ลูกขาด(lôok kàat)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

barren; childless

Barren; childless, without offspring.

Examples

ถึงแม้tĕung máeถึงแม้tĕung máe1even though; although2even ifทั้งสองคนtáng sŏng konทั้งสองคนtáng sŏng konboth people; the two of themจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ลูกขาดlôok kàatลูกขาดlôok kàat1barren; childless2orphaned child; child lacking a parentแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)พวกเขาpûuak kăoพวกเขาpûuak kăothey; them (people)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerใช้ชีวิตคู่chái chee-wít kôoใช้ชีวิตคู่chái chee-wít kôo[to] live as a coupleกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)มีความสุขmee kwaam sùkมีความสุขmee kwaam sùk[to] be happy
Even though the two of them are childless, they live a happy life together.
2NounB2

orphaned child; child lacking a parent

A child who lacks one or both parents, often due to death or abandonment; an orphan depending on context.

Examples

มูลนิธิmoon-lá-ní-tíมูลนิธิmoon-lá-ní-tífoundation; charitable organizationนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ก่อตั้งขึ้นgòr dtâng kûenก่อตั้งขึ้นgòr dtâng kûen[to] found; [to] establish; [to] be foundedเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuuaช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuua1[to] help; assist2aid; assistance; support3to rescue; to provide reliefเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsลูกขาดlôok kàatลูกขาดlôok kàat1barren; childless2orphaned child; child lacking a parentและláeและláeand (coordinating)ยากไร้yàak ráiยากไร้yàak ráidestitute; impoverished
This foundation was established to help children who are orphans and destitute.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)Part 1
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ขาดkàatขาดkàat1[to] lack; be without2[to] be short of; run short of; run out of3[to] tear; rip4lacking; deficient5[to] be absent; miss (an occurrence)6[to] be cut off; be severed7[to] miss [sth]; omitPart 2
ลูกขาดlôok kàatลูกขาดlôok kàatbarren; childless