ลูกข่อย(lûuk kòi)
Meanings
1NounA2
my child (Isan/Lao)
My child; a common phrase in the Isan (Northeastern Thai) and Lao languages, combining ลูกลูกlôok1fruit2classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects3child; son; daughter4ball; spherical object5offspring (of animals); young (lûuk, child) and ข่อยข่อยkòi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bush (khòi, I/me).
Examples
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My child has already gone to school.
What does my child want to eat this evening?
I'm very worried about my child because he isn't feeling well.
2NounB2
khoi fruit (Streblus asper)
The fruit of the khoi tree (Streblus asper), a small, edible, yellowish berry.
Examples
ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèk1when (one) was a child; in childhood2one’s childhood period (noun phrase use)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)ปีนbpeenปีนbpeen[to] climb; scaleต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for the sake of; on behalf of2for; in order toเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)2to tidy up; put in order3to charge; take (a fee/payment)4to collect; pick up; gather5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to keep back; save7to keep; store; put awayลูกข่อยlûuk kòiลูกข่อยlûuk kòi1my child (Isan/Lao)2khoi fruit (Streblus asper)มากินmaa ginมากินmaa gin[to] come eat
When I was a child, I used to climb trees to pick khoi fruits to eat.
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ลูกข่อยlûuk kòiที่têeสุกsùkแล้วláeoจะมีjà meeสีเหลืองsĕe lĕuuangและláeมีmeeรสหวานrót wăanอมฝาดom fàat
A ripe khoi fruit is yellow and has a sweet and slightly astringent taste.
นกnókหลายชนิดlăai chá-nítชอบchôpมากินmaa ginลูกข่อยlûuk kòiสุกsùkบนbonต้นdtônซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenการช่วยgaan chûuaiกระจายgrà-jaaiเมล็ดพันธุ์má-lét panตามธรรมชาติdtaam tam-má-châat
Many species of birds like to eat ripe khoi fruits on the tree, which naturally helps to disperse the seeds.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaลูกข่อยlûuk kòiจะjàกินได้gin dâaiแต่dtàeก็gâwไม่mâiเป็นที่นิยมbpen têe ní-yomในเชิงพาณิชย์nai cherng paa-nítเท่าtâoผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiชนิดchà-nítอื่นèunเนื่องจากnêʉuang jàakมีmeeขนาดเล็กkà-nàat lékและláeมีเนื้อmee néuuaน้อยnói
Although the khoi fruit is edible, it is not as commercially popular as other fruits due to its small size and little flesh.
Word Breakdown
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ลูกข่อยlûuk kòiลูกข่อยlûuk kòimy child (Isan/Lao)