ลูกล่อ
lûuk-lɔ̂ɔMeanings
1NounB2
mule
a mule; the offspring of a donkey and a horse
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderลูกล่อlûuk-lɔ̂ɔลูกล่อlûuk-lɔ̂ɔ1mule2feint; deceptive moveในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; matterขนkǒnขนkǒn1hair; fur (body hair of people/animals)2[to] transport; haul; carry (goods)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ภูเขาpuu-kǎoภูเขาpuu-kǎomountain
Villagers use mules to transport goods up the mountain.
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A mule is born from the breeding of a horse and a donkey.
เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakลูกล่อlûuk-lɔ̂ɔมีmiiความอดทนkwaam-òt-tonสูงsǔungพวกมันpûuak-manจึงjʉngเหมาะmɔ̀สำหรับsǎm-ràpการทำงานหนักgaan-tam-ngaan-nàkในnaiพื้นที่ทุรกันดารpʉ́ʉn-tîi-tú-rá-gan-daan
Because mules have high endurance, they are suitable for heavy labor in rugged areas.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaลูกล่อlûuk-lɔ̂ɔจะjàแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngและlɛ́ทนทานton-taanกว่าgwàaม้าmáaแต่dtɛ̀ɛพวกมันpûuak-manมักจะmák-jàเป็นหมันbpen-mǎnและlɛ́ไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatขยายพันธุ์kà-yǎai-panต่อdtɔ̀ɔได้dâai
Even though mules are stronger and more durable than horses, they are usually sterile and cannot reproduce.
2NounC1
feint; deceptive move
a feint or deceptive move used to lure an opponent into making a mistake, especially in fighting or sport
Examples
นักมวยnák-muuaiนักมวยnák-muuaiboxer; prizefighterคนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsล่อหลอกlɔ̂ɔ-lɔ̀ɔkล่อหลอกlɔ̂ɔ-lɔ̀ɔk[to] lure; [to] entice; [to] deceiveให้hâiให้hâi1[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)คู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuopponent; adversary; rivalเปิดช่องbpə̀ət-chɔ̂ngเปิดช่องbpə̀ət-chɔ̂ng[to] create an opening; [to] expose a vulnerabilityว่างwâangว่างwâang1free; not busy2empty; vacant3[to] be idle; be unoccupied
This boxer used a feint to trick the opponent into opening a gap.
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โค้ชkóotสอนsɔ̌ɔnให้hâiเขาkǎoรู้จักrúu-jàkจังหวะjang-wàการใช้gaan-cháiลูกล่อlûuk-lɔ̂ɔเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดึงdʉngความสนใจkwaam-sǒn-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngกองหลังgɔɔng-lǎng
The coach taught him the timing of using feints to draw the defenders' attention.
การเอาชนะgaan-ao-chá-náในnaiแมตช์mɛ̂ɛtนี้níiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiอาศัยaa-sǎiแค่kɛ̂ɛพละกำลังpá-lá-gam-langแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngพึ่งpʉ̂ngลูกล่อlûuk-lɔ̂ɔที่tîiแยบยลyɛ̂ɛp-yonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำลายtam-laaiจังหวะjang-wàของkɔ̌ɔngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ng
Winning this match didn't rely merely on physical strength, but required ingenious feints to disrupt the opponent's rhythm.
นักสู้nák-sûuผู้ช่ำชองpûu-châm-chɔɔngมักจะmák-jàซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnหมัดเด็ดmàt-dètไว้wáiเบื้องหลังbʉ̂ʉang-lǎngลูกล่อlûuk-lɔ̂ɔที่tîiดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanจะไม่มีjà-mâi-miiพิษสงpít-sǒng
A seasoned fighter often hides their knockout punch behind seemingly harmless feints.
Tones
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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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ล่อlɔ̂ɔล่อlɔ̂ɔ1[to] lure; entice; bait2mule3[slang] [to] have sex (vulgar)[to] lure; entice; baitPart 2
ลูกล่อlûuk-lɔ̂ɔลูกล่อlûuk-lɔ̂ɔmulemuleWord