ล้มลุก

lóm lúk

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] fall and get up; stumble and recover

to fall down and then stand up again; figuratively, to face setbacks but keep trying

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหกล้มhòk lómหกล้มhòk lóm[to] fall downแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ลุกขึ้นlúk kêunลุกขึ้นlúk kêun1[to] get up; stand up; rise2[to] rise up; take action; rebelเองayngเองayng1oneself; personally; by oneself2exactly that/itself3emphatic particle (self/only)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมแพ้yom páeยอมแพ้yom páe1[to] surrender; give up2[to] quit trying
He fell down and got up by himself, refusing to give up.
2NounB1

up-and-down; unstable; inconsistent

alternating between success and setback; not steady or consistent in condition or progress

Examples

ธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsช่วงแรกchûuang râekช่วงแรกchûuang râek1initial period; early stage2at first; initiallyยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ล้มลุกlóm lúkล้มลุกlóm lúk1[to] fall and get up; stumble and recover2up-and-down; unstable; inconsistentรายได้raai dâiรายได้raai dâi1income; earnings2revenue (business/government)3proceeds; takingsไม่คงที่mâi kong têeไม่คงที่mâi kong têeunstable; not constant
His business was unstable at first, with inconsistent income.

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Similar Meaning

ขึ้นๆ ลงๆkûen kûen long longขึ้นๆ ลงๆkûen kûen long long1up and down2fluctuating; unstable
  • up and down
  • fluctuating; unstable
ล้มลุกคลุกคลานlóm lúk klúk klaanล้มลุกคลุกคลานlóm lúk klúk klaan1[to] fall and get up repeatedly; stumble about2[to] struggle through setbacks; have ups and downs
  • [to] fall and get up repeatedly; stumble about
  • [to] struggle through setbacks; have ups and downs
ไม่คงที่mâi kong têeไม่คงที่mâi kong têeunstable; not constant

unstable; not constant

ผันผวนpăn pŭuanผันผวนpăn pŭuan1[to] fluctuate; be volatile2volatile; unstable
  • [to] fluctuate; be volatile
  • volatile; unstable
ไม่สม่ำเสมอmâi sà-màm sà-mĕrไม่สม่ำเสมอmâi sà-màm sà-mĕr1irregular; uneven2inconsistent; not steady3irregularly; inconsistently
  • irregular; uneven
  • inconsistent; not steady
  • irregularly; inconsistently

Word Breakdown

ล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to knock/fell down3to cancel/overturn4to collapse; failPart 1
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ลุกlúkลุกlúk1[to] get up; rise (from sitting/lying)2[to] stand up3[of flames/emotions/conflict] flare up; eruptPart 2
ล้มลุกlóm lúkล้มลุกlóm lúk[to] fall and get up; stumble and recover