ลุกยืน

lúk-yʉʉn

Meaning

1VerbA2

[to] stand up

To rise from a sitting or lying position to a standing one.

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillลุกยืนlúk-yʉʉnลุกยืนlúk-yʉʉn[to] stand up
He stands up.
3 more examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเพลงชาติpleeng-châatขึ้นkʉ̂nทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂ลุกlúkยืนตรงyʉʉn-dtrong
When the national anthem started, everyone stood up straight.
เขาkǎoนั่งnângนานเกินไปnaan-gəən-bpaiจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngลุกยืนlúk-yʉʉnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยืดเส้นยืดสายyʉ̂ʉt-sên-yʉ̂ʉt-sǎai
He sat for too long and had to stand up to stretch.
ผู้ชมpûu-chomทุกคนtúk-konต่างdtàangลุกยืนlúk-yʉʉnปรบมือbpròp-mʉʉเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngจบลงjòp-longอย่างyàangน่าประทับใจnâa-bprà-táp-jai
All the audience members stood up to applaud when the performance ended impressively.

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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

ลุกlúkลุกlúk1[to] get up; rise (from sitting/lying)2[to] stand on end (of hair)3[to] burn; blaze; flare up[to] get up; rise (from sitting/lying)Part 1
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ยืนyʉʉnยืนyʉʉn1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)[to] standPart 2
ลุกยืนlúk-yʉʉnลุกยืนlúk-yʉʉn[to] stand up[to] stand upWord

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