พ่อลุง
pɔ̂ɔ-lungMeaning
1NounB2
uncle; older man (regional)
A regional term of address or reference for an uncle or an older man of one's parents' generation.
Examples
พ่อลุงpɔ̂ɔ-lungพ่อลุงpɔ̂ɔ-lunguncle; older man (regional)กินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)หรือยังrʉ̌ʉ-yangหรือยังrʉ̌ʉ-yangquestion particle: “yet?” / “…or not yet?”มากินmaa-ginมากินmaa-gin[to] come eatด้วยกันdûuai-ganด้วยกันdûuai-gan1together; jointly2in total; altogether3of the same group; fellowสิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)
Have you eaten yet, Uncle? Come and join us.
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เย็นนี้yen-níiฉันchǎnจะjàไปหาbpai-hǎaพ่อลุงpɔ̂ɔ-lungที่บ้านtîi-bâanแล้วlɛ́ɛoเอาaoผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiไปbpaiฝากfàakด้วยdûuai
This evening I'm going to visit my uncle at his house and take him some fruit.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นbpenญาติyâatกันganฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂เรียกrîiakแกgɛɛว่าwâaพ่อลุงpɔ̂ɔ-lungตามdtaamคนkonในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanเพราะprɔ́แกgɛɛอายุaa-yúรุ่นrûnเดียวdiiaoกับgàpพ่อpɔ̂ɔ
Although we aren't related, I call him Uncle like the other villagers do, because he is about my father's age.
พ่อลุงpɔ̂ɔ-lungอยู่ที่yùu-tîiนี่nîiมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛหนุ่มnùmถ้าtâaพวกpûuakหนูnǔuอยากรู้yàak-rúuว่าwâaหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanเมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnเป็นอย่างไรbpen-yàang-raiต้องdtɔ̂ngถามtǎamพ่อลุงpɔ̂ɔ-lungแล้วlɛ́ɛoละlá
Uncle, you've lived here since you were young, so if we want to know what the village used to be like, you're the one we should ask.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pɔ̂ɔ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figurefather; dadPart 1
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ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)uncle (older brother of either parent)Part 2
พ่อลุงpɔ̂ɔ-lungพ่อลุงpɔ̂ɔ-lunguncle; older man (regional)uncle; older man (regional)Word