ลูกตา
lûuk-dtaaMeaning
1NounA2
eyeball
The globe-shaped organ of sight in the head of humans and vertebrate animals.
Examples
คนเราkon-raoคนเราkon-raowe humans; people (in general)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลูกตาlûuk-dtaaลูกตาlûuk-dtaaeyeballสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3classifier: sides; paired parts4side; party (in a dispute or game)5side; lateral (modifier)
Humans have two eyeballs.
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It feels like there's something in my eyeball; it's very irritating.
ลูกตาlûuk-dtaaของkɔ̌ɔngแมวmɛɛoสามารถsǎa-mâatมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnในnaiที่มืดtîi-mʉ̂ʉtได้dâaiดีกว่าdii-gwàaคนkon
A cat's eyeballs can see better in the dark than a human's.
จักษุแพทย์jàk-sù-pɛ̂ɛtได้dâaiตรวจdtrùuatลูกตาlûuk-dtaaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาสาเหตุhǎa-sǎa-hèetของkɔ̌ɔngอาaaการมองgaan-mɔɔngไม่ชัดmâi-chát
The ophthalmologist examined his eyeball thoroughly to find the cause of his blurry vision.
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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ลูกตาlûuk-dtaaลูกตาlûuk-dtaaeyeballeyeballWord