ฮักลูก
hák-lûukMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] love [one’s] child/children (Isan/Lao)
To love one’s own child or children. This is the Isan/Lao dialect equivalent of the standard Thai phrase รักลูก (rák lûuk).
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)แม่ฮักmɛ̂ɛ-hákแม่ฮักmɛ̂ɛ-hákgodmother; honorary foster motherลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsเด้อdə̂əเด้อdə̂əsentence-ending particle (Isan/Lao)
Mom and Dad love you, child.
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Mom works hard because she loves her children.
No matter who you become, Dad will still love you all the same.
คำสอนkam sŏnของkŏngอีพ่อee pôrอีแม่ee mâeอาจจะàat jàฟังดูfang dooบ่bòม่วนmûuanหูhŏoแต่dtàeมันmanกะgàมาจากmaa jàakใจjaiที่têeเพิ่นpêrnฮักลูกhák lôokนั่นnânแหhăeล่ว
Our parents' teachings might not sound pleasant, but they come from a heart that loves their children.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
hák
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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
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ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectschild; son; daughterPart 2
ฮักลูกhák-lûukฮักลูกhák-lûuk[to] love [one’s] child/children (Isan/Lao)[to] love [one’s] child/children (Isan/Lao)Word