เหลือก
lʉ̀ʉakMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] roll one's eyes upward; turn one's eyes so the whites show
To turn or roll the eyes, especially upward, so that the whites are prominently visible, as from fear, shock, or an involuntary physical reaction.
Examples
พอได้pɔɔ-dâaiพอได้pɔɔ-dâai1acceptable; passable; okay2[to] be able to do [something] to some extentยินyinยินyin[to] hear; feel (literary or in compounds)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneระเบิดrá-bə̀ətระเบิดrá-bə̀ət1bomb; explosive2[to] explode; [to] detonate3[to] erupt; [to] flare up4explosive (adj.)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerตกใจdtòk-jaiตกใจdtòk-jaibe startled; be frightenedจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofตาเหลือกdtaa-lʉ̀ʉakตาเหลือกdtaa-lʉ̀ʉak1with eyes wide open or rolled upward2frantically; in a desperate hurry3Indo-Pacific tarponและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)พูดpûutพูดpûut[to] speak; talk; sayอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)
When he heard the explosion, his eyes rolled back in shock, and he was unable to speak.
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ระหว่างที่rá-wàang-tîiผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiชักchákดวงตาduuang-dtaaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเหลือกlʉ̀ʉakขึ้นkʉ̂nจนjonเห็นhěnตาขาวdtaa-kǎaoอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeenพยาบาลpá-yaa-baanจึงjʉngรีบrîipเรียกrîiakแพทย์pɛ̂ɛt
During the patient's seizure, his eyes rolled upward so that the whites were clearly visible, prompting the nurse to call a doctor immediately.
นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngเหลือกตาlʉ̀ʉak-dtaaขึ้นkʉ̂nจนjonเห็นhěnตาขาวdtaa-kǎaoเด่นชัดdèen-chátเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiฉากchàakที่tîiตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnถูกtùukผีสิงpǐi-sǐngดูduuสมจริงsǒm-jing
The actor rolled their eyes upward, prominently exposing the whites, to make the scene in which the character was possessed look convincing.
2NounC2
ladyfish; tenpounder
A slender, silvery fish, also called ปลาตาเหลือก, found in coastal waters and estuaries.
Examples
ชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongfisher; fisherman/fisherwoman; fisherfolkจับปลาjàp-bplaaจับปลาjàp-bplaa[to] catch fishตาเหลือกdtaa-lʉ̀ʉakตาเหลือกdtaa-lʉ̀ʉak1with eyes wide open or rolled upward2frantically; in a desperate hurry3Indo-Pacific tarponได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-ween1area; vicinity2around; in the vicinity ofปากแม่น้ำbpàak-mɛ̂ɛ-náamปากแม่น้ำbpàak-mɛ̂ɛ-náamriver mouth; estuaryซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)จุดjùtจุดjùt1dot; spot; speck2point (location/time)3[to] light; ignite4full stop; period5point (argument/aspect)6decimal point7point (classifier for small dots/points)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerน้ำจืดnáam-jʉ̀ʉtน้ำจืดnáam-jʉ̀ʉt1fresh water2freshwater (as a modifier)ไหลlǎiไหลlǎi[to] flow; run (liquid)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerบรรจบban-jòpบรรจบban-jòp1[to] meet; converge; join2[to] coincide; come together3[to] be complete; come full circle (formal/lit.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)น้ำทะเลnáam-tá-leeน้ำทะเลnáam-tá-leeseawater; water from the sea
The fishermen caught ladyfish at the river mouth, where fresh water meets seawater.
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เมื่อยmʉ̂ʉaiกอgɔɔวนwonขึ้นkʉ̂nจากjàakน้ำnáamชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongก็gɔ̂พบpópปลาbplaaตาเหลือกdtaa-lʉ̀ʉakลำตัวlam-dtuuaเรียวยาวriiao-yaaoสีเงินsǐi-ngənปะปนbpà-bponอยู่yùuกับgàpปลาbplaaชนิดchá-nítอื่นʉ̀ʉnที่tîiจับได้jàp-dâaiใกล้glâiชายฝั่งchaai-fàng
When the fishermen hauled up the net, they found slender, silvery ladyfish mixed in with other fish caught near the coast.
การแยกgaan-yɛ̂ɛkปลาbplaaตาเหลือกdtaa-lʉ̀ʉakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakปลาbplaaสีเงินsǐi-ngənชนิดchá-nítอื่นʉ̀ʉnที่tîiพบpópในnaiปากแม่น้ำbpàak-mɛ̂ɛ-náamต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiการสังเกตgaan-sǎng-gèetลักษณะlák-sà-nàทางกายภาพtaang-gaai-yá-pâapหลายlǎaiประการbprà-gaanไม่ใช่mâi-châiดูduuสีsǐiของkɔ̌ɔngลำตัวlam-dtuuaเพียงอย่างเดียวpiiang-yàang-diiao
Distinguishing ladyfish from other silvery fish found in estuaries requires examining several physical features, rather than relying solely on body color.
แม้mɛ́ɛปลาbplaaตาเหลือกdtaa-lʉ̀ʉakที่tîiติดdtìtอวนuuanขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaจะjàสะดุดตาsà-dùt-dtaaด้วยdûuaiลำตัวlam-dtuuaเรียวยาวriiao-yaaoเป็นประกายbpen-bprà-gaaiสีเงินsǐi-ngənแต่dtɛ̀ɛสำหรับsǎm-ràpชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongในnaiชุมชนchum-chonปากแม่น้ำbpàak-mɛ̂ɛ-náamภาพpâapเช่นนี้chên-níiกลับglàpเป็นส่วนหนึ่งbpen-sùuan-nʉ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítที่tîiผูกพันpùuk-panกับgàpจังหวะjang-wàน้ำขึ้นน้ำลงnáam-kʉ̂n-náam-long
Although the ladyfish caught in the net are striking with their slender, shimmering silver bodies, for fishermen in the estuary community, such a sight is simply part of a way of life intertwined with the rhythm of the tides.
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 endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
lʉ̀ʉak
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |