ลูกเห็บ
lûuk-hèpMeaning
1NounA2
hail; hailstones
Small balls or lumps of ice that fall from the sky during a storm; hailstones.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลูกเห็บlûuk-hèpลูกเห็บlûuk-hèphail; hailstonesตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turnจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmฟ้าfáaฟ้าfáa1sky2light blue; sky blue3heaven; divine realm
Yesterday hailstones fell from the sky.
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In the afternoon, it rained with small hailstones.
Many cars were dented by hailstones.
พายุpaa-yúลูกเห็บlûuk-hèpทำให้tam-hâiหลังคาบ้านlǎng-kaa-bâanเสียหายsǐia-hǎaiและlɛ́ไฟฟ้าดับfai-fáa-dàpเป็นวงกว้างbpen-wong-gwâang
The hailstorm damaged rooftops and caused widespread power outages.
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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ลูกเห็บlûuk-hèpลูกเห็บlûuk-hèphail; hailstoneshail; hailstonesWord