อับแสง
àp-sɛ̌ɛngMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
dim; poorly lit
Receiving little light or lacking adequate illumination.
Examples
ห้องนี้hɔ̂ng-níiห้องนี้hɔ̂ng-níithis roomอับแสงàp-sɛ̌ɛngอับแสงàp-sɛ̌ɛngdim; poorly litต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเปิดไฟbpə̀ət-faiเปิดไฟbpə̀ət-fai[to] turn on the light; [to] turn on the lightsตอนกลางวันdtɔɔn-glaang-wanตอนกลางวันdtɔɔn-glaang-wan1during the day; in the daytime2daytime; daylight hoursด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too
This room gets little light, so the lights have to be on even during the day.
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ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiชนิดchá-nítนี้níiอยู่ในyùu-naiที่tîiอับแสงàp-sɛ̌ɛngได้dâaiจึงjʉngเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpการปลูกgaan-bplùukในบ้านnai-bâan
This plant can grow in low-light areas, so it is suitable for growing indoors.
มุมmumใต้dtâaiบันไดban-daiค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangอับแสงàp-sɛ̌ɛngผมpǒmเลยləəiติดdtìtโคมไฟkoom-faiเพิ่มpə̂əm
The corner under the stairs is quite dim, so I installed an extra light.
แม้máeห้องhôngชั้นล่างchán lâangจะjàอับแสงàp săengเพราะpráwมีmeeตึกdtèukข้างkâangๆ-บังbangอยู่yòoแต่dtàeการทาgaan taaผนังpà-năngสีsĕeอ่อนònก็gâwช่วยให้chûuai hâiห้องhôngดูdooสว่างsà-wàangขึ้นkêunได้dâi
Although the downstairs room gets little light because the neighboring building blocks it, painting the walls a light color can help the room look brighter.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
àp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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
อับàpอับàp1stuffy; poorly ventilated2musty; stale3short of; at a loss forstuffy; poorly ventilatedPart 1
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อับแสงàp-sɛ̌ɛngอับแสงàp-sɛ̌ɛngdim; poorly litdim; poorly litWord