เลาะ
lɔ́Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] go along the edge; follow the side
to move or proceed along the side or edge of something, following its line (e.g., along a wall, fence, or riverbank)
Examples
พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningเลาะlɔ́เลาะlɔ́1[to] go along the edge; follow the side2[to] unpick stitches3[to] trim or cut along; strip offกำแพงgam-pɛɛngกำแพงgam-pɛɛng1wall (barrier)2barrier; obstacle (figurative)ไปจนถึงbpai-jon-tʉ̌ngไปจนถึงbpai-jon-tʉ̌ng1up to; as far as (place/limit)2until; through (time/date)3to the extent of; even reachingประตูหลังbprà-dtuu-lǎngประตูหลังbprà-dtuu-lǎng1back door; rear entrance2secret method; unofficial way3backdoor (computing)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivated
We walked along the wall to the back gate.
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เขาkǎoปั่นจักรยานbpàn-jàk-grà-yaanเลาะริมlɔ́-rimแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปbpaiตลาดเช้าdtà-làat-cháo
He cycled along the riverbank to get to the morning market.
We proceeded along the wooden fence and then turned into the next alley.
นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเดินdəənเลาะlɔ́เชิงเขาchəəng-kǎoเพราะprɔ́ทางหลักtaang-làkชันchanเกินไปgəən-bpai
The tourists chose to proceed along the mountainside because the main path was too steep.
2VerbB2
[to] unpick stitches
to remove stitches from fabric by unpicking them
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเลาะlóเลาะló1[to] go along the edge; follow the side2[to] unpick stitches3[to] trim or cut along; strip offตะเข็บdtà-kèpตะเข็บdtà-kèp1seam; stitching line2joint seam3ridge; raised seamค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterๆ-เลาะlóเลาะló1[to] go along the edge; follow the side2[to] unpick stitches3[to] trim or cut along; strip offด้ายdâaiด้ายdâai1thread2yarn; textile thread3classifier: เส้น / หลอด / ม้วนออกจากòk jàakออกจากòk jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)กางเกงgaang gayngกางเกงgaang gayng1pants; trousers2classifier: ตัว (for pants)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเย็บyépเย็บyép1[to] sew; stitch2[to] suture (medical)ผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2be wrong; make a mistake3illegal; against the law4improper; inappropriate5wrongly; incorrectly; mis-
Mom used a seam ripper to gently unpick the thread from the pants that were sewn incorrectly.
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ฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngเลาะlɔ́ตะเข็บdtà-kèpเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaทั้งtángแขนkɛ̌ɛnเพราะprɔ́ขนาดkà-nàatไม่พอmâi-pɔɔดีdiiแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iเย็บyépใหม่mài
I have to unpick the seams on the sleeves because the size doesn’t fit, then sew them again.
ช่างเย็บผ้าchâng-yép-pâaเลาะlɔ́ตะเข็บdtà-kèpเก่าgàoทีละtii-láฝีเข็มfǐi-kěmเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiผ้าpâaขาดkàatก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàปรับbpràpแบบbɛ̀ɛpและlɛ́เย็บyépประกอบbprà-gɔ̀ɔpใหม่mài
The tailor unpicked the old seam stitch by stitch to avoid tearing the fabric before adjusting the pattern and reassembling it.
เวลาway-laaเลาะlóตะเข็บdtà-kèpผ้าpâaบางbaangต้องdtôngสอดsòtปลายbplaaiมีดmêetเลาะlóเข้าkâoใต้dtâiด้ายdâaiแล้วláeoดึงเบาdeung baoๆ-เพื่อpêuuaรักษาrák-săaเนื้อผ้าnéuua pâa
When unpicking seams on thin fabric, you must slide the seam ripper under the thread and pull gently to preserve the material.
3VerbB2
[to] trim or cut along; strip off
to cut or separate by following a boundary or shape, such as trimming edges or cutting meat off a bone
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderมีดmêetมีดmêetknifeคมkomคมkom1sharp (edge/point)2cutting edge3keen; sharp (sense/feature)4incisive; witty (remark/thought)ๆ-เลาะเนื้อlór néuuaเลาะเนื้อlór néuua[to] debone; [to] fillet; [to] trim meat off the boneไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)ออกจากòk jàakออกจากòk jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)กระดูกgrà-dòokกระดูกgrà-dòokboneอย่างระวังyàang rá-wangอย่างระวังyàang rá-wangcarefully; cautiously
Mom used a sharp knife to cut the chicken meat off the bone carefully.
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ช่างchângไม้เลาะmáai-lɔ́ขอบkɔ̀ɔpแผ่นไม้pɛ̀n-máaiให้hâiโค้งkóongตามdtaamแบบbɛ̀ɛpก่อนgɔ̀ɔnขัดkàtให้hâiเรียบrîiap
The carpenter trimmed the wooden board’s edges to curve according to the design before sanding it smooth.
เพื่อให้pêuua hâiเค้กkékออกมาòk maaสวยsŭuaiให้hâiเลาะlóขอบkòpเค้กkékออกòkเบาbaoๆ-ตามdtaamพิมพ์pimก่อนgònคว่ำkwâmเอาออกao òk
To get a clean cake, gently cut along the edge of the mold before inverting it out.
เชฟchéepเลาะlɔ́ชิ้นchínปลาbplaaตามdtaamแนวnɛɛoก้างgâangอย่างแม่นยำyàang-mɛ̂n-yamเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiได้dâaiฟิเลต์fí-leeที่tîiเรียบrîiapและlɛ́ไม่มีก้างmâi-mii-gâang
The chef precisely trimmed the fish along the bones to get a smooth, boneless fillet.
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
lɔ́
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 | — | — |