ล่องหน
lɔ̂ng-hǒnMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] vanish; become invisible
to disappear from sight as if becoming invisible; also used figuratively for going off the grid
Examples
อยู่ดีๆyòo dee deeอยู่ดีๆyòo dee deesuddenly; out of the blue; for no apparent reasonเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerล่องหนlông hŏnล่องหนlông hŏn1[to] vanish; become invisible2invisible; vanishedจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmงานปาร์ตี้ngaan bpâa-dtêeงานปาร์ตี้ngaan bpâa-dtêeparty; social eventไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)ไปทางไหนbpai taang năiไปทางไหนbpai taang năiwhich way?เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
All of a sudden, he disappeared from the party; no one saw which way he left.
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พอpɔɔข่าวkàaoเริ่มrə̂əmดังdangเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ล่องหนlɔ̂ng-hǒnหยุดyùtตอบdtɔ̀ɔpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpและlɛ́หายไปhǎai-bpaiจากjàakโซเชียลsoo-chiian
As soon as the news went viral, he vanished, stopped answering calls, and disappeared from social media.
หลังlǎngประชุมbprà-chumจบjòpผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanล่องหนlɔ̂ng-hǒnทันทีtan-tiiปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiทีมtiimแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaเองeeng
After the meeting ended, the manager disappeared at once, leaving the team to solve the problem on their own.
พอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngปลายเดือนbplaai-dʉʉanเขาkǎoมักmákล่องหนlɔ̂ng-hǒnเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanตั้งใจdtâng-jaiตัดขาดdtàt-kàatโลกออนไลน์lôok-ɔɔn-laaiทำให้tam-hâiติดต่อdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่ได้mâi-dâai
Toward the end of the month, he tends to go off the grid as if intentionally cutting off the online world, making it nearly impossible to reach him for work.
2AdjectiveB1
invisible; vanished
being unseen or having disappeared from view
Examples
เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous dayเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)หายไปhǎai-bpaiหายไปhǎai-bpai1[to] disappear; vanish2[to] be missing; be gone3[to] subside; wear off4[to] go silent; drop out of contact (informal)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmสายตาsǎai-dtaaสายตาsǎai-dtaa1eyesight; vision2look; gaze3view; perspective (figurative)เหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughล่องหนlɔ̂ng-hǒnล่องหนlɔ̂ng-hǒn1[to] vanish; become invisible2invisible; vanished
Yesterday he walked out of the room and then was gone from sight.
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หมอกmɔ̀ɔkลงlongจัดjàtจนjonภูเขาpuu-kǎoเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanล่องหนlɔ̂ng-hǒnหาhǎaมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnทางtaang
The fog was so thick that the mountains seemed unseen, and the road couldn't be seen.
พอpɔɔฉันchǎnหันกลับhǎn-glàpมาmaaรถrótคันkanนั้นnánก็gɔ̂ล่องหนlɔ̂ng-hǒnไปbpaiจากjàakสายตาsǎai-dtaaแล้วlɛ́ɛo
As soon as I turned back, that car had disappeared from view.
ไฟดับfai-dàpทั้งtángตึกdtʉ̀kทำให้tam-hâiบันไดban-daiลิฟต์lípล่องหนlɔ̂ng-hǒnไปbpaiในnaiความมืดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉtชนิดchá-nítที่tîiก้าวพลาดgâao-plâatได้dâaiง่ายngâai
The power outage in the whole building made the elevator stairwell vanish from view in the darkness, making a misstep easy.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lɔ̂ng
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ล่องlɔ̂ngล่องlɔ̂ng1[to] go downstream; float along2[to] cruise; voyage by water3[to] glide along (figurative)[to] go downstream; float alongPart 1
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ล่องหนlɔ̂ng-hǒnล่องหนlɔ̂ng-hǒn[to] vanish; become invisible[to] vanish; become invisibleWord