ลูกฮึด
lûuk-hʉ́tMeaning
1NounB1
surge of determination; fighting spirit (informal)
A sudden surge of determination or fighting spirit that drives someone to persevere or fight back despite difficulty.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakvery tired; exhaustedแต่ยังdtàe yangแต่ยังdtàe yangbut still; yetมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลูกฮึดlôok héutลูกฮึดlôok héutsurge of determination; fighting spirit (informal)วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofจบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3finished; over; done4[to] graduate
He was very tired, but he found a burst of determination to keep running until the end.
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เสียงเชียร์sǐiang-chiiaจากjàakข้างสนามkâang-sà-nǎamทำให้tam-hâiทีมtiimมีmiiลูกฮึดlûuk-hʉ́tจนjonยิงyingประตูตีเสมอbprà-dtuu-dtii-sà-mə̌əได้dâaiในnaiนาทีสุดท้ายnaa-tii-sùt-táai
The cheers from the sidelines gave the team a surge of fighting spirit, and they scored an equalizer in the final minute.
พอpɔɔเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเหลือlʉ̌ʉaอีกìikนิดเดียวnít-diiaoฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂มีmiiลูกฮึดlûuk-hʉ́tและlɛ́ทำงานtam-ngaanต่อdtɔ̀ɔจนjonเสร็จsèt
When my friend said there was only a little left to do, I got a second wind and kept working until it was finished.
แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàถอดใจtɔ̀ɔt-jaiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถูกtùukสบประมาทsòp-bprà-mâatเธอtəəกลับglàpมีmiiลูกฮึดlûuk-hʉ́tขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaและlɛ́ตั้งใจdtâng-jaiฝึกซ้อมfʉ̀k-sɔ́ɔmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพิสูจน์pí-sùutความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
Instead of giving up when she was belittled, she felt a surge of determination and committed herself to training to prove her abilities.
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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ฮึดhʉ́tฮึดhʉ́t1[to] muster; rally; make a push2interjection of effort[to] muster; rally; make a pushPart 2
ลูกฮึดlûuk-hʉ́tลูกฮึดlûuk-hʉ́tsurge of determination; fighting spirit (informal)surge of determination; fighting spirit (informal)Word