เหลื่อมล้ำ

lèuam lám

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] be unequal; be disparate; be unequalized (systemic)

to have structural differences that create unfair gaps, especially in wealth, status, or opportunity; to be unequal in a systemic way

Examples

นโยบายná-yoh-baaiนโยบายná-yoh-baaipolicy; plan of actionภาษีpaa-sĕeภาษีpaa-sĕe1tax2duty; tariffที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเอื้อêuuaเอื้อêuua1[to] facilitate; be conducive to2beneficial; favorable (attributive)3[to] favor; support (give advantage to)คนรวยkon ruuayคนรวยkon ruuayrich person; the richทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]สังคมsăng-komสังคมsăng-kom1society; community2social; societal3social circle; social worldเหลื่อมล้ำlèuam lámเหลื่อมล้ำlèuam lám1[to] be unequal; be disparate; be unequalized (systemic)2unequal; inequitable (social/economic)มากขึ้นmâak kêunมากขึ้นmâak kêun1more; increasingly2greater; more (than before)
Tax policies that favor the rich make society more structurally unequal.
2AdjectiveB2

unequal; inequitable (social/economic)

showing unfair disparities in status, wealth, or access to resources

Examples

รายได้raai dâiรายได้raai dâi1income; earnings2revenue (business/government)3proceeds; takingsของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนในเมืองkon nai meuuangคนในเมืองkon nai meuuangcity dweller; urbaniteกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ชนบทchon-ná-bòtชนบทchon-ná-bòt1countryside; rural area2rural (attr.)เหลื่อมล้ำlèuam lámเหลื่อมล้ำlèuam lám1[to] be unequal; be disparate; be unequalized (systemic)2unequal; inequitable (social/economic)กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenบางคนbaang konบางคนbaang konsome people; some personsจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6[to] begin; start; take effect7cooked rice8riceโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)ดีๆdee deeดีๆdee dee1properly; carefully; nicely; politely2really good; decent; properไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
The incomes of people in the city and the countryside are very unequal, so some children cannot attend good schools.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เหลื่อมlèuuaเหลื่อมlèuua1[to] overlap; be offset/staggered2overlapping; offset; staggeredPart 1
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ล้ำlámล้ำlám1advanced; cutting-edge; outstanding2[to] go beyond; [to] overstepPart 2
เหลื่อมล้ำlèuam lámเหลื่อมล้ำlèuam lám[to] be unequal; be disparate; be unequalized (systemic)