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lûuMeanings
1NounB1
lane; track (athletics)
a marked lane or the running track used in athletics and races
Examples
นักวิ่งnák-wîngนักวิ่งnák-wîngrunnerยืนรอyʉʉn-rɔɔยืนรอyʉʉn-rɔɔ[to] stand and wait [for sb/sth]อยู่ที่yùu-tîiอยู่ที่yùu-tîi1[to] be at; be located at2[to] be at (a level/amount)3[to] depend on; be up toลู่lûuลู่lûu1lane; track (athletics)2[to] bend/streamline; lie flat with the flowหมายเลขสามmǎai-lêek-sǎamหมายเลขสามmǎai-lêek-sǎamnumber three; No. 3ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎn1competition; contest; match; race; tournament2rivalry; competitive pressure
The runner is waiting at lane number three before the race starts.
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เขาkǎoซ้อมsɔ́ɔmวิ่งwîngรอบลู่rɔ̂ɔp-lûuทุกtúkเย็นyenเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaลงแข่งlong-kɛ̀ngโรงเรียนroong-riian
He practices running around the track every evening to prepare for the school competition.
ครูkruuสั่งให้sàng-hâiนักเรียนnák-riianเปลี่ยนbplìianลู่lûuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangการชนกันgaan-chon-ganระหว่างrá-wàangการวิ่งgaan-wîngผลัดplàt
The teacher told the students to change lanes to avoid collisions during the relay.
สนามกีฬาsà-nǎam-gii-laaนี้níiมีmiiลู่lûuมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tǎanแปดbpɛ̀ɛtลู่lûuพร้อมprɔ́ɔmป้ายbpâaiแบ่งbɛ̀ngช่องchɔ̂ngชัดเจนchát-jeenและlɛ́พื้นยางpʉ́ʉn-yaangลดแรงกระแทกlót-rɛɛng-grà-tɛ̂ɛk
This stadium has a standard eight-lane track with clear lane markers and shock-absorbing rubber surface.
2VerbB2
[to] bend/streamline; lie flat with the flow
to bend, lie flat, or be pressed in one direction by wind or force; to become sleek or streamlined
Examples
ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)พัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3classifier: อัน4[to] blow; sweep; carry alongแรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofต้นหญ้าdtôn-yâaต้นหญ้าdtôn-yâagrass plantทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyทุ่งtûngทุ่งtûngfield; open countryลู่lûuลู่lûu1lane; track (athletics)2[to] bend/streamline; lie flat with the flowไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทางเดียวtaang-diiaoทางเดียวtaang-diiao1one-way (traffic)2the only way; sole optionกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
The wind blew so hard that all the grass in the field bent in the same direction.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkผมpǒmยืนyʉʉnต้านลมdtâan-lomไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเส้นผมsên-pǒmเลยləəiลู่lûuแนบnɛ̂ɛpศีรษะsǐi-sà
When the heavy rain fell, I couldn’t resist the wind, so my hair lay flat against my head.
เธอtəəหวีผมwǐi-pǒmให้hâiเปียกbpìiakเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเส้นผมsên-pǒmลู่lûuและlɛ́จัดทรงjàt-songง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n
She dampened her hair so it would become sleek and easier to style.
ใบไม้bai-máaiบนbonกิ่งgìngลู่lûuตามdtaamแรงลมrɛɛng-lomรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngราวกับraao-gàpกำลังgam-langโค้งคำนับkóong-kam-nápต่อdtɔ̀ɔพายุpaa-yú
The leaves on the branches bent with the strong wind as if bowing to the storm.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lûu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |