ลูกไก่
lûuk-gàiMeaning
1NounA2
chick; baby chicken
a young chicken
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asลูกไก่lûuk-gàiลูกไก่lûuk-gàichick; baby chickenหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figure
I see one chick.
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The chick is following the mother hen.
Yesterday I went to the market and bought five chicks.
ลูกไก่lûuk-gàiที่tîiเพิ่งpə̂ngฟักfákออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakไข่kàiจะjàยังyangอ่อนแอɔ̀ɔn-ɛɛมากmâakและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngได้รับdâi-rápการดูแลgaan-duu-lɛɛให้hâiอบอุ่นòp-ùnอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
The chicks that just hatched from the eggs are still very weak and need to be kept warm.
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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ไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)chicken (animal)Part 2
ลูกไก่lûuk-gàiลูกไก่lûuk-gàichick; baby chickenchick; baby chickenWord