ลูกไฟ
lûuk-faiMeaning
1NounB1
fireball
A ball of fire, such as from an explosion, a meteor, or a projectile.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asลูกไฟlûuk-faiลูกไฟlûuk-faifireballตกdtòkตกdtòk1[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 turnมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavensเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níiเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)
I saw a fireball falling from the sky last night.
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ตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiโรงงานroong-ngaanระเบิดrá-bə̀ətมีmiiลูกไฟlûuk-faiขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiพุ่งขึ้นpûng-kʉ̂nไปbpaiในnaiอากาศaa-gàat
When the factory exploded, a large fireball shot up into the air.
นักเวทมนตร์nák-wêet-monในnaiเกมgeemนี้níiสามารถsǎa-mâatยิงyingลูกไฟlûuk-faiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakมือmʉʉได้dâai
The magician in this game can shoot fireballs out of his hands.
ดาวตกdaao-dtòkที่tîiเราraoเห็นhěnเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanสว่างsà-wàangมากmâakจนjonดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanลูกไฟlûuk-faiขนาดkà-nàatยักษ์yák
The shooting star we saw yesterday was so bright that it looked like a giant fireball.
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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ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)fire; flamePart 2
ลูกไฟlûuk-faiลูกไฟlûuk-faifireballfireballWord