ลิ่ว
lîuMeanings
1AdverbB2
swiftly; rapidly (of movement/flow)
very fast; darting or streaming swiftly (of movement or flow). Example: น้ำไหลลิ่ว (the water rushes swiftly)
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goalsเปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseลิ่วlîuลิ่วlîu1swiftly; rapidly (of movement/flow)2[to] advance to the next round3very high; very farออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3[to] lead out to; extend toเป็นคนแรกbpen-kon-rɛ̂ɛkเป็นคนแรกbpen-kon-rɛ̂ɛk[to] be the first person
As soon as the door opened, he ran out swiftly, being the first one.
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ลูกธนูlûuk-tá-nuuพุ่งpûngลิ่วlîuออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakคันธนูkan-tá-nuuและlɛ́ปักbpàkเข้าkâoกลางglaangเป้าbpâoอย่างแม่นยำyàang-mɛ̂n-yam
The arrow shot swiftly from the bow and accurately hit the center of the target.
กระแสน้ำgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náamในnaiฤดูมรสุมrʉ́-duu-mɔɔ-rá-sǔmไหลlǎiลิ่วlîuและlɛ́เชี่ยวกรากchîiao-gràakจนjonไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiกล้าglâaลงเล่นlong-lên
The current during the monsoon season flows so swiftly and fiercely that no one dares to get in.
2VerbB2
[to] advance to the next round
to advance to the next round of a competition.
Examples
ทีมโรงเรียนtiim-roong-riianทีมโรงเรียนtiim-roong-riianschool teamเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ลิ่วlîuลิ่วlîu1swiftly; rapidly (of movement/flow)2[to] advance to the next round3very high; very farเข้ารอบชิงชนะเลิศkâo-rɔ̂ɔp-ching-chá-ná-lə̂ətเข้ารอบชิงชนะเลิศkâo-rɔ̂ɔp-ching-chá-ná-lə̂ət[to] reach the final roundแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Our school's team won and has advanced to the final round.
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นักกีฬาแบดมินตันnák-gii-laa-bɛ̀ɛt-min-dtanของkɔ̌ɔngไทยtaiสามารถsǎa-mâatเอาชนะao-chá-náคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngและlɛ́ลิ่วlîuเข้ารอบkâo-rɔ̂ɔp8คนkonสุดท้ายsùt-táaiได้สำเร็จdâai-sǎm-rèt
The Thai badminton player successfully defeated the opponent and advanced to the quarterfinals.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเป็นbpenม้านอกสายตาmáa-nɔ̂ɔk-sǎai-dtaaแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂โชว์ฟอร์มchoo-fɔɔmได้dâaiอย่างยอดเยี่ยมyàang-yɔ̂ɔt-yîiamจนjonลิ่วlîuเข้ารอบkâo-rɔ̂ɔpรองชนะเลิศrɔɔng-chá-ná-lə̂ət
Even though he was an underdog, he performed excellently and advanced to the semi-finals.
การที่gaan têeทีมชาติteem châatชุดเล็กchút lékสามารถsăa-mâatลิ่วlîuเข้าสู่kâo sòoรอบสุดท้ายrôp sùt táaiของkŏngการแข่งขันgaan kàeng kănระดับrá-dàpทวีปtà-wêepได้dâiถือเป็นtĕu bpenความสำเร็จkwaam săm-rètครั้งkrángประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàat
For the youth national team to be able to advance to the final round of the continental competition is considered a historic achievement.
3AdjectiveC1
very high; very far
Used after words meaning high or far to emphasize great height or distance, as in สูงลิ่วสูงลิ่วsǔung-lîu1to/at a very great height or level2extremely high; sky-high (often of prices, rates) or ไกลลิ่ว.
Examples
ตึกdtʉ̀kตึกdtʉ̀kbuilding (of masonry or concrete)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สูงลิ่วsǔung-lîuสูงลิ่วsǔung-lîu1to/at a very great height or level2extremely high; sky-high (often of prices, rates)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเงยหน้าngəəi-nâaเงยหน้าngəəi-nâa1[to] look up; [to] raise one's head2[to] hold one's head up (again); [to] face others without shameมองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerยอดตึกyɔ̂ɔt-dtʉ̀kยอดตึกyɔ̂ɔt-dtʉ̀ktop of a building
This building is so tall that I have to tilt my head back to see the top.
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บ้านbâanหลังlǎngนี้níiสวยsǔuaiและlɛ́ราคาไม่แพงraa-kaa-mâi-pɛɛngแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลับglàpอยู่yùuไกลglaiลิ่วlîuจนjonเดินทางdəən-taangไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไม่mâiสะดวกsà-dùuak
This house is beautiful and affordable, but it is so far away that commuting to work would be inconvenient.
แม้mɛ́ɛคอนโดkɔɔn-dooใจกลางเมืองjai-glaang-mʉʉangจะjàผุดขึ้นpùt-kʉ̂nอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangแต่dtɛ̀ɛราคาraa-kaaที่tîiสูงลิ่วsǔung-lîuก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiคนkonวัยwaiเริ่มrə̂əmทำงานtam-ngaanแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่mâiมีโอกาสmii-oo-gàatเป็นเจ้าของbpen-jâao-kɔ̌ɔng
Although condominiums keep springing up in the city center, their sky-high prices leave people just starting their careers with little chance of owning one.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiที่tîiดูสมเหตุสมผลduu-sǒm-hèet-sǒm-pǒnบนbonกระดาษgrà-dàatอาจàatใช้ไม่ได้chái-mâi-dâaiจริงjingในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanที่อยู่tîi-yùuไกลglaiลิ่วlîuจากjàakโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanและlɛ́ไม่มีmâi-miiรถโดยสารประจำทางrót-dooi-sǎan-bprà-jam-taang
A policy that looks reasonable on paper may be impractical in a village that is a vast distance from a hospital and has no regular bus service.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lîu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |