ไหลหลาก
lǎi-làakMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] flow in torrents; surge
To flow forcefully in a large volume, especially of rainwater or floodwater.
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmภูเขาpuu-kǎoภูเขาpuu-kǎomountainไหลหลากlǎi-làakไหลหลากlǎi-làak1[to] flow in torrents; surge2[to] surge; pour forthเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand (in เข้าใจ)5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ท่วมtûuamท่วมtûuam1to flood; inundate2flooded; inundated3to overwhelm; be swampedหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoquickly; rapidly; swiftly
After heavy rain, water from the mountain surged as a flash flood and quickly inundated the village.
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ทางการtaang-gaanเตือนdtʉʉanให้hâiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเฝ้าระวังfâo-rá-wangน้ำnáamไหลหลากlǎi-làakในช่วงnai-chûuangพายุpaa-yúเข้าkâoภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉa
Authorities warned villagers to watch out for flash floods during the storm in the northern region.
ฝนfǒnที่tîiตกdtòkสะสมsà-sǒmหลายlǎaiวันwanทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətน้ำnáamไหลหลากlǎi-làakเชี่ยวกรากchîiao-gràakกวาดgwàatเอาaoดินdinและlɛ́เศษไม้sèet-máaiลงสู่long-sùuลำธารlam-taan
Several days of accumulated rain caused a torrent of floodwater, sweeping soil and debris into the stream.
พื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiลาดชันlâat-chanและlɛ́ดินdinชุ่มน้ำchûm-náamสูงsǔungเพิ่มpə̂əmความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangต่อdtɔ̀ɔเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanไหลหลากlǎi-làakที่tîiรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngและlɛ́ฉับพลันchàp-plan
Steep terrain and highly saturated soil increase the risk of severe and sudden flash floods.
2VerbB2
[to] surge; pour forth
To flow or pour suddenly and forcefully in great volume, like a torrent of water.
Examples
ฝนเทลงมาfǒn-tee-long-maaฝนเทลงมาfǒn-tee-long-maa[to] rain heavilyไม่หยุดmâi-yùtไม่หยุดmâi-yùt1[to] not stop; keep going2non-stop; without stoppingน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไหลหลากlǎi-làakไหลหลากlǎi-làak1[to] flow in torrents; surge2[to] surge; pour forthเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand (in เข้าใจ)5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ทุ่งนาtûng-naaทุ่งนาtûng-naarice field; paddy fieldในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ไม่กี่mâi-gìiไม่กี่mâi-gìia few; not manyชั่วโมงchûua-moongชั่วโมงchûua-moong1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time3lesson period; class period
Rain poured nonstop, and water from the mountain surged into the fields within hours.
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พอpɔɔเขื่อนkʉ̀ʉanปล่อยbplɔ̀iน้ำnáamกระแสgrà-sɛ̌ɛก็gɔ̂ไหลหลากlǎi-làakลงlongคลองklɔɔngอย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛng
Once the dam released water, the current rushed down the canal forcefully.
ท่อระบายน้ำtɔ̂ɔ-rá-baai-náamอุดตันùt-dtanทำให้tam-hâiน้ำฝนnáam-fǒnไหลหลากlǎi-làakเข้าkâoพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiตลาดdtà-làatอย่างฉับพลันyàang-chàp-plan
Clogged drains caused rainwater to surge into the market area suddenly.
น้ำป่าnáam-bpàaจากjàakยอดดอยyɔ̂ɔt-dɔɔiไหลหลากlǎi-làakเข้าkâoหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanกวาดgwàatเอาaoเศษซากsèet-sâakลงlongไปตามbpai-dtaamลำห้วยlam-hûuai
Runoff from the mountain peak poured into the village, sweeping debris down the stream.
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 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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หลากlàakหลากlàak1varied; various; diverse2[to] overflow; surge (of water)3surging; flooding (of water)varied; various; diversePart 2
ไหลหลากlǎi-làakไหลหลากlǎi-làak[to] flow in torrents; surge[to] flow in torrents; surgeWord