หลาด
làatMeanings
1NounA1
market (Southern Thai)
In Southern Thai, a market: a place where people buy and sell goods.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyหลาดlàatหลาดlàat1market (Southern Thai)2clever; smart (Southern Thai)
Mom goes to the market.
2AdjectiveA2
clever; smart (Southern Thai)
In Southern Thai, clever or intelligent; a shortened form of ฉลาดฉลาดchà-làat1intelligent; smart2clever; shrewd3wise (prudent).
Examples
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My younger sibling is clever and can do it after being shown just once.
My child is clever and can do mental arithmetic quickly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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 -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
làat
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 | — | — |