ลูกหล่า(lôok làa)
Meanings
1NounB1
youngest child
the youngest child in a family, often used affectionately (especially in Northeastern Thai dialect)
Examples
ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)สามsăamสามsăam1three (3)2third (ordinal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleและláeและláeand (coordinating)ลูกสาวlôok săaoลูกสาวlôok săaodaughterคนเล็กkon lékคนเล็กkon lékyoungest child; youngest siblingก็คือgâw keuก็คือgâw keuthat is; namelyลูกหล่าlôok làaลูกหล่าlôok làa1youngest child2little one; kiddoของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)
This family has three children, and the youngest daughter is the youngest child of the house.
2NounB2
little one; kiddo
an affectionate term of address for a young child or a much younger person
Examples
เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsยังไงyang ngaiยังไงyang ngai1how?; in what way?2how so?; what do you mean?บ้างbâangบ้างbâang1sometimes; occasionally2plural/variety marker (after question/request)3somewhat; at least a little4some; any (unspecified, small set)ลูกหล่าlôok làaลูกหล่าlôok làa1youngest child2little one; kiddoวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)โรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)สนุกsà-nùkสนุกsà-nùk1fun; enjoyable2be engrossing; thrilling3[to] have fun; enjoy oneselfไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
How are you doing, dear child? Was school fun today?
Word Breakdown
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หล่าlàaหล่าlàa1younger one; dear (form of address; Isan/Northern)2younger person; child (dialectal)Part 2
ลูกหล่าlôok làaลูกหล่าlôok làayoungest child