ลวก
lûuakMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] blanch/scald (food); parboil
to briefly put food in boiling water to cook or clean it lightly
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseลวกlûuakลวกlûuak1[to] blanch/scald (food); parboil2[to] scald (with hot liquid/steam)3sloppy; hasty; careless (work/attempt)ผักบุ้งpàk bûngผักบุ้งpàk bûng1water spinach; morning glory2classifier: handfuls (กำ)เร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonๆ-ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเอาไปao bpaiเอาไปao bpai1[to] take/carry [sth] away2take it; you can have itผัดpàtผัดpàt1[to] stir-fry [sth]2stir-fry; stir-fried dish3[to] postpone; put off; delay
Mom blanches the morning glory quickly before stir-frying it.
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ให้hâiลวกlûuakเส้นก๋วยเตี๋ยวsên-gǔuai-dtǐiaoแค่kɛ̂ɛพอสุกpɔɔ-sùkแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iใส่sàiน้ำซุปnáam-súp
Blanch the noodle just until cooked, then add the broth.
เวลาway-laaเตรียมdtriiamส้มตำsôm dtamฉันchănชอบchôpลวกlûuakถั่วฝักยาวtùa fàk yaaoให้hâiกรอบgròpนิดnítๆ-ก่อนgònคลุกklúk
When preparing som tam, I like to blanch the long beans until slightly crisp before mixing.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaฆ่าเชื้อkâa-chʉ́ʉaเบื้องต้นbʉ̂ʉang-dtônให้hâiลวกหอยlûuak-hɔ̌ɔiในnaiน้ำเดือดnáam-dʉ̀ʉatไม่กี่mâi-gìiวินาทีwí-naa-tiiแล้วจึงlɛ́ɛo-jʉngนำไปnam-bpaiยำyam
For preliminary sterilization, briefly blanch the shellfish in boiling water for a few seconds, then make the salad.
2VerbB2
[to] scald (with hot liquid/steam)
to cause a burn by contact with hot liquid or steam
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeซุปsúpซุปsúpsoupเดือดdʉ̀ʉatเดือดdʉ̀ʉat1[to] boil2boiling; seething; heatedหกใส่hòk-sàiหกใส่hòk-sài[to] spill on [sb]/[sth]มือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofลวกlûuakลวกlûuak1[to] blanch/scald (food); parboil2[to] scald (with hot liquid/steam)3sloppy; hasty; careless (work/attempt)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แผลพุพองplɛ̌ɛ-pú-pɔɔngแผลพุพองplɛ̌ɛ-pú-pɔɔngblistered or pustular skin sore
He spilled boiling soup on his hand and got scalded with blisters.
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ไอน้ำai-náamจากjàakกาน้ำร้อนgaa-náam-rɔ́ɔnพุ่งpûngออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaแล้วlɛ́ɛoลวกlûuakแก้มgɛ̂ɛmเธอtəəทันทีtan-tii
Steam from the kettle shot out and scalded her cheek immediately.
อย่าyàaเปิดbpə̀ətฝาfǎaหม้อmɔ̂ɔทันtanทีหลังtii-lǎngปิดไฟbpìt-faiเพราะprɔ́ไอร้อนai-rɔ́ɔnสามารถsǎa-mâatลวกlûuakหน้าnâaได้dâai
Don’t open the pot lid right after turning off the heat because the hot steam can scald your face.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanเตือนdteuuanให้hâiสวมsŭuamถุงมือtŭng meuuหนาnăaๆ-เพื่อpêuuaป้องกันbpông ganน้ำเดือดnáam dèuuatกระเด็นgrà-denมาmaaลวกlûuakผิวหนังpĭw năng
The staff warned to wear thick gloves to prevent boiling water from splashing and scalding the skin.
3AdjectiveB2
sloppy; hasty; careless (work/attempt)
done too quickly and without enough care or thoroughness
Examples
รายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officiallyที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเขียนแบบkĭian bàepเขียนแบบkĭian bàep1[to] draft; [to] draw plans2technical drawing; draftingลวกlûuakลวกlûuak1[to] blanch/scald (food); parboil2[to] scald (with hot liquid/steam)3sloppy; hasty; careless (work/attempt)ๆ-ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ข้อมูลkôr moonข้อมูลkôr moon1information; data (non-count)2data (computing)ผิดพลาดpìt plâatผิดพลาดpìt plâat1[to] be wrong; be erroneous2faulty; incorrectหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)จุดjùtจุดjùt1dot; spot; speck2point (location/time)3[to] light; ignite4full stop; period5point (argument/aspect)6decimal point7degree (° symbol)8point (classifier for small dots/points)
The report, written hastily, caused many errors.
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การgaanตรวจเอกสารdtrùuat èek-gà-săanอย่างyàangลวกlûuakๆ-ทำให้tam hâiพลาดplâatรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatสำคัญsăm-kanและláeเกิดgèrtปัญหาbpan-hăaตามมาdtaam maa
Checking the documents carelessly led to missing key details and subsequent problems.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunทำงานtam ngaanแบบbàepลวกlûuakๆ-เพียงpiiangเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเสร็จsètไวwaiๆ-คุณภาพkun-ná-pâapก็gâwจะjàตกdtòkและláeต้องdtôngเสียเวลาsĭia wee-laaมาmaaแก้gâeทีหลังtee lăng
If you do the work hastily just to finish quickly, the quality will drop and you'll waste time fixing it later.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lûuak
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |