ลูกบอล
lûuk-bɔɔnMeaning
1NounA1
ball (for sports/games)
a round object used in sports or games, such as soccer, basketball, or tennis.
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)เตะdtèเตะdtè[to] kickลูกบอลlôok bonลูกบอลlôok bonball (for sports/games)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสนามsà-năamสนามsà-năam1field; court; pitch; ground2yard; open ground3area; sphere (of activity)4field (physics)
The kids kick a ball on the field.
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I throw the ball to my friend.
Yesterday we played catch with a ball at the park.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiครูkruuจะjàให้hâiนำnamลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnมาmaaซ้อมsɔ́ɔmกีฬาgii-laaที่tîiโรงเรียนroong-riian
Tomorrow the teacher will have us bring a ball to practice sports at school.
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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ลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnball (for sports/games)ball (for sports/games)Word