เล้า
láoMeanings
1NounB1
coop; pen; sty
a small enclosure or shed for animals, especially poultry or pigs; also a classifier for coops or pens when counting
Examples
พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeเล้าláoเล้าláo1coop; pen; sty2classifier: coops/pensไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)เล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-หลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)เมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan néeเมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan née1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous day
Dad built a small chicken coop behind the house yesterday.
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เล้าláoไก้gâiที่têeทำจากtam jàakไม้ไผ่máai pàiโปร่งbpròhngช่วยให้chûuai hâiอากาศaa-gàatถ่ายเทดีtàai te deeลดความชื้นlót kwaam chúunและláeกลิ่นอับglìn àpในช่วงnai chûuangหน้าฝนnâa fŏn
An airy bamboo chicken coop helps with ventilation, reducing humidity and musty odors during the rainy season.
2ClassifierB2
classifier: coops/pens
classifier used for animal coops or pens
Examples
ฟาร์มfaamฟาร์มfaam1farm2[to] farm; grind (gaming)3classifier: แห่งนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเล้าláoเล้าláo1coop; pen; sty2classifier: coops/pensไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)สามsăamสามsăamthree (3)เล้าláoเล้าláo1coop; pen; sty2classifier: coops/pensและláeและláeand (coordinating)เล้าláoเล้าláo1coop; pen; sty2classifier: coops/pensหมูmŏoหมูmŏo1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4classifier: ตัว5fat person (impolite)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondเล้าláoเล้าláo1coop; pen; sty2classifier: coops/pensให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)เข้าชมkâo chomเข้าชมkâo chom1[to] visit; view (as a visitor)2[to] view; access (online content)
This farm has three chicken coops and two pig pens for children to visit.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanนับnápเล้าláoเป็ดbpètไว้wáiสิบsìpเล้าláoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมพร้อมdtriiam-prɔ́ɔmก่อนgɔ̀ɔnฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒn
The villagers counted ten duck pens to prepare before the rainy season.
ผู้ใหญ่บ้านpûu-yài-bâanขอkɔ̌ɔข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunจำนวนjam-nuuanเล้าláoสัตว์sàtในnaiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láครัวเรือนkruua-rʉʉanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำสถิติtam-sà-tì-dtìของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chon
The village headman requested data on the number of animal coops per household to compile community statistics.
เขาkǎoจัดสรรjàt-sǎnงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanซ่อมsɔ̂mเล้าláoทั้งtángหกhòkเล้าláoให้ได้hâi-dâaiมาตรฐานสุขอนามัยmâat-dtrà-tǎan-sùk-à-naa-mai
He allocated a budget to repair all six coops to meet hygiene standards.
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
láo
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 | — | — |