ลวกปาก
lûuak-bpàakMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] scald the mouth
To burn the mouth with food or drink that is too hot.
Examples
เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháothis morning; earlier this morningฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholชาร้อนchaa-rɔ́ɔnชาร้อนchaa-rɔ́ɔnhot teaจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofลวกปากlûuak-bpàakลวกปากlûuak-bpàak1[to] scald the mouth2carelessly; without thinking or serious intent
I burned my mouth drinking hot tea this morning.
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รอrɔɔให้hâiซุปsúpเย็นลงyen-longหน่อยnɔ̀iก่อนกินgɔ̀ɔn-ginนะnáไม่อย่างนั้นmâi-yàang-nánจะjàลวกปากlûuak-bpàak
Wait for the soup to cool a little before eating it, or you'll burn your mouth.
ฉันchǎnรีบrîipกินginโจ๊กjóokทั้งที่táng-tîiยังyangร้อนrɔ́ɔnอยู่yùuเลยləəiลวกปากlûuak-bpàakจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดyùtกินginพักหนึ่งpák-nʉ̀ng
I rushed to eat the rice porridge while it was still hot and burned my mouth, so I had to stop eating for a while.
ขนมkà-nǒmที่tîiเพิ่งpə̂ngออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakเตาdtaoอาจàatลวกปากlûuak-bpàakได้dâaiเพราะprɔ́แม้mɛ́ɛด้านนอกdâan-nɔ̂ɔkจะjàเย็นลงyen-longแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛไส้sâiข้างในkâang-naiยังyangเก็บgèpความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔnอยู่yùu
Freshly baked pastries can burn your mouth because, even when the outside has cooled, the filling still retains heat.
2AdverbB2
carelessly; without thinking or serious intent
Used to describe speaking without thinking carefully about what one says or meaning it seriously.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa[to] say/tell that; report/declare thatจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)แค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asพูดpôotพูดpôot[to] speak; talk; sayไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyพอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenลวกปากlûuak bpàakลวกปากlûuak bpàak1[to] scald the mouth2carelessly; without thinking or serious intentไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ตั้งใจdtâng jaiตั้งใจdtâng jai1[to] intend; mean to2[to] be determined; resolve3[to] pay close attention; concentrate4intentionally; on purposeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]จริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)ๆ-
He said he would help, but he was just saying it without meaning it. He had no real intention of helping.
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คำขอโทษkam-kɔ̌ɔ-tôotที่tîiพูดpûutไปbpaiพอpɔɔลวกปากlûuak-bpàakโดยdooiไม่mâiคิดkítจะjàปรับปรุงตัวbpràp-bprung-dtuuaย่อมyɔ̂mไม่mâiทำให้tam-hâiคนฟังkon-fangรู้สึกดีrúu-sʉ̀k-diiขึ้นkʉ̂n
An apology said without sincerity or any intention of changing won't make the listener feel any better.
ถึงtʉ̌ngเขาkǎoจะjàบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaแค่kɛ̂ɛพูดpûutไปbpaiพอpɔɔลวกปากlûuak-bpàakไม่ได้mâi-dâaiคิดkítอะไรà-raiแต่dtɛ̀ɛคนฟังkon-fangก็gɔ̂เสียความรู้สึกsǐia-kwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo
Even though he said he had spoken thoughtlessly and hadn't meant anything by it, the listener's feelings were already hurt.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ลวกlûuakลวกlûuak1[to] blanch/scald (food); parboil2[to] scald (with hot liquid/steam)3sloppy; hasty; careless (work/attempt)[to] blanch/scald (food); parboilPart 1
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ลวกปากlûuak-bpàakลวกปากlûuak-bpàak[to] scald the mouth[to] scald the mouthWord