ซาวลูก
saao-lûukMeaning
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twenty items (Northern/Isan)
twenty items counted with the classifier ลูกลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects, such as fruits or balls; ซาวซาวsaao1[to] rinse; wash (rice)2twenty (Northern/Isan) means twenty in Northern Thai and Isan
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offกล้วยglûuaiกล้วยglûuai1banana (fruit)2banana plant/tree3easy; a breeze (slang)ซาวลูกsaao-lûukซาวลูกsaao-lûuktwenty items (Northern/Isan)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmตลาดเช้าdtà-làat-cháoตลาดเช้าdtà-làat-cháomorning market
He bought twenty bananas at the morning market.
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Auntie said there are exactly twenty oranges—do you want them?
ที่tîiอีสานii-sǎanเขาkǎoมักพูดmák-pûutแค่kɛ̂ɛคำว่าkam-wâaซาวsaaoแทนtɛɛnซาวลูกsaao-lûukเวลาwee-laaไล่lâiจำนวนjam-nuuan
In Isan, they often say just 'ซาว' instead of 'ซาวลูก' when counting.
ภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉaใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaซาวลูกsaao-lûukหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngยี่สิบyîi-sìpเช่นchênข้าวต้มkâao-dtômซาวลูกsaao-lûukหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngสั่งsàngยี่สิบyîi-sìpห่อhɔ̀ɔ
Northern Thai uses 'ซาวลูก' to mean twenty; for example, 'ข้าวต้มซาวลูก' means ordering twenty packets.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
saao
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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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ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectschild; son; daughterPart 2
ซาวลูกsaao-lûukซาวลูกsaao-lûuktwenty items (Northern/Isan)twenty items (Northern/Isan)Word