lûukchild (son or daughter)
Refers to someone’s child. Also a classifier for many round objects.
TonefallingลClasslowSyllablesone
How it reads
ลูก
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Letters in the word
Part of these words
15ลูกชิ้นlûuk-chínmeatballshere: “ball”ลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer, clientลูกอมlûuk-omboiled sweetลูกบิดlûuk-bìtdoorknobhere: “round part”ลูกชายlûuk-chaaisonลูกจ้างlûuk-jâangemployeeลูกเขยlûuk-kə̌əison-in-lawลูกหลานlûuk-lǎandescendantsลูกเลี้ยงlûuk-líangstepchild, foster childลูกหนี้lûuk-nîidebtorลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngsubordinateลูกพี่ลูกน้องlûuk-pîi-lûuk-nɔ́ɔngcousinลูกสาวlûuk-sǎaodaughterลูกสะใภ้lûuk-sà-páidaughter-in-lawลูกศิษย์lûuk-sìtpupil, student
Kai says
A Thai nickname can come from an animal, a plant or something a family likes. The name people introduce themselves with may tell a small story of its own.