ลัวะ
lúaMeanings
1NounC1
Lua people; Lua language
The Lua (or Lawa) ethnic group, an indigenous people of Northern Thailand, or their language
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ชาวchaaoชาวchaaopeople (of); inhabitants; natives; folkลัวะlúaลัวะlúa1Lua people; Lua language2with a snapping sound; with a cracking soundที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùu[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitบนดอยbon-dɔɔiบนดอยbon-dɔɔion a mountain; in the highlandsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)จังหวัดเชียงใหม่jang-wàt-chiiang-màiจังหวัดเชียงใหม่jang-wàt-chiiang-màiChiang Mai Province (Thailand)
My friend is a Lua person living on a mountain in Chiang Mai province.
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ชาวchaaoลัวะlúaมีmiiวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamและlɛ́ประเพณีbprà-pee-niiที่tîiเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen-èek-gà-lákซึ่งsʉ̂ngสืบทอดกันมาsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔt-gan-maaอย่างยาวนานyàang-yaao-naan
The Lua people have unique cultures and traditions that have been passed down for a long time.
ในปัจจุบันnai-bpàt-jù-banภาษาpaa-sǎaลัวะlúaกำลังgam-langเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpภาวะpaa-wáเสี่ยงsìiangต่อdtɔ̀ɔการสูญหายgaan-sǔun-hǎaiเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakคนรุ่นใหม่kon-rûn-màiแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàไม่ได้mâi-dâaiนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiสื่อสารsʉ̀ʉ-sǎanในnaiชีวิตประจำวันchii-wít-bprà-jam-wanแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Currently, the Lua language is facing the risk of extinction because the younger generation hardly uses it for communication in everyday life anymore.
นักมานุษยวิทยาnák-maa-nút-sà-yá-wít-tá-yaaกำลังgam-langศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangระบบrá-bòpการทำเกษตรกรรมgaan-tam-gà-sèet-dtà-gamและlɛ́พิธีกรรมpí-tii-gamของkɔ̌ɔngกลุ่มชาติพันธุ์glùm-châat-dtì-panลัวะlúaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำความเข้าใจtam-kwaam-kâo-jaiวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítที่อยู่tîi-yùuร่วมกับrûuam-gàpธรรมชาติtam-má-châatอย่างyàangเกื้อกูลgʉ̂ʉa-guun
Anthropologists are studying the agricultural systems and rituals of the Lua ethnic group to understand their way of life that coexists harmoniously with nature.
2AdverbC2
with a snapping sound; with a cracking sound
An onomatopoeic word representing a sharp snapping, cracking, or smacking sound (such as breaking a stick)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเผลอเหยียบplə̌ə-yìiapเผลอเหยียบplə̌ə-yìiap[to] step on by accidentกิ่งไม้gìng-máaiกิ่งไม้gìng-máaitree branchแห้งhɛ̂ɛngแห้งhɛ̂ɛng1dry; not wet2[to] dry; become dry3dry; served without brothหักhàkหักhàk1[to] break; snap2broken; snapped3[to] deduct; withhold4[to] swerve; turn the wheel sharply5[to] bend; fold back6minus; lessเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseลัวะlúaลัวะlúa1Lua people; Lua language2with a snapping sound; with a cracking soundจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]นกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเกาะgɔ̀เกาะgɔ̀1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] come close to shore (of a boat)5[to] rely on [sb] for support or advantage (figurative)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)ตกใจdtòk-jaiตกใจdtòk-jaibe startled; be frightenedบินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)หนีไปnǐi-bpaiหนีไปnǐi-bpai[to] flee; run away; escape (away)
He accidentally stepped on a dry branch, breaking it with a loud 'lua' snap, causing the birds perched on the tree to fly away in fright.
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ครูkruuฟาดfâatไม้เรียวmáai-riiaoลงบนlong-bonโต๊ะdtóเสียงดังsǐiang-dangลัวะlúaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปรามbpraamไม่ให้mâi-hâiนักเรียนnák-riianวิ่งเล่นwîng-lênกันganในnaiห้องhɔ̂ng
The teacher whipped the cane against the desk with a loud 'lua' smack to warn the students not to run around in the room.
ลมพายุlom-paa-yúพัดpátแรงrɛɛngจนjonกิ่งgìngไม้ใหญ่máai-yàiหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหักhàkเสียงดังsǐiang-dangลัวะlúaตกลงมาdtòk-long-maaทับหลังtáp-lǎngคาkaaรถrót
The storm blew so hard that a large tree branch in front of the house broke with a loud 'lua' snap and fell onto the car roof.
ชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmใช้cháiท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máaiฟาดงูfâat-nguuที่tîiเลื้อยlʉ́ʉaiเข้ามาkâo-maaในบ้านnai-bâanเสียงดังsǐiang-dangลัวะlúaจนjonไม้máaiหักhàkเป็นสองbpen-sɔ̌ɔngท่อนtɔ̂n
The young man struck the snake that slithered into the house with a piece of wood, making a loud 'lua' crack that broke the wood in two.
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 syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lúa
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |