ล้มลุก
lóm-lúkMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] fall and get up; stumble and recover
to fall down and then stand up again; figuratively, to face setbacks but keep trying
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหกล้มhòk-lómหกล้มhòk-lóm[to] fall downแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ลุกขึ้นlúk-kʉ̂nลุกขึ้นlúk-kʉ̂n1[to] get up; stand up; rise2[to] rise up; take action; rebelเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itselfได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมแพ้yɔɔm-pɛ́ɛยอมแพ้yɔɔm-pɛ́ɛ1[to] surrender; give up2[to] quit trying
He fell down and got up by himself, refusing to give up.
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เริ่มrə̂əmธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtแรกrɛ̂ɛkฉันchǎnล้มลุกlóm-lúkหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángแต่dtɛ̀ɛยังคงyang-kongพยายามpá-yaa-yaamแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiข้อผิดพลาดkɔ̂ɔ-pìt-plâat
In my first business, I fell and got back up many times, but I kept trying to fix the mistakes.
นักวิ่งมาราธอนnák-wîng-maa-raa-tɔɔnล้มลุกlóm-lúkหลังlǎngตะคริวกินdtà-kriu-ginแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoกัดฟันสู้gàt-fan-sûuจนjonเข้าเส้นชัยkâo-sên-chai
The marathon runner fell and got back up after a cramp, but he gritted his teeth and finished the race.
เส้นทางsên taangการสอบgaan sɔ̀ɔpติดdtìtแพทย์pâetของkŏngเธอterเป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangของkŏngการล้มgaan lómลุกlúkฟื้นféunกำลังใจgam-lang-jaiแล้วláeoค่อยkôiๆ-เดินdernต่อdtòอย่างyàangมีmeeวินัยwí-nai
Her path to getting into medical school was about falling and rising, regaining morale, and steadily moving on with discipline.
2AdjectiveB1
herbaceous; short-lived (of plants)
describing plants with nonwoody stems, especially those that complete their life cycle within a year or die after flowering and fruiting; commonly used in พืชล้มลุก and ไม้ล้มลุกไม้ล้มลุกmáai-lóm-lúkherbaceous plant.
Examples
ผักบุ้งpàk-bûngผักบุ้งpàk-bûng1water spinach; morning glory2classifier: handfuls (กำ)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พืชpʉ̂ʉtพืชpʉ̂ʉtplant; floraล้มลุกlóm-lúkล้มลุกlóm-lúk1[to] fall and get up; stumble and recover2herbaceous; short-lived (of plants)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโตเร็วdtoo-reoโตเร็วdtoo-reo1fast-growing2[to] grow quickly
Water spinach is a fast-growing herbaceous plant.
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ครูkruuให้hâiยกตัวอย่างyók-dtuua-yàangพืชpʉ̂ʉtล้มลุกlóm-lúkฉันchǎnจึงjʉngตอบdtɔ̀ɔpว่าwâaข้าวkâaoกับgàpข้าวโพดkâao-pôot
The teacher asked for examples of herbaceous plants, so I answered rice and corn.
ดาวเรืองdaao-rʉʉangเป็นbpenไม้máaiล้มลุกlóm-lúkพอpɔɔออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔkและlɛ́ติดdtìtเมล็ดmá-létแล้วlɛ́ɛoต้นdtônก็gɔ̂จะjàค่อยkɔ̂iแห้งhɛ̂ɛngตายdtaai
Marigolds are herbaceous annuals; after flowering and producing seeds, the plants gradually dry out and die.
แม้mɛ́ɛกล้วยglûuaiจะมีjà-miiขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiคล้ายkláaiต้นไม้dtôn-máaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛจัดเป็นjàt-bpenพืชpʉ̂ʉtล้มลุกlóm-lúkเพราะprɔ́ส่วนsùuanที่tîiดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanลำต้นlam-dtônนั้นnánเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakกาบgàapใบbaiซ้อนกันsɔ́ɔn-ganไม่ใช่mâi-châiเนื้อไม้nʉ́ʉa-máai
Although banana plants are large and resemble trees, they are classified as herbaceous plants because what looks like a trunk consists of overlapping leaf sheaths rather than wood.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lóm
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; toppleto fall; topplePart 1
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ลุกlúkลุกlúk1[to] get up; rise (from sitting/lying)2[to] stand on end (of hair)3[to] burn; blaze; flare up[to] get up; rise (from sitting/lying)Part 2
ล้มลุกlóm-lúkล้มลุกlóm-lúk[to] fall and get up; stumble and recover[to] fall and get up; stumble and recoverWord