ล้มลง
lóm-longMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] fall down; topple over
to go from an upright position to the ground or to tip over unintentionally (people, animals, or objects)
Examples
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The glass fell over and then broke.
He slipped on the wet floor and then fell down.
ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛต้นdtônนั้นnánล้มลงlóm-longในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtหลังจากlǎng-jàakโดนdoonลมlomพัดpátแรงrɛɛngตลอดทั้งdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-tángคืนkʉʉn
That old tree finally fell down after being hit by strong winds all night.
2VerbB1
[to] collapse (from illness/weakness)
to suddenly fall to the ground because the body gives way, often due to illness, fatigue, or injury
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเวียนหัวwiian-hǔuaเวียนหัวwiian-hǔua1[to] feel dizzy2dizzy; lightheaded3nauseous (from dizziness)แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)ล้มลงlóm-longล้มลงlóm-long1[to] fall down; topple over2[to] collapse (from illness/weakness)ไปเลยbpai-ləəiไปเลยbpai-ləəi1Go ahead; go right now2[to] go past; go beyond3completely; altogether; really (emphatic)
He felt dizzy and then collapsed.
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คุณยายkun yaaiกำลังgam-langเดินdernอยู่ดีๆyòo dee deeก็gâwหน้ามืดnâa mêutแล้วláeoล้มลงlóm longโชคดีที่chôhk dee têeไม่mâiเป็นอะไรbpen à-raiมากmâak
Grandma was walking along just fine, then she had a dizzy spell and suddenly collapsed. Luckily, she wasn't seriously hurt.
นักวิ่งมาราธอนnák-wîng-maa-raa-tɔɔnคนkonนั้นnánวิ่งwîngจนjonหมดแรงmòt-rɛɛngแล้วlɛ́ɛoล้มลงlóm-longก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàถึงเส้นชัยtʉ̌ng-sên-chai
That marathon runner ran until he was exhausted and collapsed before reaching the finish line.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เข่าอ่อนkào-ɔ̀ɔnและlɛ́ล้มลงlóm-longไปbpaiทั้งtángยืนyʉʉnเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanคนkonไม่มีmâi-miiสติsà-dtì
The moment he heard the bad news, his knees buckled and he collapsed where he stood as if he had lost consciousness.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lóm
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; toppleto fall; topplePart 1
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ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] online[to] go down; descendPart 2
ล้มลงlóm-longล้มลงlóm-long[to] fall down; topple over[to] fall down; topple overWord