ไหล่เขา
lài-kǎoMeaning
1NounB1
mountainside; shoulder of a mountain
The side or slope of a mountain or hill, below the summit; a mountainside.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asกระท่อมgrà-tômกระท่อมgrà-tômhut; shackเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ไหล่เขาlài kăoไหล่เขาlài kăomountainside; shoulder of a mountain
We saw a small hut on the mountainside.
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เส้นทางเดินป่าsên taang dern bpàaนี้néeจะjàค่อยๆkôi kôiไต่dtàiขึ้นkêunไปตามbpai dtaamไหล่เขาlài kăoจนถึงjon tĕungยอดyôt
This hiking trail gradually climbs along the mountainside to the summit.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanปลูกbplùukไร่ชาrâi-chaaเป็นขั้นบันไดbpen-kân-ban-daiสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamอยู่yùuเต็มdtemไหล่เขาlài-kǎo
The villagers grow terraced tea plantations that beautifully cover the entire mountainside.
การสร้างgaan-sâangถนนtà-nǒnตัดผ่านdtàt-pàanไหล่เขาlài-kǎoแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiมีmiiความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangสูงsǔungที่จะtîi-jàเกิดgə̀ətดินถล่มdin-tà-lòmในช่วงnai-chûuangฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒn
Building a road across this mountainside carries a high risk of landslides during the rainy season.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
lài
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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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ไหล่เขาlài-kǎoไหล่เขาlài-kǎomountainside; shoulder of a mountainmountainside; shoulder of a mountainWord