ลูกหิน
lûuk-hǐnMeanings
1NounA2
pellet; small stone; gravel piece
a small rounded piece of stone or hard material, such as a pebble or small piece of gravel
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ลูกหินเล็กlôok hĭn lékลูกหินเล็กlôok hĭn léksmall stone ball; small marbleๆ-จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmริมrimริมrim1edge; rim; border2outermost; at the edgeลำธารlam taanลำธารlam taanstream; brook
I picked up small pebbles from the stream bank.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnวางwaangลูกหินlûuk-hǐnไว้wáiรอบrɔ̂ɔpกระถางต้นไม้grà-tǎang-dtôn-máaiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiดินdinไม่mâiกระเด็นgrà-den
Yesterday I placed small stones around the flowerpot to keep the soil from splashing.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàเอาaoลูกหินlûuk-hǐnไปbpaiโรยrooiทางเดินหน้าบ้านtaang-dəən-nâa-bâanให้hâiเดินdəənได้dâaiสะดวกsà-dùuak
Tomorrow we will spread small gravel pieces on the walkway in front of the house to make it easier to walk.
เด็กdèkๆ-คัดเลือกkát lêuuakลูกหินlûuk hĭnกลมglomๆ-ตามdtaamชายหาดchaai hàatมาmaaทำtamงานประดิษฐ์ngaan bprà-dìtเพราะpráwพื้นผิวpéun pĭuเรียบrîiapและláeขนาดพอดีkà-nàat por deeมือmeuu
The children selected rounded pebbles along the beach for a craft project because the surface is smooth and the size fits the hand.
2NounB1
marble (toy)
a small round ball used as a toy in games of marbles, traditionally made of glass or stone; a toy marble
Examples
ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèk1when (one) was a child; in childhood2one’s childhood period (noun phrase use)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ลูกหินlûuk hĭnลูกหินlûuk hĭn1pellet; small stone; gravel piece2marble (toy)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureเลิกเรียนlêrk riianเลิกเรียนlêrk riian[to] finish school; [to] get out of class; school is out
When I was little, I liked to play marbles with my friends after school.
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เขาkǎoเก็บgèpลูกหินlûuk-hǐnแก้วgɛ̂ɛoสีฟ้าsǐi-fáaไว้wáiเป็นbpenตัวdtuuaเด็ดdètสำหรับsǎm-ràpแข่งkɛ̀ngในnaiสนามsà-nǎamหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan
He keeps a blue glass marble as his secret weapon for competitions in the backyard.
พอpɔɔเริ่มrə̂əmเกมgeemเราraoก็gɔ̂วางwaangลูกหินlûuk-hǐnเป็นวงbpen-wongแล้วlɛ́ɛoผลัดกันplàt-ganยิงyingให้hâiลูกหินlûuk-hǐnของkɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai-dtrong-kâamกระเด็นgrà-denออกɔ̀ɔk
When the game starts, we place the marbles in a ring and take turns shooting to knock the opponent’s marbles out.
ชุดchútลูกหินlûuk-hǐnชุดchútนี้níiเป็นbpenของสะสมkɔ̌ɔng-sà-sǒmรุ่นเก่าrûn-gàoทำจากtam-jàakแก้วgɛ̂ɛoหนาnǎaเล่นlênแล้วlɛ́ɛoมีmiiน้ำหนักมือnám-nàk-mʉʉและlɛ́เด้งdêngได้ดีdâai-dii
This set of marbles is a vintage collection made of thick glass; they have a good weight and bounce well when played.
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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ลูกหินlûuk-hǐnลูกหินlûuk-hǐnpellet; small stone; gravel piecepellet; small stone; gravel pieceWord