โล้
lóoMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] rock; sway; seesaw; pitch
to move back and forth with a rocking or swaying motion, or to make something move like that
Examples
เรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉaboat; ship; vesselน้อยnɔ́ɔiน้อยnɔ́ɔi1few; little; small (amount/number)2less; to a lesser degree3young; junior (name/title use)4seldom; rarelyลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)คลื่นklʉ̂ʉnคลื่นklʉ̂ʉn1wave (water/sea)2wave (physics; signal/EM)3surge; influx4broadcast frequency; radio bandแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)โล้lóoโล้lóo1[to] rock; sway; seesaw; pitch2[to] scull (a boat); row with a single oarไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastโล้lóoโล้lóo1[to] rock; sway; seesaw; pitch2[to] scull (a boat); row with a single oarมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔtมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔtall along; continuouslyคืนkʉʉnคืนkʉʉn1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse
The small boat floated with the waves and rocked back and forth all night.
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Mother soothed her child in a cradle that gently rocked until he fell fast asleep.
ลมlomพัดpátแรงrɛɛngทำให้tam-hâiโคมไฟkoom-faiริมrimระเบียงrá-biiangโล้lóoส่ายไปมาsàai-bpai-maaอย่างyàangน่าหวาดเสียวnâa-wàat-sǐiao
The strong wind made the lantern on the balcony sway back and forth precariously.
เขาkăoโล้lóเก้าอี้ไม้gâo-êe máiช้าcháaๆ-เพื่อpêuuaผ่อนคลายpòn klaaiหลังจากlăng jàakนั่งทำงานnâng tam ngaanมาmaaทั้งวันtáng wan
He rocked the wooden chair slowly to relax after working all day.
2VerbC1
[to] scull (a boat); row with a single oar
to propel a boat by moving a single oar or paddle back and forth, often at the stern in a sculling motion
Examples
ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไม้พายmáai-paaiไม้พายmáai-paai1paddle (for propelling a boat)2spatula; stirring paddle (for cooking/mixing)อันเดียวan-diiaoอันเดียวan-diiaoonly one; singleโล้lóoโล้lóo1[to] rock; sway; seesaw; pitch2[to] scull (a boat); row with a single oarท้ายtáaiท้ายtáai1end; back; rear2last; finalเรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉaboat; ship; vesselให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เลี้ยวlíiaoเลี้ยวlíiao[to] turn (change direction)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6rice (archaic; dialectal)7[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)คลองklɔɔngคลองklɔɔng1canal2classifier: canals/ditches3natural waterway; stream; creekแคบkɛ̂ɛpแคบkɛ̂ɛp1narrow2limited; not broad (scope or view)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4in the manner of; -lyชำนาญcham-naanชำนาญcham-naan1skilled; proficient2[to] be skilled in; [to] be adept at
Uncle used a single paddle to scull at the stern and skillfully turn the boat into the narrow canal.
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พ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káaตลาดน้ำdtà-làat-náamโล้lóoเรือrʉʉaด้วยdûuaiพายpaaiอันเดียวan-diiaoไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâaอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngเปลี่ยนbplìianมือmʉʉ
A floating-market vendor sculled the boat forward with a single oar continuously without switching hands.
เขาkăoโล้lóท้ายtáaiเรือreuuaด้วยdûuayพายpaaiไม้máiเพียงpiiangอันเดียวan dieowกระดกgrà-dòkซ้ายsáaiขวาkwăaเป็นจังหวะbpen jang-wàจนjonเรือreuuaค่อยๆkôi kôiไต่dtàiอย่างนุ่มนวลyàang nûm nuuanทวนกระแสtuan grà-săeลมlom
He sculled at the stern with just one wooden paddle, flicking left and right rhythmically until the boat smoothly edged up against the wind.
ชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongโล้lóoพายpaaiท้ายtáaiลำlamอย่างyàangคล่องแคล่วklɔ̂ɔng-klɛ̂ɛoโดยdooiอาศัยaa-sǎiแรงผลักrɛɛng-plàkกลับไปกลับมาglàp-bpai-glàp-maaให้hâiหัวเรือhǔua-rʉʉaรักษาrák-sǎaแนวnɛɛoระหว่างrá-wàangทุ่นtûnดักdàkปลาbplaa
The fisherman deftly sculled with the stern paddle, using the back-and-forth thrust to keep the bow aligned between the fish traps.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lóo
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |