ลุก
lúkMeanings
1VerbA1
[to] get up; rise (from sitting/lying)
To move from sitting or lying to a standing position; to get up.
Examples
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He gets up from the bed in the morning.
I just got up to turn on the light.
Tomorrow she will get up early to go running.
The teacher told them to stand, so the students stood up immediately.
When I heard my name, I stood up from the chair and went to the front.
As soon as the bus stopped, the auntie stood up to get off.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanเรียกrîiakหมายเลขmǎai-lêekผมpǒmจึงjʉngลุกยืนlúk-yʉʉnและlɛ́เดินไปdəən-bpaiที่tîiเคาน์เตอร์kao-dtə̂ə
When the staff called the number, I stood up and walked to the counter.
2VerbB2
[to] burn; blaze; flare up
To burn or blaze, as a fire or flames; also used figuratively of something blazing up.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลมแรงlom-rɛɛngลมแรงlom-rɛɛng1strong wind; high wind2windy; very windy; strong-wind conditionsเปลวไฟbpleeo-faiเปลวไฟbpleeo-faiflameก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerลุกขึ้นมาlúk-kʉ̂n-maaลุกขึ้นมาlúk-kʉ̂n-maa1[to] get up; [to] stand up2[to] rise up; [to] take actionทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at onceจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyตกใจdtòk-jaiตกใจdtòk-jaibe startled; be frightened
As soon as the wind picked up, the flames suddenly flared up, startling everyone.
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His anger suddenly flared when he heard those words.
ความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngที่tîiเงียบngîiapมานานmaa-naanกลับglàpลุกlúkเป็นbpenประเด็นbprà-denใหญ่yàiหลังlǎngการประกาศgaan-bprà-gàatนโยบายná-yoo-baaiใหม่mài
The long-silent conflict erupted into a major issue after the new policy was announced.
อาการปวดaa-gaan-bpùuatที่tîiหลังlǎngลุกlúkวาบwâapขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaอีกครั้งìik-krángระหว่างrá-wàangการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดพักyùt-pák
The pain in his back suddenly flared up again during the meeting, forcing him to take a break.
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 vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lúk
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 | — | — |