เขลอะ
klə̀Meaning
1AdjectiveB2
dirty; smeared; covered with grime
Covered with a thick layer of dirt, mud, rust, or grime; heavily stained or smeared
Examples
รองเท้าผ้าใบrɔɔng-táao-pâa-baiรองเท้าผ้าใบrɔɔng-táao-pâa-baisneakers; trainers; canvas shoesของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsเปื้อนbpʉ̂ʉanเปื้อนbpʉ̂ʉan1stained; soiled; dirty (on a surface or clothing)2[to] get stained; get dirty3[to] stain [sth]; soil [sth]; smudge [sth]โคลนkloonโคลนkloon1mud2[to] cloneเขลอะklə̀เขลอะklə̀dirty; smeared; covered with grimeจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěn[to] be unable to see [sth]สีsǐiสีsǐi1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polish4flush (poker)5[to] mill; husk (rice)6[to] play (a bowed instrument)เดิมdəəmเดิมdəəm1original; initial2former; previous3as before; originally; same as beforeเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
His canvas shoes were covered in thick mud until the original color couldn't be seen at all.
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อย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngเข้ามาkâo-maaในบ้านnai-bâanนะnáเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaคุณkunมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛฝุ่นfùnเขลอะklə̀ไปหมดแล้วbpai-mòt-lɛ́ɛo
Don't come into the house yet; your clothes are completely covered in thick dust.
รถจักรยานrót-jàk-grà-yaanคันkanเก่าgàoที่tîiถูกtùukทิ้งtíngตากฝนdtàak-fǒnไว้wáiหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanมีmiiสนิมsà-nǐmขึ้นkʉ̂nเขลอะklə̀จนjonแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàพังทลายpang-tá-laai
The old bicycle left out in the rain behind the house is heavily covered in rust to the point of almost falling apart.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakขับรถkàp-rótลุยป่าlui-bpàaมาmaaทั้งวันtáng-wanสภาพsà-pâapรถจี๊ปrót-jíipก็gɔ̂เต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiคราบkrâapดินโคลนdin-kloonเขลอะklə̀ไปbpaiทั้งtángคันkan
After driving through the forest all day, the jeep was heavily smeared with mud all over.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ขล, the first consonant ข sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
klə̀
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 | — | — |