โลภ
lôopMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
greedy; covetous
Having an excessive and selfish desire for more, especially money or material things; greedy.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)ตำหนิdtam-nìตำหนิdtam-nì1[to] criticize; reproach; blame2fault; defect; blemish (esp. mark on an object)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeโลภlôopโลภlôop1greedy; covetous2[to] be greedy; covetเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultโบนัสboo-nátโบนัสboo-nát1bonus (extra pay/reward)2bonus (extra benefit/perk)ทั้งหมดtáng-mòtทั้งหมดtáng-mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everythingไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)คนเดียวkon-diiaoคนเดียวkon-diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; sole
He was criticized as greedy because he kept all the bonus for himself.
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Don't be so greedy that you overlook the fairness owed to others.
ความโลภkwaam-lôopทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiลงทุนlong-tunเสี่ยงsìiangเกินไปgəən-bpaiจนjonเสียsǐiaทุกอย่างtúk-yàang
Greed made him decide to invest too riskily and lose everything.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtล่มสลายlôm-sà-lǎaiเพราะprɔ́ผู้นำpûu-namโลภlôopและlɛ́สะสมsà-sǒmทรัพย์สินsáp-sǐnโดยdooiไม่mâiคำนึงถึงkam-nʉng-tʉ̌ngผลกระทบpǒn-grà-tópต่อdtɔ̀ɔพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan
The company collapsed because the leaders were greedy and accumulated wealth without considering the impact on employees.
2VerbB2
[to] be greedy; covet
To show or feel greed; to desire more than is fair or needed, especially money or possessions.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโลภมากlôop-mâakโลภมากlôop-mâakvery greedyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)แบ่งbɛ̀ngแบ่งbɛ̀ng1[to] divide; split2[to] share3[to] allocate; distribute4[to] separate; set apartกำไรgam-raiกำไรgam-rai1profit; financial gain2benefit; advantage (fig.)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เพื่อนร่วมทีมpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-tiimเพื่อนร่วมทีมpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-tiimteammate; team member
He is so greedy that he refuses to share the profit with his teammates.
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เธอtəəรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kโลภlôopเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnของลดราคาkɔ̌ɔng-lót-raa-kaaอยากได้yàak-dâaiทุกอย่างtúk-yàangโดยdooiไม่mâiคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn
She felt greedy when she saw the sale items and wanted to buy everything.
ถ้าtâaเราraoปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiความโลภkwaam-lôopนำทางnam-taangการตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiทางการเงินtaang-gaan-ngənมักจะmák-jàพลาดplâat
If we let greed lead the way, financial decisions often go wrong.
ผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanบางคนbaang-konถูกtùukวิจารณ์wí-jaanว่าwâaโลภlôopเพราะprɔ́ยังyangเรียกร้องrîiak-rɔ́ɔngโบนัสboo-nátเพิ่มpə̂əmแม้mɛ́ɛบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtขาดทุนkàat-tun
Some executives are criticized as greedy because they still demand more bonuses even when the company is losing money.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ภ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lôop
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |