ลุงตู่
lung-dtùuMeaning
1Proper nounB2
Uncle Tu (Prayut Chan-o-cha)
a common nickname for Prayut Chan-o-cha, a former Prime Minister of Thailand. 'ลุงลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)' (lung) means uncle.
Examples
สมัยsà-mǎiสมัยsà-mǎi1period; era; age2term; tenure3during; in the time ofที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerลุงตู่lung-dtùuลุงตู่lung-dtùuUncle Tu (Prayut Chan-o-cha)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นายกฯnaa-yókนายกฯnaa-yókprime minister (abbr.)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการอนุมัติgaan-à-nú-mátการอนุมัติgaan-à-nú-mátapproval; authorizationโครงการkroong-gaanโครงการkroong-gaanproject; schemeรถไฟความเร็วสูงrót-fai-kwaam-reo-sǔungรถไฟความเร็วสูงrót-fai-kwaam-reo-sǔunghigh-speed train; high-speed rail
During the time Uncle Tu was Prime Minister, the high-speed train project was approved.
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หลายlǎaiคนวิจารณ์kon-wí-jaanนโยบายเศรษฐกิจná-yoo-baai-sèet-tà-gìtในnaiยุคyúkของkɔ̌ɔngลุงตู่lung-dtùu
Many people criticized the economic policies of the Uncle Tu era.
บทเพลงbòt plengคืนkeunความสุขkwaam sùkให้hâiประเทศไทยbprà-têet taiกลายเป็นglaai bpenสัญลักษณ์săn-yá-lákที่têeคนkonมักmákนึกถึงnéuk tĕungเมื่อmêuuaพูดถึงpôot tĕungลุงตู่lung dtòoในnaiช่วงแรกๆchûuang râek râek
The song 'Returning Happiness to Thailand' became a symbol people often think of when talking about Uncle Tu in the early days.
การดำรงตำแหน่งgaan-dam-rong-dtam-nɛ̀ngนายกรัฐมนตรีnaa-yók-rát-tà-mon-dtriiที่tîiยาวนานyaao-naanของkɔ̌ɔngลุงตู่lung-dtùuได้dâaiทิ้งtíngทั้งtángมรดกmɔɔ-rá-dòkและlɛ́ประเด็นถกเถียงbprà-den-tòk-tǐiangไว้wáiมากมายmâak-maaiในnaiสังคมไทยsǎng-kom-tai
Uncle Tu's long tenure as Prime Minister left behind both a legacy and many points of debate in Thai society.
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
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lung
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)uncle (older brother of either parent)Part 1
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ตู่dtùuตู่dtùu1Tu (nickname; given name)2[to] accuse wrongly; make a baseless claim3[to] falsely claim [sth] as one's ownTu (nickname; given name)Part 2
ลุงตู่lung-dtùuลุงตู่lung-dtùuUncle Tu (Prayut Chan-o-cha)Uncle Tu (Prayut Chan-o-cha)Word