ล้วง
lúuangMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] reach into; fish out
to put a hand into something (e.g., a pocket, bag, container) to search for or take something out
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillล้วงlúuangล้วงlúuang1[to] reach into; fish out2[to] probe; pry (for information)3[to] pickpocket; steal by reaching inมือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)เข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]กระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3wallet4classifier: ใบกางเกงgaang-geengกางเกงgaang-geeng1pants; trousers2classifier: ตัว (for pants)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] select; choose (a small item)3a pinch (measure)กุญแจgun-jɛɛกุญแจgun-jɛɛ1key (for a lock)2lock; locking device3key; crucial factor4answer key; key (solutions)5clef (music)ออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak out
He reached into his pants pocket to take out the keys.
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ฉันchǎnล้วงlúuangในnaiกระเป๋าถือgrà-bpǎo-tʉ̌ʉอยู่yùuนานnaanกว่าจะgwàa-jàเจอjəəเหรียญrǐianสิบsìpบาทbàat
I rummaged in my handbag for a long time before finding a ten-baht coin.
พอpɔɔฝนตกfǒn-dtòkเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ล้วงlúuangมือmʉʉเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเป้bpêeหาhǎaเสื้อกันฝนsʉ̂ʉa-gan-fǒnที่tîiพับpápไว้wái
When it started raining, he reached into his backpack to find the folded raincoat.
แม่ครัวmɛ̂ɛ-kruuaล้วงlúuangมือmʉʉเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiโหลแก้วhǒon-gɛ̂ɛoควานหาkwaan-hǎaผงอบเชยpà-ngɔ̀ɔp-chəəiที่tîiตกไปdtòk-bpaiอยู่yùuก้นgônโหลhǒonก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàตักdtàkขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa
The cook put her hand into the glass jar, groping for the cinnamon that had fallen to the bottom before scooping it out.
2VerbB2
[to] probe; pry (for information)
to try to obtain secret or private information in a sneaky or intrusive way
Examples
นักข่าวnák-kàaoนักข่าวnák-kàaojournalist; reporterพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptล้วงlúuangล้วงlúuang1[to] reach into; fish out2[to] probe; pry (for information)3[to] pickpocket; steal by reaching inความลับkwaam-lápความลับkwaam-láp1a secret2secrecy; confidentiality3mystery; hidden truthจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmแหล่งข่าวlɛ̀ng-kàaoแหล่งข่าวlɛ̀ng-kàaonews source; informantแม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ปิดปากbpìt-bpàakปิดปากbpìt-bpàak1[to] keep quiet; keep [sth] secret2[to] cover one’s mouth3[to] silence; gagแน่นnɛ̂nแน่นnɛ̂n1tight; secure; firm2crowded; packed3uncomfortably full; bloated; tight4solid; reliable; certain (figurative)
The reporter tried to pry secrets from the source, even though he stayed tight-lipped.
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เธอterไม่ชอบmâi chôpให้hâiคนkonมาmaaล้วงlúuangเอาaoข้อมูลส่วนตัวkô-moon sùuan dtuuaจึงjeungตอบdtòpแบบbàepเลี่ยงlîangๆ-
She doesn't like people probing into her private matters, so she answered evasively.
ฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai-dtrong-kâamพยายามpá-yaa-yaamล้วงlúuangข้อมูลเชิงลึกkɔ̂ɔ-muun-chəəng-lʉ́kจากjàakทีมเราtiim-raoด้วยdûuaiคำถามkam-tǎamชวนให้chuuan-hâiหลุดปากlùt-bpàak
The opposing side tried to fish for insider information from our team with leading questions.
เขาkăoแสร้งsâengคุยเล่นkui lênเพื่อpêuuaค่อยkôiๆ-ล้วงlúuangเบื้องหลังbêuuang lăngการตัดสินใจgaan dtàt-sĭn jaiของkŏngผู้บริหารpôo bor-rí-hăan
He pretended to make small talk to gradually extract the background of the executives' decision.
3VerbB2
[to] pickpocket; steal by reaching in
to steal from someone's pocket or bag by secretly reaching in
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)ล้วงกระเป๋าlúuang-grà-bpǎoล้วงกระเป๋าlúuang-grà-bpǎo1[to] reach into a pocket/bag2[to] pickpocket [sb]3[to] take money from [sb] (figurative)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)รถเมล์rót-meeรถเมล์rót-meebus; city busตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodคนแน่นkon-nɛ̂nคนแน่นkon-nɛ̂ncrowded (with people)
He had his pocket picked on the bus when it was crowded.
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นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoระวังrá-wangมีmiiคนkonล้วงกระเป๋าlúuang-grà-bpǎoในnaiตลาดกลางคืนdtà-làat-glaang-kʉʉn
Tourists, beware of pickpockets at the night market.
คนร้ายkon-ráaiอาศัยaa-sǎiจังหวะjang-wàชุลมุนchun-lá-munล้วงlúuangโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpจากjàakกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoสะพายsà-paaiโดยdooiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiรู้ตัวrúu-dtuua
The perpetrator took advantage of the chaos to steal a phone from a shoulder bag without anyone noticing.
เธอtəəรู้ตัวrúu-dtuuaช้าcháaไปbpaiว่าwâaโดนdoonล้วงกระเป๋าlúuang-grà-bpǎoเพราะprɔ́ซิปsípถูกtùukเปิดbpə̀ətแง้มngɛ́ɛmไว้wáiอย่างyàangแนบเนียนnɛ̂ɛp-niian
She realized too late that she had been pickpocketed, as the zipper had been subtly left open.
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
lúuang
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 | — | — |