ล่าตัว
lâa-dtuuaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] hunt down [sb]; [to] track down [sb]
to hunt down or chase a person in order to catch them, especially a criminal or fugitive.
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesล่าตัวlâa-dtuuaล่าตัวlâa-dtuua[to] hunt down [sb]; [to] track down [sb]คนร้ายkon-ráaiคนร้ายkon-ráai1criminal; culprit; perpetrator; assailant2villain (in fiction)
The police are hunting down the culprit.
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เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiกำลังgam-langล่าตัวlâa-dtuuaนักโทษnák-tôotที่tîiหลบหนีlòp-nǐiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakคุกkúkเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi
The authorities are hunting down the prisoner who escaped from jail last night.
นักสืบnák sèupใช้เวลาchái way-laaหลายlăaiปีbpeeในnaiการgaanล่าตัวlâa dtuuaหัวหน้าแก๊งhŭua-nâa gáengอาชญากรàat-chá-yaa-gon
The detective spent years hunting down the leader of the criminal gang.
มีmiiการจัดตั้งgaan-jàt-dtângหน่วยปฏิบัติการพิเศษnùuai-bpà-dtì-bàt-gaan-pí-sèetขึ้นkʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaล่าตัวlâa-dtuuaผู้pûuหลบหนีlòp-nǐiคดีká-diiซึ่งsʉ̂ngถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaเป็นbpenบุคคลbùk-konอันตรายan-dtà-raaiอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîngต่อdtɔ̀ɔสังคมsǎng-kom
A special task force has been established to hunt down the fugitive, who is considered extremely dangerous to society.
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
lâa
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
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
ล่าตัวlâa-dtuuaล่าตัวlâa-dtuua[to] hunt down [sb]; [to] track down [sb][to] hunt down [sb]; [to] track down [sb]Word