หลาบ
làapMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] learn one's lesson; [to] be deterred
To learn one's lesson from a bad experience or punishment; to be deterred or afraid to repeat a mistake
Examples
โดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseตีdtiiตีdtii1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take asคราวนี้kraao-níiคราวนี้kraao-níithis timeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillคงจะkong-jàคงจะkong-jàprobably; likely; I supposeหลาบlàapหลาบlàap[to] learn one's lesson; [to] be deterredไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)นานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)
After being hit by his mom this time, he will probably learn his lesson for a long time.
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Being scammed into transferring money this time really taught me a lesson.
การลงโทษgaan-long-tôotที่tîiรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngไม่ได้mâi-dâaiทำให้tam-hâiผู้กระทำผิดpûu-grà-tam-pìtหลาบจำlàap-jamเสมอไปsà-mə̌ə-bpai
Severe punishment does not always make offenders learn their lesson.
เขาkǎoเคยkəəiลงทุนlong-tunจนหมดjon-mòtตัวdtuuaมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoจึงjʉngรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเข็ดหลาบkèt-làapและlɛ́ระมัดระวังrá-mát-rá-wangมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
He once lost everything in an investment, so he has learned his lesson and is much more cautious.
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 -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
làap
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 | — | — |