ลูกไล่
lûuk-lâiMeanings
1NounB2
pushover; habitual victim of bullying
A person who is easily dominated, bullied, or ordered around by others, especially repeatedly.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)สั่งให้sàng-hâiสั่งให้sàng-hâi[to] order [sb] to do [sth]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateแทนtɛɛnแทนtɛɛn1instead; rather2[to] replace; substitute for3in place of; on behalf ofจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ลูกไล่lûuk-lâiลูกไล่lûuk-lâi1pushover; habitual victim of bullying2easily beaten opponentของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirs
He keeps ordering me to do his work for him, to the point that I feel like his lackey.
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ฉันchǎnไม่mâiอยากyàakเป็นbpenลูกไล่lûuk-lâiของkɔ̌ɔngใครkraiเลยləəiปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèetเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanสั่งให้sàng-hâiไปซื้อของbpai-sʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngให้hâiอีกìik
I don't want to be anyone's lackey, so I refused when my friend ordered me to go shopping for them again.
เธอtəəถูกtùukเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanในกลุ่มnai-glùmใช้cháiเป็นbpenลูกไล่lûuk-lâiมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔtพอpɔɔเริ่มrə̂əmปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèetบ้างbâangก็gɔ̂ถูกtùukหาว่าhǎa-wâaเห็นแก่ตัวhěn-gɛ̀ɛ-dtuua
Her friends have always treated her like their lackey, and when she started saying no, they accused her of being selfish.
การที่gaan-tîiเขาkǎoเงียบngîiapและlɛ́ยอมyɔɔmช่วยchûuaiทุกครั้งtúk-krángไม่ได้mâi-dâaiหมายความว่าmǎai-kwaam-wâaคุณkunจะjàปฏิบัติต่อbpà-dtì-bàt-dtɔ̀ɔเขาkǎoเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเป็นbpenลูกไล่lûuk-lâiได้dâai
Just because he's quiet and always agrees to help doesn't mean you can treat him like your lackey.
2NounB2
easily beaten opponent
An opponent whose inferior skill or strength makes them easy to defeat, often repeatedly, in a sport or competition.
Examples
ทีมเราteem raoทีมเราteem raoour teamแพ้páeแพ้páe1[to] lose; be defeated2[to] be allergic (to)3[to] be overcome by; be susceptible to4susceptible to; intolerant ofทีมteemทีมteemteam; groupนี้néeนี้née1this2this oneทุกครั้งtúk krángทุกครั้งtúk krángevery time; each timeจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverๆ-ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเรียกว่าrîiak wâaเรียกว่าrîiak wâa1[to] call [sb/sth]; be called2you could say; that is to say; effectivelyเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ลูกไล่lûuk lâiลูกไล่lûuk lâi1pushover; habitual victim of bullying2easily beaten opponentของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffพวกเขาpûuak kăoพวกเขาpûuak kăothey; them (people)
Our team loses to this team every time, so everyone says we're easy for them to beat.
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เมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnฉันchǎnเป็นbpenลูกไล่lûuk-lâiของkɔ̌ɔngพี่pîiเวลาwee-laaเล่นlênปิงปองbping-bpɔɔngแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiเริ่มrə̂əmชนะchá-náบ้างbâangแล้วlɛ́ɛo
I used to be an easy opponent for my older sibling at table tennis, but now I'm starting to win sometimes.
แม้mɛ́ɛสโมสรฟุตบอลsà-moo-sɔ̌ɔn-fút-bɔɔnเล็กlékแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiจะjàเคยkəəiเป็นbpenลูกไล่lûuk-lâiของkɔ̌ɔngทีมtiimแชมป์chɛ́mแต่dtɛ̀ɛการเสริมgaan-sə̌əmผู้เล่นpûu-lênในnaiฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaanนี้níiทำให้tam-hâiพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoสู้sûuได้dâaiอย่างyàangสูสีsǔu-sǐi
Although this small football club used to be easy prey for the champions, the new players brought in this season have made them evenly matched.
ชัยชนะchai-chá-náในnaiนัดnátนี้níiพิสูจน์pí-sùutให้เห็นhâi-hěnว่าwâaเราraoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นbpenลูกไล่lûuk-lâiของkɔ̌ɔngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngรายนี้raai-níiอีกต่อไปìik-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiหลังจากlǎng-jàakแพ้pɛ́ɛพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoติดต่อกันdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-ganมาmaaห้าhâaครั้งkráng
Winning this match proves that we're no longer an easy opponent for this rival, after losing to them five times in a row.
Tones
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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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ไล่lâiไล่lâi1[to] chase; pursue2[to] drive away; expel3[to] fire; dismiss4[to] go through in order; sort; enumerate5[to] adjust progressively[to] chase; pursuePart 2
ลูกไล่lûuk-lâiลูกไล่lûuk-lâipushover; habitual victim of bullyingpushover; habitual victim of bullyingWord