ลูกอ่อน
lûuk-ɔ̀ɔnMeanings
1NounA2
a baby; an infant
a baby or a very young child who requires a lot of care.
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลูกอ่อนlûuk-ɔ̀ɔnลูกอ่อนlûuk-ɔ̀ɔn1a baby; an infant2young offspring (of an animal)
My friend has a baby.
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Because he has a baby, he doesn't get enough sleep.
การดูแลgaan-duu-lɛɛลูกอ่อนlûuk-ɔ̀ɔnเป็นbpenงานngaanที่tîiเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛมีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùk
Taking care of a baby is a tiring but happy job.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiเขาkǎoไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iได้dâaiไปไหนbpai-nǎiเพราะprɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngอยู่yùuบ้านbâanเลี้ยงลูกlíiang-lûukอ่อนɔ̀ɔn
He hasn't been going out much recently because he has to stay home and take care of his baby.
2NounB1
young offspring (of an animal)
the young offspring of an animal, such as a cub or a chick.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseนกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesหาอาหารhǎa-aa-hǎanหาอาหารhǎa-aa-hǎan[to] look for food; [to] forageมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ลูกอ่อนlûuk-ɔ̀ɔnลูกอ่อนlûuk-ɔ̀ɔn1a baby; an infant2young offspring (of an animal)
The mother bird is looking for food for its chicks.
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เราraoเจอjəəรังrangกระรอกgrà-rɔ̂ɔkที่tîiมีmiiลูกอ่อนlûuk-ɔ̀ɔnอยู่yùuข้างในkâang-naiเลยləəiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamไม่mâiส่งเสียงดังsòng-sǐiang-dangรบกวนróp-guuan
We found a squirrel's nest with young inside, so we tried not to make loud noises to disturb them.
อย่าyàaเข้าใกล้kâo-glâiแม่mɛ̂ɛหมาmǎaตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiมันmanมีmiiลูกอ่อนlûuk-ɔ̀ɔnเพราะprɔ́มันmanอาจจะàat-jàดุร้ายdù-ráaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganลูกlûuk
Don't go near a mother dog when she has puppies, because she might be aggressive to protect them.
ในnaiสารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-diiสังเกตsǎng-gèetได้dâaiว่าwâaสิงโตsǐng-dtooตัวผู้dtuua-pûuบางครั้งbaang-krángก็gɔ̂ทำร้ายtam-ráaiลูกอ่อนlûuk-ɔ̀ɔnที่tîiไม่ใช่mâi-châiของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกระตุ้นgrà-dtûnให้hâiตัวเมียdtuua-miiaพร้อมprɔ́ɔmผสมพันธุ์pà-sǒm-panอีกครั้งìik-kráng
In the documentary, it was observed that male lions sometimes harm cubs that are not their own to stimulate the female to be ready to mate again.
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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อ่อนɔ̀ɔnอ่อนɔ̀ɔn1soft; tender2weak; feeble3mild; light (intensity/taste)4young; immature5inexperienced; unseasoned6gentle; lenient7[to] weaken; soften; depreciatesoft; tenderPart 2
ลูกอ่อนlûuk-ɔ̀ɔnลูกอ่อนlûuk-ɔ̀ɔna baby; an infanta baby; an infantWord