ลูกมือ
lûuk-mʉʉMeaning
1NounB1
assistant; helper
a person who helps someone else, especially a skilled worker, with their job; an apprentice or subordinate.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsมือสองmʉʉ-sɔ̌ɔngมือสองmʉʉ-sɔ̌ɔng1second-hand; used2second-hand itemคนช่วยkon-chûuaiคนช่วยkon-chûuaihelper; assistantทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stall
My father has two assistants helping him work at the shop.
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งานngaanนี้níiใหญ่เกินไปyài-gəən-bpaiฉันchǎnทำtamคนเดียวkon-diiaoไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiต้องdtɔ̂ngหาhǎaลูกมือlûuk-mʉʉมาช่วยmaa-chûuai
This job is too big, I can't do it alone. I need to find a helper.
ช่างซ่อมรถchâng-sɔ̂m-rótกำลังgam-langสอนsɔ̌ɔnลูกมือlûuk-mʉʉของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoให้hâiเปลี่ยนbplìianยางรถยนต์yaang-rót-yon
The mechanic is teaching his assistant how to change a car tire.
กว่าจะgwàa-jàเป็นbpenเชฟchéepที่tîiมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangได้dâaiเขาkǎoเคยkəəiเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛลูกมือlûuk-mʉʉล้างจานláang-jaanในnaiครัวkruuaมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔn
Before becoming a famous chef, he used to be just a kitchen hand who washed dishes.
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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ลูกมือlûuk-mʉʉลูกมือlûuk-mʉʉassistant; helperassistant; helperWord