หลงฤดู
lǒng-rʉ́-duuMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
unseasonal; out of season
Happening in the wrong season or at an unusual time of year (e.g., unseasonal rain, off-season fruit).
Examples
ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rainหลงฤดูlǒng-rʉ́-duuหลงฤดูlǒng-rʉ́-duuunseasonal; out of seasonในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เดือนมกราคมdʉʉan-mók-gà-raa-komเดือนมกราคมdʉʉan-mók-gà-raa-komJanuaryทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]หลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)พื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîi1area; space; surface; land area2region; zone; locality; area3space; arena (figurative)น้ำท่วมฉับพลันnáam-tûuam-chàp-planน้ำท่วมฉับพลันnáam-tûuam-chàp-planflash flood
This year, unseasonal rain in January caused flash floods in many areas.
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ทุเรียนtú-riianออกผลɔ̀ɔk-pǒnหลงฤดูlǒng-rʉ́-duuทำให้tam-hâiราคาraa-kaaขยับkà-yàpสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nเพราะprɔ́มีmiiน้อยnɔ́ɔi
Durian bore fruit out of season, causing prices to rise because there were few.
เช้านี้cháao-níiอากาศaa-gàatหนาวnǎaoหลงฤดูlǒng-rʉ́-duuจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngหยิบyìpเสื้อกันหนาวsʉ̂ʉa-gan-nǎaoมาmaaใส่sàiทั้งที่táng-tîiปกติbpòk-gà-dtìช่วงนี้chûuang-níiร้อนrɔ́ɔnมากmâak
This morning it was unseasonably cold, so I had to grab a jacket even though it’s usually very hot at this time.
ดอกdɔ̀ɔkชมพูพันธุ์ทิพย์chom-puu-pan-típบานหลงbaan-lǒngฤดูrʉ́-duuในnaiสวนsǔuanทำให้tam-hâiนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoแห่hɛ̀ɛมาถ่ายmaa-tàaiรูปrûupแม้mɛ́ɛยังyangไม่mâiถึงช่วงtʉ̌ng-chûuangเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaan
The pink trumpet trees bloomed out of season in the park, drawing crowds of tourists to take photos even though it isn’t festival time yet.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is หลงฤดู said หลง-รึ-ดู?
lǒng-rʉ́-duu
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ล puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
lǒng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
หลงlǒngหลงlǒng1[to] be lost; lose one’s way2[to] be infatuated; besotted3[to] be mistaken; deluded[to] be lost; lose one’s wayPart 1
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หลงฤดูlǒng-rʉ́-duuหลงฤดูlǒng-rʉ́-duuunseasonal; out of seasonunseasonal; out of seasonWord