ลูกน้ำ
lûuk-náamMeanings
1NounA2
comma (common term)
a common/colloquial Thai term for the comma punctuation mark (,); formal term: จุลภาคจุลภาคjun-lá-pâak1comma (,)2micro; small-scale
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.เครื่องหมายkrʉ̂ʉang-mǎaiเครื่องหมายkrʉ̂ʉang-mǎaimark; sign; symbolลูกน้ำlûuk-náamลูกน้ำlûuk-náam1comma (common term)2mosquito larva
This is a comma.
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When you write a list of things, don't forget to add commas.
The teacher told me to separate the words in the list with a comma.
การใช้gaan cháiลูกน้ำlûuk námอย่างถูกต้องyàang tòk dtôngจะjàช่วยให้chûuai hâiคนkonอ่านเข้าใจàan kâo jaiประโยคbprà-yòhkยาวๆyaao yaaoได้dâiง่ายขึ้นngâai kêun
Using commas correctly will help the reader understand long sentences more easily.
2NounB2
mosquito larva
the aquatic larval stage of a mosquito
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toกำจัดgam-jàtกำจัดgam-jàt[to] eliminate; get rid ofลูกน้ำlûuk-náamลูกน้ำlûuk-náam1comma (common term)2mosquito larvaในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)โอ่งòongโอ่งòong1classifier: large jars2large earthen jar; water jarเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-gan1[to] protect; guard2[to] prevent; avert; ward off3preventive; protectiveไข้เลือดออกkâi-lʉ̂ʉat-ɔ̀ɔkไข้เลือดออกkâi-lʉ̂ʉat-ɔ̀ɔkdengue hemorrhagic fever; dengue
We have to get rid of the mosquito larvae in the water jar to prevent dengue fever.
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เวลาwee-laaฝนตกfǒn-dtòkแล้วlɛ́ɛoมีmiiน้ำขังnáam-kǎngลองlɔɔngไปbpaiส่องsɔ̀ɔngดูสิduu-sìจะjàเห็นhěnลูกน้ำlûuk-náamเต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòt
When it rains and there's standing water, try looking closely; you'll see it's full of mosquito larvae.
วงจรชีวิตwong-jɔɔn-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngยุงyungเริ่มrə̂əmจากjàakไข่kàiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenลูกน้ำlûuk-náamตัวdtuuaโม่môoงngɔɔและlɛ́ยุงyungตัวเต็มวัยdtuua-dtem-waiตามลำดับdtaam-lam-dàp
The life cycle of a mosquito starts from an egg, becomes a larva, a pupa, and then an adult mosquito, respectively.
เจ้าหน้าที่สาธารณสุขjâao-nâa-tîi-sǎa-taa-rá-ná-sùkรณรงค์ron-ná-rongให้hâiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonสำรวจsǎm-rùuatและlɛ́ทำลายtam-laaiแหล่งที่อยู่lɛ̀ng-tîi-yùuของkɔ̌ɔngลูกน้ำlûuk-náamยุงลายyung-laaiรอบrɔ̂ɔpบ้านbâan
Public health officials are campaigning for people to survey and destroy the habitats of Aedes mosquito larvae around their homes.
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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ลูกน้ำlûuk-náamลูกน้ำlûuk-náamcomma (common term)comma (common term)Word