หลบหาย
lòp-hǎaiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] slip away; disappear from sight
to go away quietly and become unseen; to vanish so that others cannot find or contact you
Examples
แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineหลบหายlòp-hǎaiหลบหายlòp-hǎai1[to] slip away; disappear from sight2[to] go into hiding; lie lowไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)
My cat vanished from the house since yesterday.
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เขาkăoหลบหายlòp hăaiไปbpaiโดยdoiไม่mâiบอกbòkใครkraiเลยloieทำให้tam hâiเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเป็นห่วงbpen hùuang
He vanished without telling anyone, which made his friends worried.
กุญแจรถgun-jae rótที่têeวางอยู่waang yòoบนbonโต๊ะdtóเมื่อกี้mêuua géeอยู่ดีๆyòo dee deeก็gâwหลบหายlòp hăaiไปไหนbpai năiไม่รู้mâi rúu
The car key that was just on the table has suddenly vanished, I don't know where.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanนั้นnánเธอtəəก็gɔ̂หลบหายlòp-hǎaiไปbpaiจากjàakชีวิตchii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngทุกคนtúk-konราวกับraao-gàpไม่เคยmâi-kəəiมีตัวตนmii-dtuua-dtonอยู่yùu
After that incident, she vanished from everyone's lives as if she had never existed.
2VerbB2
[to] go into hiding; lie low
to deliberately keep out of sight to avoid attention, trouble, or pursuit
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toหลบหายlòp-hǎaiหลบหายlòp-hǎai1[to] slip away; disappear from sight2[to] go into hiding; lie lowไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyสักพักsàk-pákสักพักsàk-pák1for a while; for a bit2a while; a short time3after a while; in a little whileเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)ทวงหนี้tuuang-nîiทวงหนี้tuuang-nîi[to] demand repayment of a debt; dun [sb]
He has to lie low for a while because debt collectors are after him.
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พอpɔɔถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laaต้องdtɔ̂ngช่วยงานchûuai-ngaanบ้านbâanน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiตัวดีdtuua-diiก็gɔ̂หลบหายlòp-hǎaiไปbpaiทุกครั้งtúk-kráng
Whenever it's time to help with chores, my naughty little brother always hides away.
พยานpá-yaanคนสำคัญkon-sǎm-kanในnaiคดีká-diiต้องdtɔ̂ngหลบหายlòp-hǎaiไปbpaiซ่อนตัวsɔ̂ɔn-dtuuaเพราะprɔ́กลัวgluuaจะjàถูกtùukผู้มีอิทธิพลpûu-mii-ìt-tí-ponปองร้ายbpɔɔng-ráai
The key witness in the case had to go into hiding for fear of being harmed by influential people.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนkonนั้นnánเลือกlʉ̂ʉakที่จะtîi-jàหลบหายlòp-hǎaiไปbpaiจากjàakหน้าnâaสื่อsʉ̀ʉเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangการตอบคำถามgaan-dtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎamเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangข่าวฉาวkàao-chǎao
That politician chose to disappear from the media to avoid answering questions about the scandal.
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 classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ล puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
lòp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
หลบlòpหลบlòp1[to] dodge; avoid2[to] hide; take cover3[to] evade; elude4[to] return; go back (Southern Thai)[to] dodge; avoidPart 1
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หายhǎaiหายhǎai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)[to] disappear; be gonePart 2
หลบหายlòp-hǎaiหลบหายlòp-hǎai[to] slip away; disappear from sight[to] slip away; disappear from sightWord