ล็อกงบ

lɔ́k-ngóp

Meanings

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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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

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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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

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ล็อกงบlɔ́k-ngópล็อกงบlɔ́k-ngóp[to] lock/freeze a budget[to] lock/freeze a budgetWord