แรงลาก
rɛɛng-lâakMeaning
1NounB2
pulling force; towing force; traction
The force exerted to pull, drag, or tow an object.
Examples
รถเข็นrót-kěnรถเข็นrót-kěn1handcart; trolley2wheelchair3stroller; pushchair4online shopping cartคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneล้อlɔ́ɔล้อlɔ́ɔ1wheel2[to] tease; mock; kid3ox cart; animal-drawn cart (northern Thai)ฝืดfʉ̀ʉtฝืดfʉ̀ʉt1stiff; hard to move (friction)2sluggish; tight (economy/trade)3dry; hard to swallow4awkward; stilted (socially/linguistically)5unfunny; flat (humor)จึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderแรงลากrɛɛng-lâakแรงลากrɛɛng-lâakpulling force; towing force; tractionมากกว่าmâak-gwàaมากกว่าmâak-gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater thanปกติbpòk-gà-dtìปกติbpòk-gà-dtì1normal; usual; ordinary2normally; usually3normal state; norm
This cart has stiff wheels, so it takes more pulling force than usual to move it.
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ครูkruuให้hâiนักเรียนnák-riianใช้cháiเครื่องชั่งสปริงkrʉ̂ʉang-châng-sà-bpringวัดwátแรงลากrɛɛng-lâakกล่องglɔ̀ngบนbonพื้นโต๊ะpʉ́ʉn-dtó
The teacher has the students use a spring scale to measure the force needed to pull a box across the tabletop.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaน้ำหนักnám-nàkของkɔ̌ɔngเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanเพิ่มขึ้นpə̂əm-kʉ̂nแรงลากrɛɛng-lâakที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanเคลื่อนที่klʉ̂ʉan-tîiบนbonพื้นpʉ́ʉnราบrâapด้วยdûuaiความเร็วkwaam-reoคงที่kong-tîiก็gɔ̂เพิ่มขึ้นpə̂əm-kʉ̂nด้วยdûuai
As the sled's weight increases, so does the pulling force needed to keep it moving at a constant speed on level ground.
คนขับkon-kàpค่อยkɔ̂iเพิ่มแรงpə̂əm-rɛɛngลากlâakจากjàakกว้านgwâanจนjonรถrótที่tîiติดหล่มdtìt-lòmเริ่มrə̂əmขยับkà-yàpโดยdooiระวังrá-wangไม่ให้mâi-hâiสายสลิงsǎai-sà-lǐngตึงdtʉngเกินไปgəən-bpai
The driver gradually increases the winch's pulling force until the vehicle stuck in the mud starts to move, taking care not to put too much tension on the cable.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
rɛɛng
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
แรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)5expensive; steep (informal)strong; intense; severePart 1
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ลากlâakลากlâak1[to] drag; pull along2[to] tow3[to] draw/drag (on screen)4[to] prolong; draw out5[to] haul in; bring along (colloq.)6[to] overclock [sth] (computing slang)[to] drag; pull alongPart 2
แรงลากrɛɛng-lâakแรงลากrɛɛng-lâakpulling force; towing force; tractionpulling force; towing force; tractionWord