ลวกมือ
lûuak-mʉʉMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] scald one’s hand
to burn the hand with hot liquid, steam, or very hot objects
Examples
เมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gîiเมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gîi1just now; a moment ago2a moment ago; just now (time)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เผลอplə̌əเผลอplə̌ə1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticingแตะdtɛ̀แตะdtɛ̀1[to] touch lightly; tap2[to] reach; hit (a level)หม้อmɔ̂ɔหม้อmɔ̂ɔ1pot; cooking pot2jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)3electric rice cooker (colloquial)4transformer (colloq.)น้ำเดือดnáam-dʉ̀ʉatน้ำเดือดnáam-dʉ̀ʉatboiling waterแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ลวกมือlûuak-mʉʉลวกมือlûuak-mʉʉ[to] scald one’s hand
I accidentally touched a pot of boiling water just now and burned my hand.
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เขาkǎoรีบrîipดึงdʉngฝาfǎaหม้อmɔ̂ɔออกɔ̀ɔkทำให้tam-hâiไอน้ำai-náamพุ่งpûngออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaลวกมือlûuak-mʉʉเขาkǎoทันทีtan-tii
He hurriedly pulled off the lid, causing steam to burst out and burn his hand immediately.
แม่mɛ̂ɛเตือนdtʉʉanหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángแล้วlɛ́ɛoว่าwâaอย่าyàaเอามือao-mʉʉไปbpaiจับjàpกาต้มน้ำgaa-dtôm-náamเพราะprɔ́เคยkəəiลวกมือlûuak-mʉʉมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoครั้งหนึ่งkráng-nʉ̀ng
Mom has warned many times not to touch the kettle because she once burned her hand already.
ขณะkà-nàลวกlûuakผักpàkในnaiหม้อmɔ̂ɔน้ำร้อนจัดnáam-rɔ́ɔn-jàtเขาkǎoเผลอplə̌əสะบัดsà-bàtมือmʉʉพลาดplâatน้ำnáamกระเด็นgrà-denใส่sàiจนjonลวกมือlûuak-mʉʉเป็นbpenแผลplɛ̌ɛพองpɔɔng
While blanching vegetables in very hot water, he accidentally flicked his hand, and splashing water burned his hand, causing blisters.
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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ลวกมือlûuak-mʉʉลวกมือlûuak-mʉʉ[to] scald one’s hand[to] scald one’s handWord