เหล่ากอ
lào-gɔɔMeaning
1NounC1
lineage; ancestry; family stock (literary)
The family line, ancestral stock, or common descent from which a person or group originates; chiefly used in literary language.
Examples
สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondตระกูลdtrà-guunตระกูลdtrà-guun1lineage; family; clan2family (classification group)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toเหล่ากอlào-gɔɔเหล่ากอlào-gɔɔlineage; ancestry; family stock (literary)เดียวกันdiiao-ganเดียวกันdiiao-ganthe same; identicalแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ย้ายไปอยู่yáai-bpai-yùuย้ายไปอยู่yáai-bpai-yùu[to] relocate; move to live (somewhere else)คนละkon-láคนละkon-lá1each; per person2apiece; each; per person3separate; different (for each)เมืองmʉʉangเมืองmʉʉang1city; town; urban area2country; state; nation3region; realm (historical)
These two families share the same ancestry, but they moved to different towns.
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แม้mɛ́ɛทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngตระกูลdtrà-guunจะjàแยกย้ายกันyɛ̂ɛk-yáai-ganไปbpaiอยู่yùuคนละkon-láถิ่นtìnแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangจดจำjòt-jamได้dâaiว่าwâaตนdtonสืบsʉ̀ʉpมาจากmaa-jàakเหล่ากอlào-gɔɔเดียวกันdiiao-gan
Although the two families settled in different places, they still remember that they descend from the same ancestral line.
แม้mɛ́ɛกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaจะjàพรากprâakลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanให้hâiกระจัดกระจายgrà-jàt-grà-jaaiไปทั่วbpai-tûuaแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-dinความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamถึงtʉ̌ngเหล่ากอlào-gɔɔเดียวกันdiiao-ganก็gɔ̂ยังyangเป็นbpenสายใยsǎai-yaiที่tîiผูกpùukพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoไว้wái
Although time has scattered the descendants across the land, the memory of their shared ancestry remains a bond that holds them together.
เขาkăoไม่เคยmâi koieยกyókเหล่ากอlào gorอันanสูงศักดิ์sŏong sàkของkŏngตนdtonขึ้นkêunอ้างâangเพื่อpêuuaเรียกร้องrîak róngอภิสิทธิ์à-pí-sìtหากhàakกลับglàpยึดถือyéut tĕuว่าwâaคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaของkŏngคนkonอยู่ที่yòo têeการกระทำgaan grà-tamมิใช่mí châiชาติกำเนิดchâat gam-nèrt
He never invoked his noble lineage to claim special privileges; instead, he maintained that a person's worth lies in their deeds, not their birth.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ล puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
lào
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เหล่าlàoเหล่าlào1group; set; category2the ... (plural/collective marker)3classifier: groups; kinds; military branchesgroup; set; categoryPart 1
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เหล่ากอlào-gɔɔเหล่ากอlào-gɔɔlineage; ancestry; family stock (literary)lineage; ancestry; family stock (literary)Word