เลค
lêekMeaning
1NounB1
lake (Thai transliteration; nonstandard)
a large body of water surrounded by land; in Thai, a nonstandard/colloquial transliteration of the English word “lake”
Examples
วันหยุดwan-yùtวันหยุดwan-yùt1day off; rest day2public holiday3regular closing day (of a shop/business)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเลคlêekเลคlêeklake (Thai transliteration; nonstandard)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
This holiday, we're going to visit the lake.
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หมู่บ้านmòo bâanของเขาkŏng kăoมีmeeเลคláykขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat yàiอยู่yòoตรงกลางdtrong glaangทำให้tam hâiตอนเย็นๆdton yen yenอากาศaa-gàatดีมากdee mâak
His village has a large lake in the middle, which makes the air very nice in the evenings.
ฉันchǎnอยากyàakมีmiiบ้านbâanที่tîiมีmiiระเบียงrá-biiangยื่นออกไปyʉ̂ʉn-ɔ̀ɔk-bpaiในnaiเลคlêekคงจะkong-jàโรแมนติกroo-mɛɛn-dtìkน่าดูnâa-duu
I want a house with a balcony extending out over the lake; it must be very romantic.
การสร้างgaan-sâangรีสอร์ทrii-sɔ̀ɔtใกล้กับglâi-gàpเลคlêekต้องdtɔ̂ngผ่านpàanการประเมินgaan-bprà-məənผลกระทบสิ่งแวดล้อมpǒn-grà-tóp-sìng-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔmอย่างเข้มงวดyàang-kêm-ngûuatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาสภาพrák-sǎa-sà-pâapธรรมชาติtam-má-châatไว้wái
Building a resort near the lake requires a strict environmental impact assessment to preserve the natural conditions.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ค, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lêek
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |