ลูกนก
lûuk-nókMeaning
1NounA2
chick; baby bird; young bird
a baby bird; a young bird (soon after hatching or before it is fully grown)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)รังrangรังrang1nest; hive; den (animal)2hive/nest (classifier)3hideout; lair (pejorative/colloquial)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลูกนกlûuk-nókลูกนกlûuk-nókchick; baby bird; young birdสามตัวsǎam-dtuuaสามตัวsǎam-dtuua1three (with classifier ตัว)2three-digit lottery number
There are three baby birds in the nest.
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The mother bird is feeding the baby birds.
Yesterday I saw a baby bird fall from the tree.
เราraoต้องdtôngเดินdernเงียบๆngîiap ngîiapเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiลูกนกlôok nókที่têeกำลังgam-langหัดhàtบินbinตกใจdtòk jai
We must walk quietly so we don't frighten the baby birds that are learning to fly.
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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ลูกนกlûuk-nókลูกนกlûuk-nókchick; baby bird; young birdchick; baby bird; young birdWord