ลูกงัว
lûuk-nguuaMeaning
1NounA2
calf (regional)
A young cow or bull; a regional form of ลูกวัวลูกวัวlûuk-wuuacalf, used especially in northern and northeastern Thai.
Examples
ลูกงัวlûuk-nguuaลูกงัวlûuk-nguuacalf (regional)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)นมแม่nom-mɛ̂ɛนมแม่nom-mɛ̂ɛbreast milk
The calf drinks its mother's milk.
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Yesterday, the calf ran after its mother to the pen.
Tomorrow, Dad will take the calf to graze in the field.
ลูกงัวlûuk-nguuaเพิ่งpə̂ngเกิดgə̀ətเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoพ่อpɔ̂ɔเลยləəiให้hâiอยู่ในyùu-naiคอกkɔ̂ɔkกับgàpแม่mɛ̂ɛก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
The calf was just born this morning, so Dad is keeping it in the pen with its mother for now.
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 endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lûuk
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectschild; son; daughterPart 1
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ลูกงัวlûuk-nguuaลูกงัวlûuk-nguuacalf (regional)calf (regional)Word