ล้น
lónMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] overflow; spill over
To flow or spill over the edge because there is too much of something.
Examples
น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gemล้นlónล้นlón1[to] overflow; spill over2brimful; overflowing; excessiveออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak out
The water in the glass spills over.
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The soup boiled over and spilled out of the pot.
He filled too much gasoline and it overflowed the tank.
ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkน้ำnáamฝายfǎaiในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanล้นlónสปิลเวย์sà-bpin-weeจนjonไหลlǎiท่วมtûuamทุ่งtûng
Heavy rain caused the village weir to overflow its spillway and flood the fields.
2AdjectiveB1
brimful; overflowing; excessive
So full that it is overflowing or far more than needed (literal or figurative).
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛcoffee shop; caféล้นlónล้นlón1[to] overflow; spill over2brimful; overflowing; excessiveจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] seek out; contactที่นั่งtîi-nângที่นั่งtîi-nâng1seat; place to sit2seat (classifier)ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Today the café is so full that there aren’t even seats available.
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My wardrobe is so full that I have to sort out and throw away some clothes.
งานสัมมนาngaan-sǎm-má-naaนี้níiผู้เข้าร่วมpûu-kâo-rûuamล้นlónกว่าที่gwàa-tîiคาดkâatทำให้tam-hâiต้องdtɔ̂ngเปิดbpə̀ətห้องhɔ̂ngเพิ่มpə̂əm
This seminar has far more participants than expected, so they had to open an extra room.
ช่วงchûuangโปรโมชันbproo-moo-chânลูกค้าlûuk-káaล้นlónความจุkwaam-jùระบบrá-bòpจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngปิดbpìtรับออเดอร์ráp-ɔɔ-də̂əชั่วคราวchûua-kraao
During the promotion, there were far more customers than the system could handle, so orders had to be temporarily closed.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lón
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |