ลึกลับ
lʉ́k-lápMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
mysterious; secretive; enigmatic
difficult to understand, explain, or discover; having an air of mystery or secrecy; enigmatic
Examples
เรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raao1story; tale2matter; affair; incidentของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toลึกลับlʉ́k-lápลึกลับlʉ́k-lápmysterious; secretive; enigmaticและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)น่าค้นหาnâa-kón-hǎaน่าค้นหาnâa-kón-hǎa1intriguing; alluring2worth exploring/researching
The story of the mountain village seems mysterious and intriguing.
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เขียนkǐianจดหมายjòt-mǎaiด้วยdûuaiรหัสrá-hàtที่tîiลึกลับlʉ́k-lápจนjonไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiถอดtɔ̀ɔtได้dâai
He wrote a letter in such a mysterious code that no one could decrypt it.
กล่องglɔ̀ngไม้máaiเก่าgàoมีmiiกลิ่นอายglìn-aaiลึกลับlʉ́k-lápทั้งที่táng-tîiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiรู้rúuว่าwâaข้างในkâang-naiเคยkəəiเก็บgèpอะไรà-raiไว้wái
The old wooden box has a mysterious aura, even though no one knows what was kept inside.
แรงจูงใจrɛɛng-juung-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnยังคงyang-kongลึกลับlʉ́k-lápทำให้tam-hâiผู้อ่านpûu-àanตั้งคำถามdtâng-kam-tǎamว่าwâaความจริงkwaam-jingอยู่yùuตรงไหนdtrong-nǎi
The character’s motivation remains enigmatic, prompting readers to question where the truth lies.
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 syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lʉ́k
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
ลึกลับlʉ́k-lápลึกลับlʉ́k-lápmysterious; secretive; enigmaticmysterious; secretive; enigmaticWord