เล็บ

lép

Meaning

1NounA2

nail (human); claw (animal)

The hard keratin at the tip of a human finger or toe; in animals, a claw or talon.

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] trim; clip3[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect4[to] eliminate; remove5[to] edit; cut (media/text)6[to] deduct7[to] cross (a path); cut acrossเล็บlépเล็บlépnail (human); claw (animal)ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)สัปดาห์sàp-daaสัปดาห์sàp-daa1week2classifier: weeks
I cut my nails every week.
3 more examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnเผลอplə̌əกัดgàtเล็บlépจนjonสั้นsânมากmâak
Yesterday I accidentally bit my nails until they were very short.
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiแม่ทาmɛ̂ɛ-taaเล็บlépสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngก่อนgɔ̀ɔnออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiงานngaan
Tonight mom painted her nails red before going out to an event.
นกอินทรีnók-in-siiใช้cháiเล็บlépแหลมคมlɛ̌ɛm-komตะปบdtà-bpòpเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
An eagle uses its sharp talons to seize prey swiftly.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

lép

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——