ลุง(lung)

Meanings

1NounA2

uncle (younger brother of parent)

One’s uncle who is younger than one’s father or mother; also used more generally for a man of the parent’s generation.

Examples

ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (younger brother of parent)2older man (form of address)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineอายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2lifespan; service life3[to] be X years oldน้อยกว่าnói gwàaน้อยกว่าnói gwàa1less than; fewer than2under; belowพ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal year
My uncle is two years younger than my father.
2NounA2

older man (form of address)

A polite, familiar form of address for a middle‑aged or older man.

Examples

ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (younger brother of parent)2older man (form of address)ครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particleช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]บอกทางbòk taangบอกทางbòk taang[to] give directionsหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ได้ไหมdâi măiได้ไหมdâi măi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
Excuse me, uncle, could you please tell me the way?

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