ลิฟต์
lípMeaning
1NounA2
elevator; lift (BrE)
A machine that carries people or goods between floors in a building.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ลิฟต์lípลิฟต์lípelevator; lift (BrE)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyชั้นchánชั้นchán1floor; storey2shelf3grade; year (in school)4layer; tier5classifier for floors/layers/shelves/classes6class; rank; statusห้าhâaห้าhâa1five (number)2Java plum tree (Northern Thai)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเถอะtə̀เถอะtə̀1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particle
Let's take the elevator to the fifth floor.
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The elevator in this building is wide enough for a wheelchair.
If the elevator is out of order, we have to use the stairs instead.
เขาkǎoรีบrîipกดgòtปุ่มbpùmเปิดbpə̀ətค้างไว้káang-wáiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรอrɔɔเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanที่tîiกำลังgam-langวิ่งwîngเข้าkâoลิฟต์líp
He hurriedly held the door-open button to wait for his friend who was running into the elevator.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลิฟต์ said ลิบ?
líp
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ฟ is said like บ (p).Silent letterต์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ฟ, 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
ต์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |