เลอะ
lə́Meanings
1AdjectiveA2
dirty; smeared; messy (stained)
dirty or stained with something spread around; smeared, spattered, or smudged
Examples
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The window is spattered with rain, making it hard to see outside.
My shoes got smeared with mud while walking through the garden.
โต๊ะทำงานdtó-tam-ngaanเลอะlə́หมึกmʉ̀kเพราะprɔ́ปากกาbpàak-gaaรั่วrûuaต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiทิชชู่tít-chûuเช็ดchétหลายรอบlǎai-rɔ̂ɔp
The desk is smudged with ink from a leaky pen; I had to wipe it several times.
2VerbA2
[to] get smeared; [to] become dirty
to become dirty, smudged, or stained; to get something on oneself
Examples
มือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เลอะlə́เลอะlə́1dirty; smeared; messy (stained)2[to] get smeared; [to] become dirtyดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)
My hands are dirty with soil.
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This morning the coffee spilled, so my shirt got stained in a ring.
I walked in the rain and my shoes got all muddy.
Don't touch the wall; the paint was just applied, your hands will get dirty.
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 syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lə́
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
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อะàอะà1uh; um (hesitation)2huh?; what? (prompt/attention)3softening/filler particle (colloquial)uh; um (hesitation)Part 2
เลอะlə́เลอะlə́dirty; smeared; messy (stained)dirty; smeared; messy (stained)Word