ลูกหาย
lûuk-hǎaiMeaning
1NounA2
one's child is missing
A phrase indicating that one's child is lost or has gone missing.
Examples
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He was very shocked when he realized his child went missing at the market.
Someone called the police to report that their child was missing at the amusement park.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiรู้rúuว่าwâaลูกหายlûuk-hǎaiเธอtəəก็gɔ̂รีบrîipวิ่งออกwîng-ɔ̀ɔkไปตามbpai-dtaamหาhǎaและlɛ́โทรtooแจ้งความjɛ̂ɛng-kwaamทันทีtan-tii
As soon as she realized her child was missing, she immediately ran out to look and called to file a report.
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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หายhǎaiหายhǎai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)[to] disappear; be gonePart 2
ลูกหายlûuk-hǎaiลูกหายlûuk-hǎaione's child is missingone's child is missingWord