ลุ่น
lûnMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
stubby; docked
short, stubby, or cut off at the end; docked
Examples
สุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)พันธุ์panพันธุ์pan1breed/variety/strain2seed (for planting)3lineage; stock; ancestry4kind/type (colloquial)คอร์กี้kɔɔ-gîiคอร์กี้kɔɔ-gîicorgiมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลักษณะเด่นlák-sà-nà-dèenลักษณะเด่นlák-sà-nà-dèen1distinctive feature; salient characteristic; hallmark2dominant trait (genetics)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantสั้นsânสั้นsân1short (length)2short (time; brief)3conciseและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหางhǎangหางhǎang1tail (of an animal)2tail-like part; trailing end3rear; back end4classifier: tailsลุ่นlûnลุ่นlûn1stubby; docked2bare; unadorned3bluntly; curtly
Corgi dogs are characterized by their short legs and stubby tails.
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The tip of this knife broke off and became stubby because it was used to pry open something hard.
เขาkǎoประสบbprà-sòpอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetถูกtùukเครื่องจักรkrʉ̂ʉang-jàkทับtápมือmʉʉจนjonปลายนิ้วbplaai-níuก้อยgɔ̂iขาดkàatลุ่นlûnไปbpaiเกือบgʉ̀ʉapหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเซนติเมตรseen-dtì-méet
He had an accident where his hand was crushed by a machine, leaving the tip of his little finger severed and stubby by almost a centimeter.
2AdjectiveB2
bare; unadorned
bare or stripped of branches and leaves; plain and lacking decoration
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ฤดูหนาวrú-doo năaoฤดูหนาวrú-doo năaowinter; cold seasonต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทิ้งใบtíng baiทิ้งใบtíng bai[to] shed leavesจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเหลือlĕuuaเหลือlĕuua1[to] remain; be left2[to] have left; have remaining3[to] be left over; be surplus4[to] be beyond; exceed (in set phrases: เหลือเชื่อ, เหลือทน, เหลือกำลัง)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)กิ่งgìngกิ่งgìng1branch; twig (small)2branch; offshoot (figurative)3classifier: branches, twigsลุ่นๆlûn lûnลุ่นๆlûn lûn1bluntly; abruptly2plainly; bare3blunt; docked
In winter, trees shed their leaves until only bare branches are left.
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เขาkăoใช้cháiท่อนไม้tôn máiลุ่นๆlûn lûnทำเป็นtam bpenเสาsăoชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoสำหรับsăm-ràpกางเต็นท์gaang dtén
He used a plain, bare log to make a temporary pole for pitching the tent.
เสาไม้săo máaiลุ่นๆlûn lûnต้นdtônนี้néeไม่มีmâi meeลวดลายแกะสลักlûuat-laai gàe-sà-làkอะไรà-raiเลยloieแต่dtàeมันmanกลับglàpดูdooมินิมอลmí-ní-monและláeสวยงามsŭuay ngaam
This plain wooden pillar has no carved patterns at all, but it looks minimalist and beautiful.
หลังจากlăng jàakไฟป่าfai bpàaสงบลงsà-ngòp longภูเขาpoo kăoทั้งtángลูกlôokก็gâwเต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuaiซากsâakต้นไม้dtôn máaiที่têeถูกtòokเผาpăoจนjonเหลือlĕuuaแต่dtàeลำต้นlam dtônลุ่นๆlûn lûn
After the forest fire subsided, the entire mountain was filled with the remains of trees burned down to bare trunks.
3AdverbC1
bluntly; curtly
bluntly, abruptly, or curtly in speech or manner
Examples
ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingตอบคำถามdtòp kam tăamตอบคำถามdtòp kam tăam[to] answer [a question]ลุ่นๆlûn lûnลุ่นๆlûn lûn1bluntly; abruptly2plainly; bare3blunt; dockedแบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)ล่ะlâล่ะlâ1topic/contrast particle; question tag2sentence-final particle (casual emphasis)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindไม่สุภาพmâi sà-pâapไม่สุภาพmâi sà-pâapimpolite; rudeเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Why did you answer the question so bluntly like that? It doesn't look polite at all.
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เขาkăoเป็นbpenคนพูดkon pôotจาjaaลุ่นๆlûn lûnไม่ค่อยmâi kôiมีmeeหางเสียงhăang sĭiangแต่dtàeจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoเป็นbpenคนใจดีkon jai deeมากmâak
He is a person who speaks abruptly without polite particles, but he is actually very kindhearted.
การปฏิเสธgaan bpà-dtì-sàytข้อเสนอkôr sà-nĕrของkŏngลูกค้าlûuk-káaด้วยdûuayคำพูดkam pôotลุ่นๆlûn lûnอาจàatส่งsòngผลกระทบด้านลบpŏn grà-tóp dâan lópต่อdtòความสัมพันธ์kwaam săm-panทางธุรกิจtaang tú-rá-gìtได้dâi
Rejecting a client's proposal with curt speech could negatively impact the business relationship.
เธอterตัดบทdtàt bòtลุ่นๆlûn lûnแล้วláeoเดินdernออกจากòk jàakห้องประชุมhông bprà-chumไปbpaiโดยdoiไม่สนใจmâi sŏn jaiใครkrai
She cut the conversation off abruptly and walked out of the meeting room without caring about anyone.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lûn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |