เลีย
liiaMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] lick
to touch, pass, or move over something with the tongue, to taste, clean, or show affection
Examples
ลูกหมาlûuk-mǎaลูกหมาlûuk-mǎapuppyเลียliiaเลียliia1[to] lick2[to] toady; fawnมือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forความรักkwaam-rákความรักkwaam-rák1love; affection2romance; romantic relationship
The puppy licks my hand to ask for affection.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaไอศกรีมai-sà-griimตกdtòkใส่sàiโต๊ะdtóฉันchǎnเลียliiaริมฝีปากrim-fǐi-bpàakเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชิมchimรสหวานrót-wǎan
When ice cream dripped on the table, I licked my lips to taste the sweetness.
The cat licked its fur a moment ago to clean itself.
เขาkǎoก้มลงgôm-longเลียliiaแผลplɛ̌ɛที่tîiเข่าkàoของkɔ̌ɔngลูกสุนัขlûuk-sù-nákอย่างเบามือyàang-bao-mʉʉเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปลอบbplɔ̀ɔpมันman
He bent down and gently licked the puppy’s knee wound to comfort it.
2VerbB2
[to] toady; fawn
to flatter [sb] excessively to gain favor (figurative)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เลียliiaเลียliia1[to] lick2[to] toady; fawnหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaหัวหน้าhǔua-nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเลื่อนตำแหน่งlʉ̂ʉan-dtam-nɛ̀ngเลื่อนตำแหน่งlʉ̂ʉan-dtam-nɛ̀ng1[to] promote [sb]2[to] be promoted; get a promotionเร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂nเร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂n1faster; more quickly2faster (than before)3[to] become faster; speed up
He likes to flatter the boss to get promoted faster.
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เธอtəəไม่mâiเลียliiaใครkraiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaผลประโยชน์pǒn-bprà-yòotแม้mɛ́ɛงานngaanจะjàยากyâakขึ้นkʉ̂nก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
She doesn't flatter anyone for gain, even if it makes work harder.
บางคนbaang-konเลียliiaผู้มีอำนาจpûu-mii-am-nâatจนjonเสียsǐiaศักดิ์ศรีsàk-sǐiเพียงpiiangหวังwǎngจะได้jà-dâaiโอกาสoo-gàat
Some people flatter those in power to the point of losing dignity, just hoping for opportunities.
ในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumเขาkǎoเลียliiaกรรมการgam-má-gaanอย่างyàangโจ่งแจ้งjòong-jɛ̂ɛngเกินไปgəən-bpaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปูทางbpuu-taangให้hâiโปรเจ็กต์bproo-jèkตัวเองdtuua-eengผ่านpàan
In the meeting he excessively flattered the committee to pave the way for his project to be approved.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
liia
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |