ล่น
lônMeaning
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[to] run; run away (Northern Thai)
In Northern Thai, to run or flee on foot.
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenหมาmăaหมาmăa1dog2dog (insult)เห่าhàoเห่าhào1[to] bark2bark (dog sound)3[to] bark at [sb]; snap at4[to] yap; nag; mouth off (fig.)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ๆ-ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerล่นlônล่นlôn[to] run; run away (Northern Thai)หนีnĕeหนีnĕe1[to] flee; run away; escape2[to] avoid; evade; dodge; shirk3[to] elopeเข้าบ้านkâo bâanเข้าบ้านkâo bâan[to] enter the house; [to] come into the houseกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogether
As soon as the dog barked, all the children ran into the house to get away.
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เขาkǎoล่นlônไปbpaiขึ้นkʉ̂nรถเมล์rót-meeที่tîiปากซอยbpàak-sɔɔiแต่dtɛ̀ɛไปbpaiไม่ทันmâi-tanเพราะprɔ́รถrótออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
He ran to catch the bus at the entrance to the lane, but he was too late because it had already left.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnน้ำป่าnáam-bpàaไหลลงlǎi-longมาจากmaa-jàakดอยdɔɔiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanที่อยู่tîi-yùuริมrimลำห้วยlam-hûuaiก็gɔ̂ล่นlônหนีnǐiขึ้นkʉ̂nที่สูงtîi-sǔungโดยdooiไม่ทันmâi-tanเก็บข้าวของgèp-kâao-kɔ̌ɔng
When they saw floodwater rushing down from the mountain, the villagers living beside the stream fled on foot to higher ground without having time to gather their belongings.
เขาkǎoล่นlônกลับไปglàp-bpaiที่บ้านtîi-bâanทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiนึกได้nʉ́k-dâaiว่าwâaลืมlʉʉmปิดbpìtเตาdtaoแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpหายใจhǎai-jaiไม่ทันmâi-tanก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
He ran back home as soon as he remembered that he had forgotten to turn off the stove, even though he was so exhausted he could barely catch his breath.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lôn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |