ท้องลูก

tɔ́ɔng-lûuk

Meaning

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[to] be pregnant (with a child)

to be pregnant (of humans or animals); commonly in phrases like ท้องลูกคนแรก ‘pregnant with the first child’. Formal synonym: ตั้งครรภ์ตั้งครรภ์dtâng-kan1[to] be/become pregnant (formal)2pregnant (formal/medical).

Examples

แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineท้องลูกtɔ́ɔng-lûukท้องลูกtɔ́ɔng-lûuk[to] be pregnant (with a child)
My cat is pregnant.
3 more examples
พี่สาวpîi-sǎaoของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnกำลังgam-langท้องลูกtɔ́ɔng-lûukคนkonแรกrɛ̂ɛk
My older sister is pregnant with her first child.
ตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiแม่mɛ̂ɛท้องลูกtɔ́ɔng-lûukคนkonที่สองtîi-sɔ̌ɔngแม่mɛ̂ɛแพ้ท้องpɛ́ɛ-tɔ́ɔngหนักnàkมากmâak
When my mom was pregnant with her second child, she had very bad morning sickness.
เธอterเพิ่งpêrngรู้ตัวróo dtuuaว่าwâaท้องลูกtóng lôokแฝดfàetหลังจากlăng jàakไปbpaiตรวจอัลตราซาวนด์dtrùuat an-dtraa-saaoเมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan née
She just found out she was pregnant with twins after having an ultrasound yesterday.

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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

tɔ́ɔng

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

ท้องtɔ́ɔngท้องtɔ́ɔng1belly; abdomen; stomach (body part); underside (of sth)2womb; mother's belly3[to] be pregnant4expanse; interior; area (in compounds)belly; abdomen; stomach (body part); underside (of sth)Part 1
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ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectschild; son; daughterPart 2
ท้องลูกtɔ́ɔng-lûukท้องลูกtɔ́ɔng-lûuk[to] be pregnant (with a child)[to] be pregnant (with a child)Word

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