ลูกอม
lûuk-omMeaning
1NounA1
candy; sweet
A small piece of candy meant to be sucked, such as a hard candy or lozenge.
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ลูกอมlûuk omลูกอมlûuk omcandy; sweetรสrótรสrót1taste; flavor2style; tone; flavor (figurative)บ๊วยbúuaiบ๊วยbúuai1Chinese plum; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)2preserved sour plum; sour plum snack3last place; bottom of the standings (slang)
Kids like plum-flavored hard candy.
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เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoคอแห้งkɔɔ-hɛ̂ɛngเลยləəiอมomลูกอมlûuk-omรสมินต์rót-minช่วยให้chûuai-hâiชุ่มคอchûm-kɔɔ
This morning my throat was dry, so I sucked on a mint lozenge to soothe it.
แม่mâeบอกให้bòk hâiค่อยๆkôi kôiอมomลูกอมlûuk omอย่าyàaกัดgàtเพราะpráwอาจàatทำให้tam hâiฟันfanแตกdtàekได้dâi
Mom told me to slowly suck the candy and not bite it because it could crack a tooth.
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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อมomอมom1[to] hold in the mouth; suck2[to] embezzle; pocket (fig.)3[to] hold back words; keep silent (fig.)4[to] have a tinge of; be tinted with[to] hold in the mouth; suckPart 2
ลูกอมlûuk-omลูกอมlûuk-omcandy; sweetcandy; sweetWord