ลูบ
lûupMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] stroke; rub gently
To move the hand lightly and smoothly over a surface or a person/animal, often to comfort or smooth.
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseลูบlûupลูบlûup1[to] stroke; rub gently2[to] smooth down; flatten by rubbingหัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeๆ-ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)หยุดyùtหยุดyùt[to] stop; haltร้องไห้róng hâiร้องไห้róng hâi[to] cry; weep
Mom gently strokes her child’s head to stop the crying.
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He strokes the dog’s back to comfort it during the storm.
Grandma slowly stroked my hand and told me to stay calm.
เธอterลูบlûupแขนkăaenเพื่อนpêuuanเบาbaoๆ-ระหว่างrá-wàangรอrorผลตรวจpŏn dtrùuatเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อนpêuuanรู้rúuว่าwâaไม่ได้mâi dâaiอยู่yòoคนเดียวkon diiao
She gently stroked her friend’s arm while waiting for the test results to let her know she wasn’t alone.
2VerbB1
[to] smooth down; flatten by rubbing
To make [sth] lie flat or neat by rubbing the surface with the hand.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herลูบlûupลูบlûup1[to] stroke; rub gently2[to] smooth down; flatten by rubbingชายกระโปรงchaai-grà-bproongชายกระโปรงchaai-grà-bproong1hem; lower edge of a skirt2figurative: female protection/influenceให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เรียบrîiapเรียบrîiap1smooth; even; flat2plain; unadorned3neat; orderly; trim4completely; all gone5quiet; subdued (tone/style)6[to] be smooth; be even; lie flatก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâanออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâan[to] leave home
She smoothed the hem of her skirt before leaving the house.
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ผมpǒmลูบlûupปกเสื้อbpòk-sʉ̂ʉaด้วยdûuaiฝ่ามือfàa-mʉʉเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiมันmanนอนnɔɔnเรียบrîiapไม่mâiย่นyôn
I rubbed the collar with my palm to make it lie flat without wrinkles.
เขาkǎoลูบlûupผ้าpâaปูbpuuโต๊ะdtóจากjàakตรงกลางdtrong-glaangออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiด้านข้างdâan-kâangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจัดให้jàt-hâiผ้าpâaตึงdtʉngและlɛ́เรียบrîiapเสมอกันsà-mə̌ə-gan
He smoothed the tablecloth from the center outward to make it taut and even.
ช่างภาพchâng-pâapลูบlûupพื้นหลังpʉ́ʉn-lǎngกระดาษgrà-dàatอย่างyàangแผ่วเบาpɛ̀ɛo-baoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไล่lâiรอยย่นrɔɔi-yônก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเริ่มrə̂əmถ่ายภาพtàai-pâapสินค้าsǐn-káa
The photographer gently smoothed the paper backdrop to remove wrinkles before starting the product shoot.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lûup
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 | — | — |