ลูกน้อย
lûuk-nɔ́ɔiMeanings
1NounA2
baby; little child
A baby or small child; often used affectionately by parents for their young child.
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔiลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔi1baby; little child2young offspringหลับlàpหลับlàp1[to] sleep; [to] fall asleep2asleep (stative)สบายsà-baaiสบายsà-baai1comfortable; at ease2well; fine (health/state)3[to] be comfortable; feel at ease4easy; effortless
Tonight our little one sleeps well.
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Yesterday I took my little child to get vaccinated at the clinic.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะพาjà-paaลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔiไปbpaiสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náให้hâiวิ่งเล่นwîng-lên
Tomorrow we will take our little one to the park to run and play.
แม่mɛ̂ɛพกpókขนมkà-nǒmและlɛ́ผ้าpâaเช็ดchétทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatเผื่อpʉ̀ʉaเวลาwee-laaลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔiงอแงngɔɔ-ngɛɛระหว่างrá-wàangเดินทางdəən-taang
Mom carries snacks and wipes in case the little one gets fussy during the trip.
2NounB1
young offspring
A young offspring (of a person or animal), emphasizing that it is still small or young.
Examples
นกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)ตัวแม่dtuua-mɛ̂ɛตัวแม่dtuua-mɛ̂ɛdiva; queen bee; leading femaleคอยkɔɔiคอยkɔɔi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); regularly (do)3[to] be on standby; be readyป้อนbpɔ̂ɔnป้อนbpɔ̂ɔn1[to] feed [sb/sth]2[to] input; enter [data]3[to] feed; pass a ball to [sb]4[to] supply; feed (materials/energy)อาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔiลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔi1baby; little child2young offspringทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
The mother bird feeds her young every morning.
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แมวmɛɛoตัวdtuuaนี้níiเพิ่งpə̂ngคลอดklɔ̂ɔtลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔiของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manยังyangหลับlàpอยู่ในyùu-naiกล่องglɔ̀ng
This cat just gave birth; its little ones are still sleeping in the box.
พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛช้างcháangผลัดกันplàt-ganเฝ้าดูfâo-duuแลlɛɛลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔiอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wang
The elephant parents take turns carefully watching over their young.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaฤดูหนาวrʉ́-duu-nǎaoมาmaaใกล้glâiฝูงfǔungกวางgwaangจะjàย้ายถิ่นฐานyáai-tìn-tǎanเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔiอยู่yùuในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-paiกว่าgwàa
As winter approaches, the herd of deer migrates so that their young can stay in a safer area.
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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น้อยnɔ́ɔiน้อยnɔ́ɔi1few; little; small (amount/number)2less; to a lesser degree3young; junior (name/title use)4seldom; rarelyfew; little; small (amount/number)Part 2
ลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔiลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔibaby; little childbaby; little childWord