หลังโกง
lǎng-goongMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
hunchbacked; stooped
having a bent or humped back; stooped
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineอายุมากaa-yú-mâakอายุมากaa-yú-mâakelderly; of advanced age; oldแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)จึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)เดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningหลังโกงlǎng-goongหลังโกงlǎng-goonghunchbacked; stoopedนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i1a little; a bit2a small amount
My grandmother is very old, so she walks a bit stooped.
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อย่าyàaนั่งnângก้มหน้าgôm-nâaเล่นlênโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpนานเกินไปnaan-gəən-bpaiเดี๋ยวdǐiaoจะjàกลายเป็นglaai-bpenคนkonหลังโกงlǎng-goong
Don't sit looking down at your phone for too long, or you'll become humpbacked.
การgaanแบกbɛ̀ɛkของหนักkɔ̌ɔng-nàkด้วยdûuaiท่าทางtâa-taangที่tîiผิดpìtเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jamอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiกระดูกสันหลังgrà-dùuk-sǎn-lǎngผิดรูปpìt-rûupและlɛ́หลังโกงlǎng-goongได้dâai
Regularly carrying heavy things with incorrect posture can cause spinal deformity and a hunched back.
ชายชราchaai-chá-raaหลังโกงlǎng-goongคนkonนั้นnánเดินdəənเก็บgèpขวดkùuatพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkไปbpaiขายkǎaiทุกวันtúk-wanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาเลี้ยงชีพhǎa-líiang-chîip
That stooped old man walks around collecting plastic bottles to sell every day to make a living.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
lǎng
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
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureback (of body)Part 1
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หลังโกงlǎng-goongหลังโกงlǎng-goonghunchbacked; stoopedhunchbacked; stoopedWord