ลูกแกะ
lûuk-gɛ̀Meanings
1NounA1
lamb
a young sheep; a lamb.
Examples
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This lamb is very cute.
Yesterday I saw a lamb eating grass in the field.
The newborn lamb follows its mother sheep everywhere.
2NounB2
innocent or meek person
a very gentle, innocent, or submissive person, likened to a lamb.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herใสซื่อsǎi-sʉ̂ʉใสซื่อsǎi-sʉ̂ʉinnocent; naiveเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughลูกแกะlûuk-gɛ̀ลูกแกะlûuk-gɛ̀1lamb2innocent or meek personเชื่อใจchʉ̂ʉa-jaiเชื่อใจchʉ̂ʉa-jai[to] trust; have confidence inคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readilyเกินไปgəən-bpaiเกินไปgəən-bpaitoo; overly; excessively
She is as innocent as a lamb, trusting people too easily.
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อย่าyàaทำตัวtam-dtuuaเป็นbpenลูกแกะlûuk-gɛ̀ในnaiดงdongหมาป่าmǎa-bpàaสิsìเธอtəəต้องdtɔ̂ngหัดhàtระวังตัวrá-wang-dtuuaบ้างbâang
Don't be a lamb in a wolf pack, you need to learn to be careful.
เขาkǎoเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛลูกแกะlûuk-gɛ̀ที่tîiหลงlǒngเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเกมgeemการเมืองgaan-mʉʉangของkɔ̌ɔngผู้มีอำนาจpûu-mii-am-nâatโดยไม่รู้ตัวdooi-mâi-rúu-dtuua
He was just an innocent lamb who unknowingly wandered into the political games of the powerful.
ในnaiโลกlôokธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtที่tîiโหดร้ายhòot-ráaiการเป็นgaan-bpenลูกแกะlûuk-gɛ̀ผู้pûuโอนอ่อนผ่อนตามoon-ɔ̀ɔn-pɔ̀ɔn-dtaamมักจะmák-jàทำให้tam-hâiคุณkunถูกtùukเอาเปรียบao-bprìiapได้dâaiง่ายngâai
In the cruel business world, being a submissive lamb often makes you easy to be taken advantage of.
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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ลูกแกะlûuk-gɛ̀ลูกแกะlûuk-gɛ̀lamblambWord