ลูกไม้

lûuk-máai

Meanings

1NounB1

lace (fabric)

a delicate openwork fabric with patterned holes, used for clothing or decoration.

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2NounB2

trick; crafty ploy

a clever trick or crafty tactic used to achieve an aim, often implying slyness.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderลูกไม้lôok máiลูกไม้lôok mái1lace (fabric)2trick; crafty ploy3fruit (of a plant) [archaic/literary]เล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleหลอกlòkหลอกlòk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] scare; spook; play a trick on3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)คนตายkon dtaaiคนตายkon dtaaidead person; the deceasedใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterปิดการขายbpìt gaan kăaiปิดการขายbpìt gaan kăai[to] close a sale; [to] finalize a deal
He likes to use small tricks to lull people into trust and then close the sale.
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3NounC1

fruit (of a plant) [archaic/literary]

an archaic or literary word for the fruit produced by a plant or tree.

Examples

พ่อหลวงpɔ̂ɔ-lǔuangพ่อหลวงpɔ̂ɔ-lǔuang1the Thai monarch; honorific title2village headman (Northern/Lanna usage)กล่าวว่าglàao-wâaกล่าวว่าglàao-wâa[to] say that; state thatในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)มะขามmá-kǎamมะขามmá-kǎam1tamarind (tree)2tamarind (fruit/pulp)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ลูกไม้ดกlûuk-máai-dòkลูกไม้ดกlûuk-máai-dòkfull of tricks; wilyเป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèetเป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèet1especially; particularly2specially; as an exceptionชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)จึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)พากันpaa-ganพากันpaa-gantogether; all; en masseเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessert
The village elder said that this year the tamarind tree bore especially abundant fruit, so the villagers gathered them to make sweets.
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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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——