หลู้
lûuMeaning
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Northern Thai raw blood salad
a traditional Northern Thai dish made of raw minced pork or beef mixed with fresh raw blood, spices, and herbs
Examples
เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitเชียงใหม่chiiang màiเชียงใหม่chiiang mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Provinceพ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)สั่งsàngสั่งsàng1[to] order [sth]; place an order (food/goods)2[to] command; instruct; direct3[to] prescribe; order (medical/legal/official)หลู้lôoหลู้lôoNorthern Thai raw blood saladมากินmaa ginมากินmaa gin[to] come eatกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ข้าวเหนียวร้อนๆkâao nĭiao rón rónข้าวเหนียวร้อนๆkâao nĭiao rón rónhot sticky rice
Whenever we visit Chiang Mai, my dad likes to order Lu to eat with hot sticky rice.
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หลู้lûuเป็นbpenอาหารเหนือaa-hǎan-nʉ̌ʉaที่ใส่tîi-sàiเลือดหมูlʉ̂ʉat-mǔuสดsòtคนkonที่tîiไม่เคยmâi-kəəiกินginอาจจะàat-jàรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kกลัวgluua
Lu is a Northern dish that contains fresh pork blood; people who have never eaten it might feel scared.
แพทย์pɛ̂ɛtเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaการรับประทานgaan-ráp-bprà-taanหลู้lûuดิบdìpอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiเสี่ยงsìiangต่อdtɔ̀ɔการติดgaan-dtìtเชื้อแบคทีเรียchʉ́ʉa-bɛ̀ɛk-tii-riiaที่tîiอันตรายan-dtà-raaiถึงชีวิตtʉ̌ng-chii-wítได้dâai
Doctors warn that eating raw Lu can put you at risk of contracting life-threatening bacterial infections.
เคล็ดลับklét-lápในnaiการทำgaan-tamหลู้lûuให้hâiอร่อยà-rɔ̀iคือkʉʉการใช้gaan-cháiเลือดlʉ̂ʉatสดใหม่sòt-màiและlɛ́เครื่องเทศkrʉ̂ʉang-têetหลากหลายlàak-lǎaiชนิดchá-nítเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดับdàpกลิ่นคาวglìn-kaao
The secret to making delicious Lu is using fresh blood and various types of spices to eliminate the gamey smell.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
lûu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |