ลูบ(lûup)

Meanings

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; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseลูบlûupลูบlûup1[to] stroke; rub gently2[to] smooth down; flatten by rubbingหัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5beginning; initial part6classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins7to bud; to sprout8header; title; headlineลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)เบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] lighten; reduce; ease6[to] urinate (polite euphemism)ๆ-ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2holiday; day off; breakร้องไห้róng hâiร้องไห้róng hâi1[to] cry; weep2[to] sob
Mom gently strokes her child’s head to stop the crying.
2VerbB1

[to] smooth down; flatten by rubbing

To make [sth] lie flat or neat by rubbing the surface with the hand.

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herลูบlûupลูบlûup1[to] stroke; rub gently2[to] smooth down; flatten by rubbingชายกระโปรงchaai grà-bprohngชายกระโปรงchaai grà-bprohng1hem; lower edge of a skirt2figurative: female protection/influenceให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเรียบrîiapเรียบrîiap1smooth; even; flat2plain; unadorned3neat; orderly; trim4quiet; subdued (tone/style)5[to] smooth; level6completely; all goneก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâanออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâan[to] leave home
She smoothed the hem of her skirt before leaving the house.

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