ลูกบิด
lûuk-bìtMeanings
1NounA2
doorknob
A round handle on a door that you grasp and turn to open or close it.
Examples
หมุนmǔnหมุนmǔn1[to] turn; rotate; spin2[to] twist; screw (by turning)3[to] circulate; rotate (usage/roles)4rotating; revolving5[to] manage cash flow; scrape together moneyลูกบิดlûuk-bìtลูกบิดlûuk-bìt1doorknob2knob; rotary controlแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ดันdanดันdan1[to] push [sth/sb]2[to] promote; propel [sb/sth] forward3[to] push up; drive up [prices, levels, etc.]4happen to; end up (colloq. auxiliary)ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)เข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ได้เลยdâai-ləəiได้เลยdâai-ləəi1sure; okay; go ahead2can … right away; may … now
Turn the doorknob and push the door in.
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The bathroom door knob is loose; it needs tightening.
ถ้าtâaลูกบิดlûuk-bìtฝืดfʉ̀ʉtให้hâiทาtaaน้ำมันหล่อลื่นnám-man-lɔ̀ɔ-lʉ̂ʉnแล้วlɛ́ɛoลองlɔɔngหมุนmǔnอีกครั้งìik-kráng
If the doorknob is stiff, apply some lubricant and try turning it again.
เขาkăoจับjàpลูกบิดlôok bìtเบาbaoๆ-แล้วláeoบิดbìtก่อนgònค่อยkôiๆ-เปิดbpèrtประตูbprà-dtuuเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiเกิดgèrtเสียงดังsĭiang dang
He gently grasped the doorknob and twisted it before slowly opening the door to avoid noise.
Turn the doorknob and push the door in.
If your hands are wet, the doorknob will be harder to turn.
เขาkǎoใช้cháiเหรียญrǐianงัดngátฝาครอบfǎa-krɔ̂ɔpแล้วlɛ́ɛoถอดtɔ̀ɔtลูกบิดlûuk-bìtออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaซ่อมสลักsɔ̂m-sà-làk
He pried off the cover with a coin and removed the doorknob to fix the latch.
2NounB1
knob; rotary control
A small round control that you turn by hand to adjust a device (e.g., volume, temperature, settings).
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseเกินไปgəən-bpaiเกินไปgəən-bpaitoo; overly; excessivelyให้hâiให้hâi1[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)หมุนmǔnหมุนmǔn1[to] turn; rotate; spin2[to] twist; screw (by turning)3[to] circulate; rotate (usage/roles)4rotating; revolving5[to] manage cash flow; scrape together moneyลูกบิดlûuk-bìtลูกบิดlûuk-bìt1doorknob2knob; rotary controlลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark down3[to] lower [sth]เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] online
If the sound is too loud, turn the knob to lower the volume.
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ผมpŏmหมุนmŭnลูกบิดเตาlôok bìt dtaoแก๊สgáetเบาbaoๆ-เพื่อpêuuaปรับbpràpไฟfaiให้hâiอยู่yòoระดับกลางrá-dàp glaang
I gently turned the stove’s knob to set the flame to a medium level.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnอัดàtเพลงpleengเขาkǎoหมุนmǔnลูกบิดlûuk-bìtโทนเสียงtoon-sǐiangและlɛ́เกนgeenบนbonมิกเซอร์mík-sə̂əจนได้jon-dâaiสมดุลsǒm-dunที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaan
Before recording, he turned the tone and gain knobs on the mixer until he got the desired balance.
ในnaiห้องทดลองhɔ̂ng-tót-lɔɔngเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngหมุนmǔnลูกบิดlûuk-bìtควบคุมkûuap-kumอุณหภูมิun-hà-puumทีละน้อยtii-lá-nɔ́ɔiเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiกราฟgráapการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛngกระชากgrà-châakจนjonอ่านàanค่าkâaวิเคราะห์wí-krɔ́ผิดพลาดpìt-plâat
In the lab, we must turn the temperature control knob gradually so the change graph doesn’t spike and lead to analytical errors.
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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บิดbìtบิดbìt1[to] twist; wring; turn (by hand)2[to] distort; misrepresent; warp3dysentery[to] twist; wring; turn (by hand)Part 2
ลูกบิดlûuk-bìtลูกบิดlûuk-bìtdoorknobdoorknobWord