โลกย์
lôokMeaning
1NounC1
(literary) worldly; secular
Relating to the world or worldly affairs, rather than spiritual or transcendent matters.
Examples
แม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùkมีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùk[to] be happyทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)โลกย์lôokโลกย์lôok(literary) worldly; secularแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ในใจnai-jaiในใจnai-jaiinwardly; to oneselfก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)สงบsà-ngòpสงบsà-ngòp1calm; peaceful; tranquil; quiet2to become calm; subside; quiet down3[to] quell; pacify; suppress; bring to an end
Although he enjoys worldly pleasures, he still feels no inner peace.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàหันมาhǎn-maaปฏิบัติธรรมbpà-dtì-bàt-tamเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiละทิ้งlá-tíngหน้าที่nâa-tîiทางtaangโลกย์lôokที่tîiมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
Although she has turned to spiritual practice, she has not abandoned her worldly responsibilities toward her family.
ชื่อเสียงchʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangและlɛ́อำนาจam-nâatอาจàatเป็นbpenเครื่องวัดkrʉ̂ʉang-wátความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètทางtaangโลกย์lôokแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่อาจmâi-àatใช้cháiตัดสินdtàt-sǐnความเจริญkwaam-jà-rəənทางจิตใจtaang-jìt-jaiได้dâai
Fame and power may measure worldly success, but they cannot determine spiritual growth.
การวางgaan-waangใจjaiให้hâiพ้นจากpón-jàakความยึดติดkwaam-yʉ́t-dtìtทางtaangโลกย์lôokมิได้mí-dâaiหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngการเพิกเฉยgaan-pə̂ək-chə̌əiต่อdtɔ̀ɔความทุกข์kwaam-túkของkɔ̌ɔngผู้คนpûu-kon
Freeing the mind from worldly attachments does not mean turning a blind eye to people's suffering.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โลกย์ said โลก?
lôok
- Silent letterย์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lôok
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
ย์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |