หลุบตา
lùp-dtaaMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] lower one's eyes; [to] look down
to lower one's eyes or look down, often out of shyness, modesty, or avoidance
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเขินkə̌ənเขินkə̌ən1shy; embarrassed2[to] feel shy/embarrassedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toหลุบตาลงlùp-dtaa-longหลุบตาลงlùp-dtaa-long[to] lower one's eyes; [to] look downมองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] view; regard; considerพื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเดินเข้ามาdəən-kâo-maaเดินเข้ามาdəən-kâo-maa[to] walk in; [to] enter by walkingทักทายták-taaiทักทายták-taai1[to] greet; say hello; exchange greetings2greeting; salutation
She was so shy that she had to lower her eyes to look at the floor when he came over to greet her.
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เด็กชายdèk chaaiหลุบตาlùp dtaaต่ำdtàmเพราะpráwรู้สึกผิดróo-sèuk pìtที่ทำtêe tamแก้วน้ำgâew náamใบbaiโปรดbpròhtของkŏngแม่mâeแตกdtàek
The boy lowered his eyes because he felt guilty for breaking his mother's favorite glass.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถูกtùukเจ้านายjâo-naaiจับได้jàp-dâaiว่าwâaพูดpûutโกหกgoo-hòkเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂หลุบตาลงlùp-dtaa-longและlɛ́ไม่mâiกล้าglâaสบตาsòp-dtaaใครkraiในnaiห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumอีกเลยìik-ləəi
When caught lying by his boss, he lowered his eyes and didn't dare to make eye contact with anyone in the meeting room again.
หญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoหลุบตาลงlùp-dtaa-longอย่างyàangเอียงอายiiang-aaiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmที่tîiเธอtəəแอบชอบɛ̀ɛp-chɔ̂ɔpมานานmaa-naanส่งยิ้มsòng-yímหวานwǎanมาmaaให้hâiจากjàakอีกìikฝั่งfàngของkɔ̌ɔngห้องhɔ̂ng
The young woman lowered her eyes shyly when the young man she had had a crush on for a long time sent her a sweet smile from the other side of the room.
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 -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
lùp
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
หลุบlùpหลุบlùp1[to] lower (eyes); [to] cast down2[to] droop; [to] hang down[to] lower (eyes); [to] cast downPart 1
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หลุบตาlùp-dtaaหลุบตาlùp-dtaa[to] lower one's eyes; [to] look down[to] lower one's eyes; [to] look downWord