ลูกเขย
lûuk-kə̌əiMeaning
1NounA2
son-in-law
the husband of one's daughter.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ลูกเขยlûuk-kə̌əiลูกเขยlûuk-kə̌əison-in-lawของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
This is my son-in-law.
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Dad's son-in-law will come from Chiang Mai tomorrow.
Yesterday, my son-in-law took me out for dinner.
ฉันchǎnภูมิใจpuum-jaiในตัวnai-dtuuaลูกเขยlûuk-kə̌əiมากmâakเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนดีkon-diiและlɛ́ขยันkà-yǎnทำงานtam-ngaan
I'm very proud of my son-in-law because he is a good person and a hard worker.
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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ลูกเขยlûuk-kə̌əiลูกเขยlûuk-kə̌əison-in-lawson-in-lawWord