ลูบคอ(lûup kor)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] stroke the neck

to gently rub or stroke the neck with the hand

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseลูบคอlûup korลูบคอlûup kor1[to] stroke the neck2[to] make someone back down (idiom)ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)เบาๆbao baoเบาๆbao bao1gently; softly; quietly; lightly; slightly; mildly2casually; in a relaxed way; not too seriouslyตอนที่dton têeตอนที่dton têe1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกำลังจะgam-lang jàกำลังจะgam-lang jàabout to (imminent future)นอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying down
The mother gently stroked her child's neck as he was about to sleep.
2VerbC1

[to] make someone back down (idiom)

Thai idiom: to pressure or corner someone so they must yield, back down, or accept your terms, often by using leverage or threats

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)เจ้าหนี้jâo nêeเจ้าหนี้jâo nêe1creditor2secured creditor3unsecured creditorตามมาdtaam maaตามมาdtaam maa1[to] follow; come after2[to] ensue; resultลูบคอlûup korลูบคอlûup kor1[to] stroke the neck2[to] make someone back down (idiom)ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6even if; even thoughที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanworkplace; officeเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatรีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ใช้เงินchái ngernใช้เงินchái ngern[to] spend moneyคืนkeunคืนkeun1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4per (night) [prefix use]
He was pressured by his creditor who came all the way to his workplace to get him to pay back the money quickly.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ลูบlûupลูบlûup1[to] stroke; rub gently2[to] smooth down; flatten by rubbingPart 1
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คอkoคอko1neck2throat3collar; neckline4neck (of an object)5enthusiast; -lover (as suffix)Part 2
ลูบคอlûup korลูบคอlûup kor[to] stroke the neck