ลูกบาส
lûuk-bàatMeaning
1NounA2
basketball (the ball)
A basketball; the ball used to play the game of basketball. Colloquial shortening of ลูกบาสเกตบอลลูกบาสเกตบอลlûuk-bàat-gèt-bɔɔnbasketball.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillถือtʉ̌ʉถือtʉ̌ʉ1[to] hold; carry (by hand)2[to] regard; consider; deem3[to] observe; keep (rules, precepts, fast)4[to] be strict/particular about5[to] hold; possess (assets or rights)ลูกบาสlûuk-bàatลูกบาสlûuk-bàatbasketball (the ball)อยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]มือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)
He is holding a basketball in his hand.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnซื้อsʉ́ʉลูกบาสlûuk-bàatใหม่màiมาmaaซ้อมsɔ́ɔmที่tîiสนามsà-nǎamโรงเรียนroong-riian
Yesterday I bought a new basketball to practice at the school court.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmเอาaoลูกบาสlûuk-bàatไปbpaiนะnáเราraoจะjàซ้อมsɔ́ɔmชู้ตสามแต้มchúut-sǎam-dtɛ̂ɛm
Don’t forget to bring the basketball tomorrow; we’re going to practice three-point shots.
โค้ชkóotบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiเราraoเป่าลมbpào-lomเพิ่มpə̂əmในnaiลูกบาสlûuk-bàatเพราะprɔ́วันนี้wan-níiพื้นสนามpʉ́ʉn-sà-nǎamลื่นlʉ̂ʉnต้องdtɔ̂ngควบคุมkûuap-kumบอลbɔɔnให้ดีhâi-dii
Coach told us to add more air to the basketball because the court is slippery today and we need better ball control.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลูกบาส said ลูก-บาด?
lûuk-bàat
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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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ลูกบาสlûuk-bàatลูกบาสlûuk-bàatbasketball (the ball)basketball (the ball)Word