เหลิง
lə̌əngMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] get carried away; [to] be overconfident
To become arrogant or overconfident, letting success or praise go to one's head; to get carried away.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเจ้านายชมjâo-naai-chomเจ้านายชมjâo-naai-chomthe boss praises (someone)หน่อยเดียวnɔ̀i-diiaoหน่อยเดียวnɔ̀i-diiao1only a little; just a bit2a small amount (of) (after a noun)3for a moment; just a momentเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เหลิงlə̌əngเหลิงlə̌əng[to] get carried away; [to] be overconfidentแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
After the boss praised her just a little, she started to get carried away.
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อย่าyàaเหลิงlə̌əngในnaiอำนาจam-nâatเพราะprɔ́มันmanไม่ได้mâi-dâaiอยู่yùuกับgàpเราraoตลอดไปdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-bpai
Don't get carried away with power, because it won't be with us forever.
ความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètที่tîiได้มาdâi-maaอย่างง่ายดายyàang-ngâai-daaiอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiคนหนุ่มสาวkon-nùm-sǎaoเหลิงlə̌əngและlɛ́ขาดkàatความรอบคอบkwaam-rɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔpได้dâai
Success that comes easily can make young people arrogant and lack prudence.
เขาkǎoถูกtùukวิจารณ์wí-jaanว่าwâaเหลิงlə̌əngในnaiชื่อเสียงchʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangจนjonลืมตัวlʉʉm-dtuuaตนdtonและlɛ́ไม่ใส่ใจmâi-sài-jaiเพื่อนเก่าpʉ̂ʉan-gào
He was criticized for letting fame go to his head to the point of forgetting who he is and ignoring his old friends.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ล puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
lə̌əng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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เหลิงlə̌əngเหลิงlə̌əng[to] get carried away; [to] be overconfident[to] get carried away; [to] be overconfidentWord