เลื้อย
lʉ́ʉaiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] crawl; creep; slither
To move close to the ground without legs or with the body dragging along, as a snake or certain animals do; also for a person moving slowly along a surface.
Examples
งูngooงูngoosnakeเลื้อยléuuayเลื้อยléuuay1[to] crawl; creep; slither2[to] climb/spread (of vines/plants)ช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateๆ-ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyบนดินbon dinบนดินbon din1on land; above ground2legal; official; above-ground (not underground)
The snake slowly slithers on the ground.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaฝนตกfǒn-dtòkงูเห่าnguu-hàoตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ngเลื้อยlʉ́ʉaiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaจากjàakพงหญ้าpong-yâa
When it rained, a cobra slithered out from the grass.
เด็กชายdèk-chaaiเจ็บjèpเข่าkàoเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngเลื้อยlʉ́ʉaiไปหาbpai-hǎaแม่mɛ̂ɛบนbonพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâan
The boy hurt his knee, so he had to crawl to his mother on the floor.
นักดำน้ำnák dam námต้องdtôngเลื้อยléuuayผ่านpàanช่องหินchông hĭnแคบkâepๆ-ใต้น้ำdtâi náamเพื่อpêuuaไปยังbpai yangโพรงprohngถัดไปtàt bpai
The diver had to slither through a narrow rock passage underwater to reach the next cavern.
2VerbB1
[to] climb/spread (of vines/plants)
For a plant to grow along the ground or over a surface by spreading, twining, or clinging.
Examples
ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)ตำลึงdtam-lʉngตำลึงdtam-lʉng1ivy gourd2tamlueng (Thai weight unit)เลื้อยlʉ́ʉaiเลื้อยlʉ́ʉai1[to] crawl; creep; slither2[to] climb/spread (of vines/plants)ไปตามbpai-dtaamไปตามbpai-dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchรั้วบ้านrúua-bâanรั้วบ้านrúua-bâanhouse fence; residential perimeter fence/wallหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rain
The ivy gourd vines spread along the fence after the rain.
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เถาtǎoองุ่นà-ngùnเลื้อยพันlʉ́ʉai-panซุ้มไม้súm-máaiทำtamให้ร่มเงาhâi-rôm-ngaoเย็นสบายyen-sà-baaiหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan
The grape vines twine around the wooden trellis, making cool shade in front of the house.
พอpɔɔมีmiiเชือกchʉ̂ʉakให้hâiยึดyʉ́tเถาtǎoฟักทองfák-tɔɔngก็gɔ̂เลื้อยlʉ́ʉaiขึ้นkʉ̂nแคร่krɛ̂ɛไม้máaiแทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàกระจายgrà-jaaiบนbonพื้นpʉ́ʉn
Once there was a rope to cling to, the pumpkin vines crept up the wooden rack instead of spreading on the ground.
ดอกdòkวิสwítทีteeเeรีreeยyเลื้อยléuuayไปตามbpai dtaamผนังอิฐpà-năng ìtโดยdoiเกาะgòrเหนียวแน่นnĭiao nâenกับgàpโครงkrohngลวดlûuatจนjonกลายเป็นglaai bpenม่านmâanสีม่วงsĕe mûuangทั้งtángผืนpĕun
The wisteria climbs along the brick wall by clinging tightly to the wire frame, becoming a whole purple curtain.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lʉ́ʉai
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |