ลูกท้อ

lûuk-tɔ́ɔ

Meaning

1NounA2

peach (the fruit)

the fruit of the peach tree; a sweet, round fruit with soft, fuzzy skin and a hard stone.

Examples

นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ลูกท้อlûuk-tɔ́ɔลูกท้อlûuk-tɔ́ɔpeach (the fruit)
This is a peach.
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ฉันchǎnซื้อsʉ́ʉลูกท้อlûuk-tɔ́ɔมาจากmaa-jàakตลาดdtà-làat
I bought peaches from the market.
ลูกท้อlûuk-tɔ́ɔลูกlûukนี้níiหวานwǎanมากmâak
This peach is very sweet.
แม่mɛ̂ɛกำลังgam-langทำtamพายลูกท้อpaai-lûuk-tɔ́ɔซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenของหวานkɔ̌ɔng-wǎanที่tîiฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpที่สุดtîi-sùt
Mom is making peach pie, which is my favorite dessert.

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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectschild; son; daughterPart 1
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ท้อtɔ́ɔท้อtɔ́ɔ1discouraged; disheartened2[to] lose heart; feel discouraged3peach (tree or fruit)discouraged; disheartenedPart 2
ลูกท้อlûuk-tɔ́ɔลูกท้อlûuk-tɔ́ɔpeach (the fruit)peach (the fruit)Word

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