnʉ̌ʉa-gwàaคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngลิบลับlíp-lápจนjonเกมgeemแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàขาดkàatตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛครึ่งแรกkrʉ̂ng-rɛ̂ɛk
Our team’s score was vastly higher than the opponents’, so the game was practically decided in the first half.
Tones
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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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ลับlápลับláp1secret; confidential2[to] sharpen3private; out of sight; secluded4secretly; in private; on the sly5[to] disappear; recede; pass from sightsecret; confidentialPart 2
ลิบลับlíp-lápลิบลับlíp-lápextremely far; remote; vastly differentextremely far; remote; vastly differentWord