ลูกน้อง(lôok nóng)

Meanings

1NounB1

subordinate; junior staff; underling

a person who works under someone else’s authority, especially in a workplace or organization

Examples

หัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] discuss; talk over2[to] date [sb]; be seeing [sb] (informal)3[to] brag; boast4[to] chat; talkกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ลูกน้องlôok nóngลูกน้องlôok nóng1subordinate; junior staff; underling2follower in a gang or groupเรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanเรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanwork matters; businessพรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
The boss talks with his subordinate about tomorrow’s work.
2NounB2

follower in a gang or group

a member who follows orders within an informal group, clique, or gang

Examples

หัวโจกhŭua jòhkหัวโจกhŭua jòhk1ringleader; instigator2main agitator (fig.)สั่งให้sàng hâiสั่งให้sàng hâi[to] order [sb] to do [sth]ลูกน้องlôok nóngลูกน้องlôok nóng1subordinate; junior staff; underling2follower in a gang or groupเฝ้าfâoเฝ้าfâo1[to] watch over; guard; keep; monitor2[to] attend; sit by; keep vigil3[to] await; watch for4keep (doing); continuallyทางเข้าtaang kâoทางเข้าtaang kâo1entrance; entryway2access link/portal (computing)ทั้งหมดtáng mòtทั้งหมดtáng mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everythingก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerทำตามtam dtaamทำตามtam dtaam1follow; comply; obey2[to] imitate [sb]; copy; do likewise3conform to; follow a modelอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang krêng-krátอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang krêng-krátstrictly; rigorously; stringently
The ringleader ordered his followers to guard the entrance, and they all strictly obeyed.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)Part 1
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น้องnóngน้องnóng1younger sibling2junior; younger personPart 2
ลูกน้องlôok nóngลูกน้องlôok nóngsubordinate; junior staff; underling