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boo-laa

Meaning

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bola (throwing weapon)

a throwing weapon made of one or more cords with weighted balls at the ends, swung and released to entangle the target’s legs

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-diiสารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-dii1documentary (work)2documentary; factual (style)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ได้เห็นdâai-hěnได้เห็นdâai-hěn[to] get to see [sb/sth]; [to] have seen [sb/sth]ชาวพื้นเมืองchaao-pʉ́ʉn-mʉʉangชาวพื้นเมืองchaao-pʉ́ʉn-mʉʉangnative; indigenous personใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderโบลาboo-laaโบลาboo-laabola (throwing weapon)ซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; 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)อาวุธaa-wútอาวุธaa-wút1weapon2weaponry; arms3means/asset used to gain advantage (figurative)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderขว้างkwâangขว้างkwâang[to] throw; hurl; castเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofพันขาสัตว์pan-kǎa-sàtพันขาสัตว์pan-kǎa-sàt[to] bind an animal's legs
In the documentary, we saw the native people using a bola, which is a weapon thrown to entangle an animal's legs.
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Tones

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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

boo

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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