โล้น
bald
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- 1 bald、clean-shaven (of the head)
- 2 bare (of vegetation)、deforested
Describes a surface that is bare because its usual covering is absent. It most often refers to a bald or closely shaven head, but can also describe deforested hills or land.
bald、clean-shaven (of the head)
Describes a head with no hair or almost no hair, whether from hair loss or from being completely shaved.
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เขาโกนหัวจนโล้น khǎw koon hǔa con lóon He shaved his head completely bald. เขาโกนหัวจนโล้น details
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เด็กหัวโล้น dèk hǔa lóon a child with a shaved head เด็กหัวโล้น details
bare (of vegetation)、deforested
Describes a hill, mountain, or area of land that is bare because its trees or vegetation are gone.
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ภูเขาหัวโล้น phuu khǎw hǔa lóon a bare, deforested mountain ภูเขาหัวโล้น details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central image of โล้น is a surface left visibly bare because its normal covering is absent. Its most common use concerns a person's head. หัวโล้น describes a bald or completely shaven head and may refer either to hair loss or to deliberate shaving. The same image is extended to land with no trees or vegetation. ภูเขาหัวโล้น is a common expression for a bare or deforested mountain, especially in discussions of logging and environmental damage. There are specialized noun uses connected with traditional performance and certain labels for bald people, but these are not important for ordinary modern usage.
Usage
In everyday conversation, it is used to describe someone who is bald or has shaved their head. In news and environmental contexts, it commonly describes mountains or land stripped of trees by logging, fire, or other causes.
Caution
หัวโล้น is quite direct when applied to a person and can sound mocking or insulting if used as a form of address. For the milder idea of thinning hair, ผมบาง is usually more appropriate. Do not confuse โล้น with ล้าน, the word for “million”; their spelling and pronunciation differ.
Differences from similar words
1 bald synonyms
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ผมบาง means that someone has thinning or sparse hair, with hair still remaining. โล้น describes a scalp that is bare or nearly bare.
2 bare (of vegetation) synonyms
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เตียน can describe an open, cleared, or neatly bare surface in a wider range of situations. โล้น more strongly suggests that the usual covering is missing, leaving the surface exposed like a bald head.