ลูกรัก
lûuk-rákMeaning
1NounB1
beloved child; darling; favorite
A dearly loved child; figuratively, a person specially favored by someone in authority.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ลูกรักlûuk-rákลูกรักlûuk-rákbeloved child; darling; favoriteของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffอาจารย์aa-jaanอาจารย์aa-jaan1teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)2honorific/title for a teacher3master (spiritual/martial/arts)
He is the teacher's favorite student.
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เพราะว่าprór wâaเป็นbpenลูกรักlôok rákของkŏngเจ้านายjâo naaiเธอterเลยloieมักจะmák jàได้dâiงานngaanสบายๆsà-baai sà-baaiเสมอsà-mĕr
Because she's the boss's favorite, she always gets the easy jobs.
ทุกคนtúk-konในnaiออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítต่างdtàangก็gɔ̂รู้rúuว่าwâaเขาkǎoคือkʉʉลูกรักlûuk-rákของkɔ̌ɔngผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanคนใหม่kon-mài
Everyone in the office knows that he is the new manager's favorite.
ไม่ว่าmâi-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàทำผิดพลาดtam-pìt-plâatแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiก็gɔ̂ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiโดนdoonตำหนิdtam-nìเลยləəiสมกับที่sǒm-gàp-tîiเป็นbpenลูกรักlûuk-rákของkɔ̌ɔngท่านประธานtân-bprà-taan
No matter what mistake he makes, he is never reprimanded, which is fitting for the CEO's favorite.
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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ลูกรักlûuk-rákลูกรักlûuk-rákbeloved child; darling; favoritebeloved child; darling; favoriteWord