โลหะ
loo-hàMeaning
1NounB1
metal
a class of usually hard, shiny substances like iron, copper, or aluminum that conduct heat and electricity and can be shaped
Examples
หม้อmɔ̂ɔหม้อmɔ̂ɔ1pot; cooking pot2jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)3electric rice cooker (colloquial)4transformer (colloq.)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทำจากtam-jàakทำจากtam-jàak1[to] be made of/from [sth]2[to] make [sth] from [sth]โลหะloo-hàโลหะloo-hàmetalจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ทนtonทนton1[to] endure; tolerate; bear2[to] withstand; resist3durable; resistant (of things)ความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔnความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔn1heat; hotness2heat (physics, transfer)3heat; thermal energy (nontechnical)ได้ดีdâai-diiได้ดีdâai-diisucceed; do well
This pot is made of metal, so it withstands heat well.
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เหล็กlèkทองแดงtɔɔng-dɛɛngและlɛ́อะลูมิเนียมà-luu-mí-niiamเป็นbpenโลหะloo-hàที่tîiนำไฟฟ้าnam-fai-fáaได้dâai
Iron, copper, and aluminum are metals that conduct electricity.
The welder used metal sheets to cut and bend into a table frame.
เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakโลหะloo-hàมีmiiความแข็งแรงkwaam-kɛ̌ng-rɛɛngและlɛ́ขึ้นรูปkʉ̂n-rûupได้dâaiโรงงานroong-ngaanจึงjʉngเลือกใช้lʉ̂ʉak-cháiในnaiการผลิตgaan-pà-lìtเครื่องจักรkrʉ̂ʉang-jàk
Because metal is strong and formable, the factory chooses it for manufacturing machines.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
loo
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
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โลหะloo-hàโลหะloo-hàmetalmetalWord