ลูกไร
lûuk-raiMeaning
1NounB1
water flea; daphnia
a type of very small creature that lives in water, often used as food for fish.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offลูกไรlûuk-raiลูกไรlûuk-raiwater flea; daphniaมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)
Dad bought water fleas for the fish to eat.
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ลูกไรlûuk-raiเป็นbpenอาหารaa-hǎanที่ดีtîi-diiสำหรับsǎm-ràpลูกปลาlûuk-bplaaเพราะprɔ́มีmiiขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lékและlɛ́มีmiiโปรตีนbproo-dtiinสูงsǔung
Water fleas are good food for fry (baby fish) because they are small and high in protein.
ถ้าtâaอยากได้yàak dâiลูกไรlôok raiสดๆsòt sòtต้องdtôngไปbpaiช้อนchónตามdtaamหนองน้ำnŏng náamนิ่งๆnîng-nîngตอนเช้าdton cháao
If you want fresh water fleas, you have to go scoop them from still ponds in the morning.
ในnaiวงจรwong-jɔɔnการเพาะเลี้ยงgaan-pɔ́-líiangสัตว์น้ำsàt-náamการgaanเพาะpɔ́ลูกไรlûuk-raiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiเป็นbpenอาหารaa-hǎanอนุบาลà-nú-baanลูกปลาlûuk-bplaaถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnสำคัญsǎm-kanที่tîiส่งผลต่อsòng-pǒn-dtɔ̀ɔอัตราàt-dtraaรอดrɔ̂ɔt
In the aquaculture cycle, cultivating water fleas to use as feed for nursing fish fry is a crucial step that affects the survival rate.
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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ไรraiไรrai1mite (tiny arachnid)2(colloq.) what?; wh- (shortened form of อะไร)3(colloq.) what; which4rice seedling; rice sprout (Northern/poetic)5hairline; edge of the hair (as in ไรผม)mite (tiny arachnid)Part 2
ลูกไรlûuk-raiลูกไรlûuk-raiwater flea; daphniawater flea; daphniaWord