ลูกหลาน
lûuk-lǎanMeanings
1NounB1
descendants; offspring
Children, grandchildren, and subsequent generations descended from an individual or group.
Examples
ยายภูมิใจyaai-puum-jaiยายภูมิใจyaai-puum-jaiGrandma is proudในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanลูกหลานlûuk-lǎan1descendants; offspring2younger generation (collective)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตั้งใจเรียนdtâng-jai-riianตั้งใจเรียนdtâng-jai-riian[to] study diligently; [to] pay attention in classและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ช่วยงานchûuai-ngaanช่วยงานchûuai-ngaan[to] help with work; [to] assistบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivated
Grandma is proud of her children and grandchildren who study hard and help with housework.
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คุณตาkun-dtaaเก็บgèpรูปrûupเก่าgàoไว้wáiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanรู้rúuเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoของkɔ̌ɔngครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
Grandpa keeps old photos so that the children and future generations know the family's stories.
เขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบ้านbâanหลังlǎngนี้níiอยากyàakส่งต่อsòng-dtɔ̀ɔให้hâiลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanได้dâaiใช้cháiต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
He said he wants to pass this house down for his children and grandchildren to use.
พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnบันทึกban-tʉ́kประวัติbprà-wàtชุมชนchum-chonไว้wáiเป็นมรดกbpen-mɔɔ-rá-dòkให้hâiลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanได้dâaiเรียนรู้รากเหง้าriian-rúu-râak-ngâoของkɔ̌ɔngตนเองdton-eeng
The local museum records the community's history as a heritage for descendants to learn about their roots.
2NounB2
younger generation (collective)
The younger members of a family, community, or nation when referred to collectively.
Examples
ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunityนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanลูกหลานlûuk-lǎan1descendants; offspring2younger generation (collective)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)รักบ้านเกิดrák-bâan-gə̀ətรักบ้านเกิดrák-bâan-gə̀ət[to] love one's hometown/birthplace
This community teaches its younger generations to love their hometown.
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เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanจัดกิจกรรมjàt-gìt-jà-gamให้hâiลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanเรียนรู้riian-rúuประวัติbprà-wàtเมืองmʉʉang
The municipality held activities for the younger members to learn the city's history.
ครูkruuผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiย้ำyámว่าwâaลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanต้องdtɔ̂ngรักษาrák-sǎaภาษาpaa-sǎaและlɛ́ประเพณีbprà-pee-niiของkɔ̌ɔngท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnไว้wái
The senior teacher emphasized that the younger generations must preserve the local language and traditions.
เราraoปลูกbplùukป่าชุมชนbpàa-chum-chonเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanมีmiiทรัพยากรsáp-pá-yaa-gɔɔnและlɛ́พื้นที่สีเขียวpʉ́ʉn-tîi-sǐi-kǐiaoในอนาคตnai-à-naa-kót
We plant a community forest so that the younger generations will have resources and green spaces in the future.
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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ลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanลูกหลานlûuk-lǎandescendants; offspringdescendants; offspringWord