ล็อกงบ
lɔ́k-ngópMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] lock/freeze a budget
To fix or freeze a budget amount so it cannot be changed or reallocated.
Examples
ฝ่ายการเงินfàai-gaan-ngənฝ่ายการเงินfàai-gaan-ngənfinance departmentขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forให้เราhâi-raoให้เราhâi-rao1[to] give us; [to] give me2for us; for me3let us; allow me/usล็อกงบlɔ́k-ngópล็อกงบlɔ́k-ngóp1[to] lock/freeze a budget2[to] earmark; [to] ring-fence a budgetประชาสัมพันธ์bprà-chaa-sǎm-panประชาสัมพันธ์bprà-chaa-sǎm-pan1public relations (PR)2[to] do PR; promote; inform the public3PR officer; PR staffไว้ก่อนwái-gɔ̀ɔnไว้ก่อนwái-gɔ̀ɔn1for now; for the time being2in advance; beforehandจะได้jà-dâaiจะได้jà-dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เผลอplə̌əเผลอplə̌ə1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticingไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)อย่างอื่นyàang-ʉ̀ʉnอย่างอื่นyàang-ʉ̀ʉn1something else; other thing(s)2other; different (post-nominal)
The finance department asked us to lock the PR budget first so we won't accidentally use it for something else.
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ผู้จัดpûu-jàtการประกาศgaan-bprà-gàatว่าwâaจะjàล็อกงบlɔ́k-ngópโครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiที่หนึ่งtîi-nʉ̀ngล้านláanบาทbàatและlɛ́ไม่mâiปรับเพิ่มbpràp-pə̂əmอีกìik
The manager announced that the budget for this project will be locked at one million baht and will not be increased.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangเราraoควรkuuanล็อกงบlɔ́k-ngópค่าkâaก่อสร้างgɔ̀ɔ-sâangตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛต้นปีdtôn-bpiiไม่ให้mâi-hâiมีmiiการโยกย้ายgaan-yôok-yáaiหรือrʉ̌ʉเปลี่ยนแปลงbplìian-bplɛɛngระหว่างทางrá-wàang-taang
To mitigate risks, we should lock the construction budget at the start of the year, preventing any reallocations or changes along the way.
คณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanมีมติmii-má-dtìให้hâiล็อกงบlɔ́k-ngópในnaiระดับrá-dàpแผนกpà-nɛ̀ɛkโดยdooiระบบrá-bòpจะjàปิดbpìtไม่ให้mâi-hâiแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiตัวdtuuaเลขหลังlêek-lǎngอนุมัติà-nú-mát
The committee resolved to lock the departmental budgets, with the system preventing any number changes after approval.
2VerbB2
[to] earmark; [to] ring-fence a budget
To set aside part of the budget for a specific purpose and restrict its use to that purpose.
Examples
ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearฝ่ายการตลาดfàai-gaan-dtà-làatฝ่ายการตลาดfàai-gaan-dtà-làatmarketing department/divisionล็อกงบlɔ́k-ngópล็อกงบlɔ́k-ngóp1[to] lock/freeze a budget2[to] earmark; [to] ring-fence a budgetไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)สำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingแคมเปญkɛɛm-bpeenแคมเปญkɛɛm-bpeencampaign (marketing/political)เปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)ตัวสินค้าdtuua-sǐn-káaตัวสินค้าdtuua-sǐn-káaproduct itself; goods themselvesใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)เท่านั้นtâo-nánเท่านั้นtâo-nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)
This year the marketing department set aside the budget exclusively for the new product launch campaign.
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เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngล็อกงบlɔ́k-ngópส่วนหนึ่งsùuan-nʉ̀ngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaอบรมòp-romพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanห้ามhâamนำไปใช้nam-bpai-cháiอย่างอื่นyàang-ʉ̀ʉn
We need to earmark part of the budget for staff training and not use it for anything else.
ผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanได้dâaiล็อกงบlɔ́k-ngópโครงการkroong-gaanชุมชนchum-chonไว้wáiล่วงหน้าlûuang-nâaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเงินngənใช้cháiเฉพาะกิจchà-pɔ́-gìtกรรมgamพัฒนาท้องถิ่นpát-tá-naa-tɔ́ɔng-tìn
Management has locked in a budget for the community project in advance so the funds are used only for local development activities.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการรั่วไหลgaan-rûua-lǎiเราraoล็อกงบlɔ́k-ngópสำหรับsǎm-ràpซ่อมบำรุงsɔ̂m-bam-rungเชิงป้องกันchəəng-bpɔ̂ng-ganและlɛ́กำหนดgam-nòtเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiการอนุมัติgaan-à-nú-mátที่tîiเข้มงวดkêm-ngûuat
To prevent leakage, we set aside the budget for preventive maintenance and imposed strict approval conditions.
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
lɔ́k
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
ล็อกlɔ́kล็อกlɔ́k1lock; catch; latch; locking mechanism2[to] lock; secure with a lock3[to] lock; fix in position4compartment; section; market stall spacelock; catch; latch; locking mechanismPart 1
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ล็อกงบlɔ́k-ngópล็อกงบlɔ́k-ngóp[to] lock/freeze a budget[to] lock/freeze a budgetWord