ลุ้ง

lúng

Meanings

1NounC1

urn; ash receptacle

A traditional container or urn used to hold cremated bones and ashes, often used in the Thai ceremony of floating ashes on water

Examples

ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2oursเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam[to] prepare; get readyลุ้งlúngลุ้งlúng1urn; ash receptacle2woven basket; containerสำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)อัฐิàt-tìอัฐิàt-tì1cremated bone remains2bones; remains (formal/lit.)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคุณย่าkun-yâaคุณย่าkun-yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofนำไปnam-bpaiนำไปnam-bpai[to] take; carry; bring [sb/sth] (away/to somewhere)ทำพิธีtam-pí-tiiทำพิธีtam-pí-tii[to] conduct a ceremony; perform a ritualลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)5too light for the skin (makeup, colloquial)อังคารang-kaanอังคารang-kaan1Tuesday2Mars (planet)3ashes (cremation remains)พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
Our family prepared an urn for grandmother's ashes to be used in the ash-scattering ceremony tomorrow.
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2NounC1

woven basket; container

A woven container, similar to a basket, used for holding or carrying things.

Examples

คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)เสื้อผ้าsêua pâaเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaclothes; clothing; apparelเก่าๆgào gàoเก่าๆgào gàoold; oldish (reduplicated)ข้าวของเครื่องใช้kâao-kŏng krêuuang-cháiข้าวของเครื่องใช้kâao-kŏng krêuuang-cháibelongings; possessions; household goodsเอาไว้ao wáiเอาไว้ao wái1[to] keep [sth]; save [sth]; set [sth] aside (for later)2[to] leave [sth] for later; postpone3purpose marker (‘for; in order to’)4[to] keep [sth] (in a given state)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ลุ้งlúngลุ้งlúng1urn; ash receptacle2woven basket; containerที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสานsăanสานsăan1[to] weave; interlace2[to] build on; carry forward; connectด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooไม้ไผ่máai pàiไม้ไผ่máai pài1bamboo (plant)2bamboo (material)
Grandma keeps old clothes and everyday items in a woven bamboo basket.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

lúng

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → 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——
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