เลย์
leeMeanings
1NounA2
Lay’s (potato chips brand)
the snack brand Lay’s; commonly used to refer to the potato chips themselves (genericized brand use).
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketเลย์leeเลย์lee1Lay’s (potato chips brand)2Lay (personal/stage name)รสสาหร่ายrót-sǎa-ràaiรสสาหร่ายrót-sǎa-ràai1seaweed flavor2seaweed-flavored [food/product]
I like eating Lay’s seaweed flavor chips.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanแวะwɛ́ซื้อsʉ́ʉเลย์leeที่tîiร้านสะดวกซื้อráan-sà-dùuak-sʉ́ʉมากินmaa-ginระหว่างrá-wàangดูหนังduu-nǎng
Yesterday I stopped by a convenience store to buy Lay’s to snack on while watching a movie.
2Proper nounB2
Lay (personal/stage name)
a transliteration used as a given name or stage name for some individuals (e.g., celebrities).
Examples
นักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngsinger; vocalistคนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วงการwong-gaanวงการwong-gaanfield; industry; circle; communityว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเลย์leeเลย์lee1Lay’s (potato chips brand)2Lay (personal/stage name)เพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatจดjòtจดjòt1[to] note; jot down; write down2[to] register; record officially3[to] reach; touch; adjoinจำง่ายjam-ngâaiจำง่ายjam-ngâaieasy to remember
This singer uses the stage name Lay to be easily remembered.
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ในnaiซีรีส์sii-rîiเรื่องใหม่rʉ̂ʉang-màiมีmiiตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnชื่อchʉ̂ʉเลย์leeซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenนักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngหน้าใหม่nâa-mài
In the new series, there is a character named Lay, who is a newcomer actor.
เขาkǎoเปลี่ยนbplìianมาใช้maa-cháiชื่อchʉ̂ʉเลย์leeอย่างเป็นทางการyàang-bpen-taang-gaanในnaiวงการบันเทิงwong-gaan-ban-təəngหลังจากlǎng-jàakเดบิวต์dee-bíuเดี่ยวdìiao
He officially adopted the stage name Lay in the entertainment industry after his solo debut.
ผู้จัดpôo jàtการเสนอgaan sà-nĕrให้hâiใช้cháiชื่อchêuเลย์layเพราะpráwออกเสียงòk sĭiangสั้นsânกระชับgrà-chápและláeเข้ากับkâo gàpภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákของkŏngศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpin
The manager suggested using the name Lay because it is short, concise, and suits the artist’s image.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เลย์ said เล?
lee
- Silent letterย์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ย์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |