ลูกแท้
lûuk-tɛ́ɛMeaning
1NounA2
biological child
A person's biological son or daughter, as opposed to an adopted child or stepchild.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ลูกแท้lûuk-tɛ́ɛลูกแท้lûuk-tɛ́ɛbiological childของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
He is my biological child.
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เธอtəəเพิ่งpə̂ngรู้rúuว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua-eengเป็นbpenลูกบุญธรรมlûuk-bun-tamไม่ใช่mâi-châiลูกแท้lûuk-tɛ́ɛของkɔ̌ɔngพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛ
She just found out that she is adopted, not her parents’ biological child.
The mother loves her adopted child just as much as her biological child.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàไม่ใช่mâi-châiลูกแท้lûuk-tɛ́ɛของkɔ̌ɔngพ่อpɔ̂ɔแต่dtɛ̀ɛพ่อpɔ̂ɔก็gɔ̂เลี้ยงดูlíiang-duuเขาkǎoมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛยังyangเล็กlék
Although he is not Dad’s biological child, Dad has raised him since he was little.
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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ลูกแท้lûuk-tɛ́ɛลูกแท้lûuk-tɛ́ɛbiological childbiological childWord