หลีก
lìikMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] avoid; evade; shun; escape
to keep away from, dodge, or get out of the way of something or someone; to escape or elude
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptหลีกlìikหลีกlìik1[to] avoid; evade; shun; escape2[to] give way; step asideฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการวิ่งgaan-wîngการวิ่งgaan-wîngrunning (activity)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6rice (archaic; dialectal)7[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2southern region; the South3south; southern4below; underneath (adverb)5under; subject to (authority/rules)กันสาดgan-sàatกันสาดgan-sàatawning; canopy
He tried to avoid the rain by running under the awning.
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I avoided his gaze because I didn't want to answer the question.
She moved to dodge the ball just in time.
นักข่าวnák-kàaoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamถามtǎamซ้ำsámแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoหลีกlìikประเด็นbprà-denด้วยdûuaiการเปลี่ยนgaan-bplìianหัวข้อสนทนาhǔua-kɔ̂ɔ-sǒn-tá-naa
The journalist tried to ask again, but he evaded the issue by changing the topic.
2VerbB1
[to] give way; step aside
to move aside or yield so that someone or something can pass
Examples
ขอทางหน่อยkɔ̌ɔ-taang-nɔ̀iขอทางหน่อยkɔ̌ɔ-taang-nɔ̀iExcuse me; let me passครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เข็นkěnเข็นkěn1[to] push; wheel2[to] push through with difficultyรถเข็นrót-kěnรถเข็นrót-kěn1handcart; trolley2wheelchair3stroller; pushchairผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]หลีกlìikหลีกlìik1[to] avoid; evade; shun; escape2[to] give way; step asideนิดหนึ่งnít-nʉ̀ngนิดหนึ่งnít-nʉ̀ng1a little; a bit2just a moment
Excuse me, I’m pushing a cart through; please move aside a bit.
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พอpɔɔรถพยาบาลrót-pá-yaa-baanเปิดbpə̀ətไซเรนsai-reenทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂หลีกlìikไปbpaiชิดchítขวาkwǎaให้hâiรถrótผ่านpàan
As soon as the ambulance turned on its siren, everyone moved to the right to let it pass.
บนbonทางเท้าtaang táaoแคบkâepๆ-เราraoต้องdtôngหลีกlèekกันganเป็นระยะbpen rá-yáเพื่อให้pêuua hâiคนkonเดินdernสวนกันsŭuan ganได้dâi
On the narrow sidewalk, we had to step aside at intervals so people could pass each other.
ระหว่างrá-wàangขบวนkà-buuanอัญเชิญan-chəənผ่านpàanชาวบ้านchaao-bâanพากันpaa-ganหลีกทางlìik-taangอย่างyàangเป็นระเบียบbpen-rá-bìiapเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไม่mâiกีดขวางgìit-kwǎang
While the ceremonial procession passed, the villagers neatly yielded the way so as not to obstruct it.
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 -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
lìik
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 | — | — |