ลุ
lúMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] reach; attain; arrive at
to reach or arrive at a time, stage, goal, or condition; to attain
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureฝึกfʉ̀kฝึกfʉ̀k1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)3[to] drill; discipline (sb)หนักหลายnàk-lǎaiหนักหลายnàk-lǎaivery heavy; very severeเดือนdʉʉanเดือนdʉʉan1month2the Moon; moonเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillลุlúลุlú[to] reach; attain; arrive atลูกศรlûuk-sɔ̌ɔnลูกศรlûuk-sɔ̌ɔn1arrow (projectile)2arrow (symbol/indicator)เป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎai1goal; target; aim2target (literal)แรกrɛ̂ɛkแรกrɛ̂ɛk1first; earliest; initial2at first; initiallyของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛoได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛogot it; done; now possible
After months of hard training, he has reached his first target of the year.
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โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiลุlúระยะrá-yáทดลองtót-lɔɔngแล้วlɛ́ɛoคาดว่าkâat-wâaจะjàเปิดใช้bpə̀ət-cháiจริงjingเดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâa
This project has reached the pilot phase and is expected to launch next month.
ทีมวิจัยtiim-wí-jaiลุlúขั้นตอนสุดท้ายkân-dtɔɔn-sùt-táaiของkɔ̌ɔngการทดสอบgaan-tót-sɔ̀ɔpก่อนgɔ̀ɔnยื่นyʉ̂ʉnขออนุมัติkɔ̌ɔ-à-nú-mátอย่างเป็นทางการyàang-bpen-taang-gaan
The research team has reached the final stage of testing before submitting for official approval.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเราraoลุlúจุดjùtที่tîiทั้งtángทีมtiimเห็นพ้องhěn-pɔ́ɔngเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiก็gɔ̂ชัดเจนchát-jeenและlɛ́การตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiก็gɔ̂เร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂n
When we reach the point where the whole team agrees, the goal becomes clear and decisions are made faster.
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
lú
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 | — | — |