ลูกชัง
lûuk-changMeanings
1NounB2
unloved child; disfavored child
A child disliked or rejected by a parent, especially one treated with less affection or favor than other children in the family.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureเอาใจao-jaiเอาใจao-jai1[to] please; pamper; indulge2[to] pay close attention to (someone’s feelings)พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingมากกว่าmâak-gwàaมากกว่าmâak-gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater thanเสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2equal; level; even3[to] draw; [to] tieจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâa1[to] feel that; think that; have the impression that2it seems (to me) that...; I feel that...ตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ลูกชังlûuk-changลูกชังlûuk-chang1unloved child; disfavored child2disfavored person or group (figurative)
His father always favors his older brother, making him feel like the unloved child.
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เธอtəəมักmákบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเป็นbpenลูกชังlûuk-changเพราะprɔ́แม่mɛ̂ɛไม่เคยmâi-kəəiกอดgɔ̀ɔtเธอtəəเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanที่tîiกอดgɔ̀ɔtน้องnɔ́ɔng
She often says she is the unloved child because her mother never hugs her the way she hugs her younger sibling.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamทำtamทุกอย่างtúk-yàangให้hâiพ่อpɔ̂ɔภูมิใจpuum-jaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛการgaanถูกtùukตำหนิdtam-nìและlɛ́เปรียบเทียบกับbprìiap-tîiap-gàpพี่pîiอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌əก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเป็นbpenลูกชังlûuk-chang
Although he tries everything to make his father proud, being constantly criticized and compared with his older sibling makes him feel like the unloved child.
การที่gaan têeพ่อแม่pôr mâeแบ่งbàengลูกlôokเป็นbpenลูกlôokโปรดbpròhtกับgàpลูกชังlôok changอาจàatทำให้tam hâiเด็กdèkที่têeไม่ได้mâi dâaiรับrápความรักkwaam rákเติบโตขึ้นdtèrp dtoh kûenพร้อมกับpróm gàpความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukว่าwâaตนdtonไม่mâiมีคุณค่าmee kun-kâa
When parents divide their children into favorites and unloved ones, the children deprived of affection may grow up feeling worthless.
2NounB2
disfavored person or group (figurative)
A person or group treated with less favor, care, or support than others by those in authority, likened to an unloved child.
Examples
แผนกpà-nɛ̀ɛkแผนกpà-nɛ̀ɛk1department; section2classifier for departmentsของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2oursเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughลูกชังlûuk-changลูกชังlûuk-chang1unloved child; disfavored child2disfavored person or group (figurative)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔnอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔnequipment; gearใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2again; anew3new; inexperienced (novice)4hibiscus (Northern Thai)ทีไรtii-raiทีไรtii-raiwhenever; every time (that)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่เคยmâi-kəəiไม่เคยmâi-kəəinever; have neverได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Our department is like the company's unloved child: whenever we ask for new equipment, we never get it.
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ทีมtiimกะดึกgà-dʉ̀kรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaเป็นbpenลูกชังlûuk-changเพราะprɔ́หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaชมchomแต่dtɛ̀ɛทีมtiimกะเช้าgà-cháo
The night-shift team feels like the unloved child because the boss only praises the morning-shift team.
โรงเรียนrong rianเล็กlékๆ-ในnaiชนบทchon-ná-bòtถูกtòokมองว่าmong wâaเป็นbpenลูกชังlôok changของkŏngกระทรวงgrà-suuangเพราะpráwได้รับdâi rápงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanน้อยnóiทั้งที่táng têeยังyangขาดkàatครูkruuและláeอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gonการเรียนgaan rian
Small rural schools are seen as the ministry's unloved children because they receive little funding despite still lacking teachers and learning equipment.
หากhàakผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanยังyangทุ่มtûmงบngópให้hâiเฉพาะchà-pɔ́โครงการใหญ่kroong-gaan-yàiโครงการkroong-gaanเล็กlékที่tîiมีประโยชน์mii-bprà-yòotต่อdtɔ̀ɔชุมชนchum-chonก็gɔ̂จะjàกลายเป็นglaai-bpenลูกชังlûuk-changที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiเหลียวแลlǐiao-lɛɛ
If management continues to pour funding only into large projects, smaller projects that benefit the community will become unloved children that no one looks after.
Tones
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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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ลูกชังlûuk-changลูกชังlûuk-changunloved child; disfavored childunloved child; disfavored childWord