ไหลลงมา
lǎi-long-maaMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] flow down
to flow or stream in a downward direction.
Examples
น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerไหลลงมาlǎi-long-maaไหลลงมาlǎi-long-maa[to] flow downจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmภูเขาpuu-kǎoภูเขาpuu-kǎomountain
Water flows down from the mountain.
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Her tears flowed down her cheeks.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkน้ำฝนnáam-fǒnไหลลงมาlǎi-long-maaจากjàakหลังคาlǎng-kaaไม่หยุดmâi-yùtเลยləəi
It rained hard yesterday; rainwater flowed down from the roof non-stop.
เหงื่อไหลngʉ̀ʉa-lǎiลงlongมาจากmaa-jàakหน้าผากnâa-pàakของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoขณะที่kà-nà-tîiเขาkǎoกำลังgam-langวิ่งมาราธอนwîng-maa-raa-tɔɔn
Sweat flowed down from his forehead while he was running the marathon.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ล puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
lǎi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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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ลงมาlong-maaลงมาlong-maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and under[to] come down; descendPart 2
ไหลลงมาlǎi-long-maaไหลลงมาlǎi-long-maa[to] flow down[to] flow downWord