ลูกหลง
lûuk-lǒngMeanings
1NounB2
stray shot; stray bullet
A bullet, ball, or other shot that misses its intended target and accidentally hits someone or something else
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerเตือนdtʉʉanเตือนdtʉʉan1[to] remind2[to] warnประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1classifier: คน2the public; the people (citizens of a country)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainในบ้านnai-bâanในบ้านnai-bâan1indoors; inside the house2in the house; within the homeเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-gan1[to] protect; guard2[to] prevent; avert; ward off3preventive; protectiveการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; matterโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)ลูกหลงlûuk-lǒngลูกหลงlûuk-lǒng1stray shot; stray bullet2late-born child3unintended harm; collateral harm
The police warned citizens to stay indoors to prevent getting hit by a stray bullet.
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กระจกgrà-jòkรถrótของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoแตกdtɛ̀ɛkเพราะprɔ́โดนdoonลูกหลงlûuk-lǒngจากjàakการยิงgaan-yingกันganเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi
His car window was shattered because it was hit by a stray bullet from the shootout last night.
ระหว่างที่rá-wàang-tîiมีmiiการปะทะกันgaan-bpà-tá-ganของkɔ̌ɔngกลุ่มวัยรุ่นglùm-wai-rûnชายชราchaai-chá-raaคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngโชคร้ายchôok-ráaiถูกtùukลูกหลงlûuk-lǒngเข้าที่kâo-tîiขาkǎa
During the clash between the teenage groups, an old man was unfortunately hit in the leg by a stray bullet.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiความระมัดระวังkwaam-rá-mát-rá-wangอย่างมากyàang-mâakในnaiการยิงgaan-yingสกัดsà-gàtคนร้ายkon-ráaiเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiมีmiiลูกหลงlûuk-lǒngไปbpaiโดนdoonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonที่tîiสัญจรไปมาsǎn-jɔɔn-bpai-maa
Officers must exercise extreme caution when shooting to intercept criminals, so that no stray bullets hit passing civilians.
2NounB2
late-born child
A child born much later than their older siblings, often when the parents are already older
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)ลูกหลงlûuk-lǒngลูกหลงlûuk-lǒng1stray shot; stray bullet2late-born child3unintended harm; collateral harmพี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingคนโตkon-dtooคนโตkon-dtooeldest childอายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2[to] be X years old3lifespan; service lifeห่างhàangห่างhàang1far; distant2apart; spaced out3[to] keep a distance; stay apart4remote (relationship); detachedกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเกือบgʉ̀ʉapเกือบgʉ̀ʉapalmost; nearlyยี่สิบyîi-sìpยี่สิบyîi-sìptwentyปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: years
He is a late-born child; his oldest brother is almost twenty years older than him.
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พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛฉันchǎnมีmiiลูกหลงlûuk-lǒngตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiพวกท่านpûuak-tânอายุaa-yúเกือบgʉ̀ʉapห้าสิบhâa-sìpแล้วlɛ́ɛo
My parents had a late-born child when they were almost fifty.
การเป็นgaan bpenลูกหลงlôok lŏngทำให้tam hâiเธอterได้รับdâi rápความรักkwaam rákและláeการดูแลเอาใจใส่gaan doo-lae ao-jai-sàiจากjàakพี่ๆpêe pêeอย่างมากyàang mâak
Being a late-born child means she receives a lot of love and care from her older siblings.
หลายlǎaiคู่kûuที่tîiคิดว่าkít-wâaจะไม่มีjà-mâi-miiลูกlûukอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoบางครั้งbaang-krángก็gɔ̂ดันdanมีmiiลูกหลงlûuk-lǒngมาเกิดmaa-gə̀ətแบบbɛ̀ɛpไม่ทันmâi-tanตั้งตัวdtâng-dtuua
Many couples who thought they wouldn't have any more children sometimes unexpectedly end up having a late-born child.
3NounC1
unintended harm; collateral harm
Harm or repercussions accidentally affecting someone who was not the intended target, as in a conflict or argument.
Examples
พ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsทะเลาะกันtá-ló ganทะเลาะกันtá-ló gan[to] argue; quarrel (with each other)ทีไรtee raiทีไรtee raiwhenever; every time (that)ลูกๆlôok lôokลูกๆlôok lôokchildren; kids (plural via reduplication)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jàoften; usually (habit/frequency)โดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)ลูกหลงlôok lŏngลูกหลงlôok lŏng1stray shot; stray bullet2late-born child3unintended harm; collateral harmไปด้วยbpai dûuayไปด้วยbpai dûuay1too; as well; also2[to] go along; accompany [sb]3at the same time; concurrentlyเสมอsà-mĕrเสมอsà-mĕr1always; invariably2equal; level; even3[to] draw; [to] tie
Whenever the parents argue, the children always end up getting caught in the crossfire.
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ฉันchǎnไม่mâiอยากyàakเข้าไปยุ่งkâo-bpai-yûngกับgàpความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngของkɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔngแผนกpà-nɛ̀ɛkนี้níiเพราะprɔ́กลัวgluuaจะjàโดนdoonลูกหลงlûuk-lǒngไปด้วยbpai-dûuai
I don't want to get involved in the conflict between these two departments because I'm afraid of getting caught in the crossfire.
ในnaiเกมgeemการเมืองgaan-mʉʉangระดับองค์กรrá-dàp-ong-gɔɔnพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanระดับล่างrá-dàp-lâangมักจะmák-jàโดนdoonลูกหลงlûuk-lǒngจากjàakการแย่งชิงอำนาจgaan-yɛ̂ɛng-ching-am-nâatของkɔ̌ɔngผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
In corporate political games, lower-level employees often get caught in the crossfire of the executives' power struggles.
การดำเนินgaan-dam-nəənนโยบายná-yoo-baaiที่tîiแข็งกร้าวkɛ̌ng-grâaoของkɔ̌ɔngรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanทำให้tam-hâiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonผู้บริสุทธิ์pûu-bɔɔ-rí-sùtต้องdtɔ̂ngรับเคราะห์ráp-krɔ́และlɛ́โดนdoonลูกหลงlûuk-lǒngจากjàakสงครามsǒng-kraamเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtไปด้วยbpai-dûuai
The government's aggressive policy implementation has caused innocent citizens to suffer and get caught in the crossfire of the economic war.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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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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หลงlǒngหลงlǒng1[to] be lost; lose one’s way2[to] be infatuated; besotted3[to] be mistaken; deluded[to] be lost; lose one’s wayPart 2
ลูกหลงlûuk-lǒngลูกหลงlûuk-lǒngstray shot; stray bulletstray shot; stray bulletWord