ตกลูก
dtòk-lûukMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] give birth (of an animal)
For an animal, to give birth to young.
Examples
สุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)ที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeเพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowตกลูกdtòk-lûukตกลูกdtòk-lûuk[to] give birth (of an animal)5ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figure
The dog at home just gave birth to 5 puppies.
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แม่วัวmɛ̂ɛ-wuuaกำลังจะgam-lang-jàตกลูกdtòk-lûukในnaiอีกìikไม่กี่mâi-gìiวันwanชาวไร่chaao-râiจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngเตรียมdtriiamคอกkɔ̂ɔkให้hâiพร้อมprɔ́ɔm
The mother cow is going to give birth in a few days, so the farmer has to prepare the pen.
ช้างcháangเป็นbpenสัตว์sàtที่tîiใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaตั้งท้องdtâng-tɔ́ɔngนานมากnaan-mâakก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàตกลูกdtòk-lûukหนึ่งnʉ̀ngครั้งkráng
Elephants have a very long gestation period before they give birth one time.
ในnaiธรรมชาติtam-má-châatสัตว์sàtส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiจะjàเลือกสถานที่lʉ̂ʉak-sà-tǎan-tîiที่tîiปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-paiและlɛ́ห่างไกลhàang-glaiจากjàakผู้ล่าpûu-lâaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตกลูกdtòk-lûuk
In nature, most animals will choose a safe location far from predators to give birth.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtòk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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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ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectschild; son; daughterPart 2
ตกลูกdtòk-lûukตกลูกdtòk-lûuk[to] give birth (of an animal)[to] give birth (of an animal)Word