หลวย
lǔuaiMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
beautiful; pretty (slang)
beautiful or pretty (a playful slang alteration of the word สวยสวยsǔuai1nicely done; fine2beautifully; nicely; neatly3beautiful; pretty, commonly used in internet culture and colloquial speech)
Examples
ชุดchútชุดchút1set; collection2outfit; suit; uniform3classifier for sets/outfits/equipment4series; batchนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindหลวยlǔuaiหลวยlǔuaibeautiful; pretty (slang)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toไหนnǎiไหนnǎi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)เนี่ยnîiaเนี่ยnîia1deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)2focus/emotion particle3discourse marker (framing)
You look so pretty wearing this dress. Where did you buy it from?
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วันนี้wan néeแต่งหน้าdtàeng nâaแต่งตัวจัดdtàeng dtuua jàtเต็มdtemมากmâakกะgàจะjàไปbpaiเดินdernหลวยlŭuaiๆ-ที่têeห้างhâangสักหน่อยsàk nòi
I'm fully dressed and made up today, planning to walk around looking pretty at the mall for a bit.
ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàไม่ได้mâi-dâaiแต่งหน้าdtɛ̀ng-nâaจัดเต็มjàt-dtemแต่dtɛ̀ɛด้วยdûuaiโครงหน้าkroong-nâaที่tîiเป๊ะbpéอยู่แล้วyùu-lɛ́ɛoเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangดูduuหลวยlǔuaiสะบัดsà-bàtในnaiลุคธรรมชาติlúk-tam-má-châat
Even without full makeup, with her already perfect facial structure, she still looks stunningly pretty in a natural look.
ฟิลเตอร์fin-dtə̂əในnaiแอปɛ́pนี้níiช่วยchûuaiปรับbpràpรูปrûupให้ดูhâi-duuหลวยlǔuaiขึ้นkʉ̂nจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpจำjamเค้าโครงkáo-kroongหน้าnâaเดิมdəəmไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเลยləəi
The filter in this app tweaks the picture to look so pretty that you can barely recognize the original facial structure.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ล puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
lǔuai
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |