ล่อน
lônMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] peel/flake off; come off in flakes
To come off or separate in thin pieces or layers, as paint, skin, or bark flaking away; to be stripped off.
Examples
สีsĕeสีsĕe1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polishที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกำแพงgam-paengกำแพงgam-paeng1wall (barrier)2barrier; obstacle (figurative)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedล่อนlônล่อนlôn1[to] peel/flake off; come off in flakes2completely; bare; stripped (colloq.)3bare; stripped of a covering4santol (Southern Thai)ออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แผ่นpàenแผ่นpàen1sheet; slab; panel2classifier for flat items3disc; recordๆ-เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingแดดdàetแดดdàetsunlight; sunshineแรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeบ่อยbòiบ่อยbòioften; frequently
The paint on the old wall is peeling off in sheets because of strong sun and frequent rain.
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เปลือกไม้bplèuuak máaiตรงdtrongโคนkohnต้นdtônล่อนlônออกมาòk maaเองayngตามdtaamกาลเวลาgaan way-laaเผยให้เห็นpŏei hâi hĕnเนื้อไม้néuua máaiด้านในdâan nai
The bark at the base of the tree naturally peeled off over time, revealing the wood inside.
เมื่อmêuuaใช้cháiน้ำยาnám yaaผสมpà-sŏmถูกต้องtòok dtôngคราบkrâapสีsĕeก็gâwล่อนlônออกจากòk jàakประตูbprà-dtuuเหล็กlèkโดยdoiแทบtâepไม่ต้องmâi dtôngขูดkùut
When the solution was mixed correctly, the paint flaked off the metal door with hardly any scraping.
2AdverbB2
completely; bare; stripped (colloq.)
Entirely or to the point of being left with nothing or exposed; often used after verbs to mean ‘down to nothing’.
Examples
พวกเขาpûuak kăoพวกเขาpûuak kăothey; them (people)ขุดkùtขุดkùt1[to] dig2[to] excavate; unearth3[to] mine; extract4[to] pry into; dredge up (information)ทรายsaaiทรายsaaisandจนหมดjon mòtจนหมดjon mòtuntil all is gone; completelyล่อนlônล่อนlôn1[to] peel/flake off; come off in flakes2completely; bare; stripped (colloq.)3bare; stripped of a covering4santol (Southern Thai)ไม่เหลือmâi lĕuuaไม่เหลือmâi lĕuuanone left; all goneให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ตักdtàkตักdtàk1lap (of a person)2[to] scoop; ladle; spoon upต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
They dug the sand until it was completely gone, leaving nothing more to scoop.
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The heavy rain drained our savings down to nothing due to home repair costs.
หลังlăngเจอjerค่าน้ำมันkâa nám-manขึ้นราคาkêun raa-kaaเขาkăoก็gâwใช้cháiเงินเดือนngern deuuanหมดmòtล่อนlônตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeกลางglaangเดือนdeuuan
After facing higher fuel prices, he used up his salary entirely by mid-month.
The dealer scooped up all the chips from the table, leaving the players with nothing.
3AdjectiveB2
bare; stripped of a covering
Having a covering peeled or flaked away, leaving the underlying surface exposed.
Examples
สีsĕeสีsĕe1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polishประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)แดดdàetแดดdàetsunlight; sunshineจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofล่อนlônล่อนlôn1[to] peel/flake off; come off in flakes2completely; bare; stripped (colloq.)3bare; stripped of a covering4santol (Southern Thai)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเนื้อไม้néuua máaiเนื้อไม้néuua máai1wood; timber (material)2woody tissue (xylem) [scientific]
The paint on the door has worn off from the sun, revealing the wood.
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ศีรษะsĕe-sàลุงlungเริ่มrêrmล่อนlônบริเวณbo-rí-waynข้างkâangขม่อมkà-mòmเพราะpráwผมร่วงpŏm rûuangมาmaaหลายlăaiปีbpee
My uncle’s head is starting to go bare around the crown because of years of hair loss.
รั้วเหล็กrúua lèkริมทะเลrim tá-layสีsĕeล่อนlônเป็นbpenทางยาวtaang yaaoจากjàakไอaiเค็มkemและláeลมแรงlom raeng
The iron fence by the sea has long strips of paint worn off from the salty air and strong winds.
4NounC1
santol (Southern Thai)
A Southern Thai name for the santol tree or its round fruit, which has thick yellowish skin and soft, sweet or sour flesh around large seeds.
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ล่อนlônล่อนlôn1[to] peel/flake off; come off in flakes2completely; bare; stripped (colloq.)3bare; stripped of a covering4santol (Southern Thai)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)มาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toสวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเปลือกbplèuakเปลือกbplèuak1shell; rind; peel; husk; bark2surface; superficial appearance (figurative)หนาnăaหนาnăa1thick (not thin)2dense; in large quantity3thickly; denselyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เนื้อnéuuaเนื้อnéuua1meat; flesh2flesh; pulp (of fruit)3texture; grain (surface of materials)4human body (skin and flesh)5content; substantive matter6core/body of an objectข้างในkâang naiข้างในkâang nai1inside; within2inside (of); within3the inside; the interior4Inner Court; female royal household (historical)หวานอมเปรี้ยวwăan om bprîiaoหวานอมเปรี้ยวwăan om bprîiao1sweet-and-sour (taste)2sweet with an edgy touch (figurative)
The santol Grandma picked from the orchard has thick skin, but the flesh inside is sweet and tangy.
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ล่อนlônที่têeแม่mâeซื้อséuมาmaaค่อนข้างkôn kâangเปรี้ยวbprîiaoแม่mâeจึงjeungหั่นเป็นชิ้นhàn bpen chínแล้วláeoคลุกklúkพริกเกลือprík gleuuaให้hâiกินginแทนที่จะtaen têe jàกินginเปล่าbplàoๆ-
The santol Mom bought was rather sour, so she cut it into pieces and tossed it with chili and salt rather than serving it plain.
แม้máeลูกหลานlôok lăanจะjàคุ้นkúnกับgàpชื่อchêuกระท้อนgrà-tónมากกว่าmâak gwàaยายyaaiก็gâwยังyangเรียกrîakผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiชนิดchà-nítนี้néeว่าwâaล่อนlônตามdtaamภาษาถิ่นpaa-săa tìnใต้dtâiที่têeพูดpôotมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเด็กdèk
Although her children and grandchildren are more familiar with the name krathon, Grandma still calls this fruit lon, following the Southern Thai dialect she has spoken since childhood.
ถึงtĕungผลpŏnล่อนlônจากjàakสวนหลังบ้านsŭuan lăng bâanจะjàมีตำหนิmee dtam-nìจนjonขายkăaiไม่ได้mâi dâaiราคาraa-kaaแม่mâeก็gâwเสียดายsĭia daaiที่têeจะทิ้งjà tíngจึงjeungนำnamเนื้อnéuuaไปbpaiทำtamกระท้อนgrà-tónลอยแก้วloi gâewไว้wáiให้hâiลูกหลานlôok lăanกินgin
Although the santol from the backyard orchard was too blemished to fetch a good price, Mom couldn't bear to throw it away, so she used the flesh to make santol in syrup for the family.