ลีบลง
lîip-longMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] shrink; wither; atrophy
To shrink, wither, or become flatter and less full, for example in muscles, fruit, or a balloon.
Examples
กล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉamuscle (anatomy)ขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toลีบลงlîip-longลีบลงlîip-long[to] shrink; wither; atrophyเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่ได้ใช้mâi-dâai-cháiไม่ได้ใช้mâi-dâai-chái1to not use; didn’t use2unused; not in use3[to] not get to use [sth]งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)นานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)
His leg muscles started to wither because he hadn't used them for a long time.
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ลูกโป่งlôok bpòhngที่têeเคยkoeiเต่งตึงdtèng dtuengค่อยๆkôi kôiลีบลงlêep longหลังจากlăng jàakผ่านไปpàan bpaiหนึ่งnèungสัปดาห์sàp-daa
The once firm balloon gradually deflated after a week.
ถ้าtâaเก็บgèpผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiไว้wáiในnaiที่tîiร้อนrɔ́ɔnเกินไปgəən-bpaiมันmanจะjàเหี่ยวhìiaoและlɛ́ลีบลงlîip-longอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
If you keep fruit in a place that's too hot, it will shrivel and wither quickly.
ภาวะpaa-wáกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaลีบลงlîip-longหลังจากlǎng-jàakการบาดเจ็บgaan-bàat-jèpเป็นbpenสิ่งที่sìng-tîiสามารถsǎa-mâatฟื้นฟูfʉ́ʉn-fuuได้dâaiด้วยdûuaiการทำgaan-tamกายภาพบำบัดgaai-yá-pâap-bam-bàtอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
Muscle atrophy after an injury is a condition that can be rehabilitated with consistent physical therapy.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ลีบlîipลีบlîip1shrunken; withered; flat; atrophied; underdeveloped2[to] atrophy; waste away; shrivelshrunken; withered; flat; atrophied; underdevelopedPart 1
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ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] online[to] go down; descendPart 2
ลีบลงlîip-longลีบลงlîip-long[to] shrink; wither; atrophy[to] shrink; wither; atrophyWord