หลากสี
làak-sǐiMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
multicolored
having many different colors; multicolored; colorful.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นผีhěn-pǐiเห็นผีhěn-pǐi[to] see a ghostเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวหลากสีlàak-sǐiหลากสีlàak-sǐimulticoloredบินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)อยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)
I saw a multicolored butterfly flying in the garden.
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เธอtəəชอบchɔ̂ɔpใส่sàiกระโปรงgrà-bproongยาวyaaoหลากสีlàak-sǐiเพราะprɔ́มันmanทำให้tam-hâiเธอtəəดูduuร่าเริงrâa-rəəng
She likes to wear long, multicolored skirts because they make her look cheerful.
ในnaiตลาดน้ำdtà-làat-náamมีmiiเรือrʉʉaขายkǎaiผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiหลากสีlàak-sǐiดูduuสดใสsòt-sǎiน่ากินnâa-gin
At the floating market, there were boats selling multicolored fruits that looked fresh and appetizing.
แสงไฟนีออนsăeng fai nee-onหลากสีlàak sĕeที่têeส่องสว่างsòng sà-wàangยามค่ำคืนyaam kâm keunทำให้tam hâiกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกลายเป็นglaai bpenเมืองmeuuangที่têeไม่เคยmâi koieหลับใหลlàp lăi
The multicolored neon lights that shine at night turn Bangkok into a city that never sleeps.
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 -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
làak
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
หลากlàakหลากlàak1varied; various; diverse2[to] overflow; surge (of water)3surging; flooding (of water)varied; various; diversePart 1
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หลากสีlàak-sǐiหลากสีlàak-sǐimulticoloredmulticoloredWord