ลูกรัง
lûuk-rangMeaning
1NounB2
lateritic gravel; laterite (gravelly soil)
Reddish, iron- and aluminum-rich gravelly soil (lateritic gravel), widely used for unpaved roads and as a base layer in construction.
Examples
ถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ลูกรังlûuk-rangลูกรังlûuk-ranglateritic gravel; laterite (gravelly soil)ขับkàpขับkàp1[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)2[to] expel; drive out; repel3[to] sing; chant (traditional)4[to] excrete; secrete; emitหน้าฝนnâa-fǒnหน้าฝนnâa-fǒn1rainy season; monsoon season2during the rainy seasonค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangrather; quite; fairlyลำบากlam-bàakลำบากlam-bàak1difficult; troublesome2[to] be in hardship; have a hard time3poor; needy (of living conditions)
The road into the village is still lateritic gravel, which is quite difficult to drive on in the rainy season.
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The contractor brought lateritic gravel to fill in the road before pouring concrete.
ฐานรากtǎan-râakของkɔ̌ɔngโกดังgoo-dangใช้cháiลูกรังlûuk-rangอัดแน่นàt-nɛ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกระจายน้ำหนักgrà-jaai-nám-nàkและlɛ́ลดlótการทรุดตัวgaan-sút-dtuua
The warehouse foundation uses compacted lateritic gravel to distribute weight and reduce settlement.
ทางtaangเบี่ยงbìiangชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoโรยroiลูกรังlûuk rangไว้wáiหนาnăaๆ-เพื่อให้pêuua hâiรถบรรทุกrót ban-túkวิ่งwîngได้dâiแม้máeฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk
The temporary detour is layered thick with lateritic gravel so trucks can pass even in heavy rain.
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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รังrangรังrang1nest; hive; den (animal)2hive/nest (classifier)3hideout; lair (pejorative/colloquial)nest; hive; den (animal)Part 2
ลูกรังlûuk-rangลูกรังlûuk-ranglateritic gravel; laterite (gravelly soil)lateritic gravel; laterite (gravelly soil)Word