ลีบ
lîipMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
shrunken; withered; flat; atrophied; underdeveloped
Being shrunken, withered, flattened, or underdeveloped; lacking normal size or fullness. Commonly used for body parts (e.g., muscles, buttocks), fruits, or grains.
Examples
ถั่วtùuaถั่วtùua1bean; legume2peanut (common usage)เม็ดmétเม็ดmét1grain; bead; pellet2seed; kernel3tablet; pill4drop; raindrop5classifier: small round itemsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)ลีบlîipลีบlîip1shrunken; withered; flat; atrophied; underdeveloped2[to] atrophy; waste away; shrivelจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)
Why is this peanut so shrunken?
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ข้าวkâaoที่tîiเก็บเกี่ยวgèp-gìiaoปีนี้bpii-níiมีmiiเมล็ดmá-létลีบlîipเยอะyə́เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakฝนfǒnไม่mâiตกต้องdtòk-dtɔ̂ngตามdtaamฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaan
The rice harvested this year has many underdeveloped grains because the rain didn't fall seasonally.
เขาkǎoไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iมั่นใจmân-jaiในnaiรูปร่างrûup-râangของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengเพราะprɔ́รู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaก้นgônลีบlîipเกินไปgəən-bpai
He is not very confident about his body shape because he feels his buttocks are too flat.
ผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiที่tîiขาดkàatสารอาหารsǎan-aa-hǎanจะมีjà-miiลักษณะlák-sà-nàแคระแกร็นkrɛ́-grɛnและlɛ́มีผลmii-pǒnลีบlîipไม่สมบูรณ์mâi-sǒm-buunเต็มที่dtem-tîi
Fruits that lack nutrients will be stunted and have a withered, underdeveloped appearance, not being fully formed.
2VerbB2
[to] atrophy; waste away; shrivel
To atrophy, wither, or waste away; to become shrunken or lose fullness, especially regarding body parts.
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaai[to] exercise; work outเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉamuscle (anatomy)แขนkɛ̌ɛnแขนkɛ̌ɛn1arm (body part)2arm; extension (of object)3classifier: sleevesอาจจะàat-jàอาจจะàat-jàmaybe; perhaps; mightลีบlîipลีบlîip1shrunken; withered; flat; atrophied; underdeveloped2[to] atrophy; waste away; shrivelได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
If you don't exercise at all, your arm muscles might atrophy.
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คุณปู่kun-bpùuไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเดินdəənมาหลายเดือนmaa-lǎai-dʉʉanแล้วlɛ́ɛoทำให้tam-hâiกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaขาkǎaของkɔ̌ɔngท่านtânเริ่มrə̂əmลีบลงlîip-long
My grandfather hasn't walked for many months, so his leg muscles have started to atrophy.
แพทย์แนะนำpɛ̂ɛt-nɛ́-namให้hâiเขาkǎoทำtamกายภาพบำบัดgaai-yá-pâap-bam-bàtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenที่tîiบาดเจ็บbàat-jèpลีบลงlîip-longไปbpaiมากกว่านี้mâak-gwàa-níi
The doctor recommended physical therapy to prevent the muscles in the injured area from atrophying further.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakป่วยbpùuaiเป็นbpenโรคโปลิโอrôok-bpoo-lí-ooในnaiวัยเด็กwai-dèkกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaขาkǎaข้างkâangหนึ่งnʉ̀ngของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂ลีบlîipและlɛ́อ่อนแรงɔ̀ɔn-rɛɛngลงlongอย่างถาวรyàang-tǎa-wɔɔn
After contracting polio as a child, the muscles in one of his legs atrophied and became permanently weak.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lîip
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |