Family ลูกชาย lûuk-chaai
son noun
- lûuk falling
- chaai mid
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Classifier: คนkon · person, people
Parts: ลูกlûuk child ชายchaai male
How to use it
ลูกชายlûuk-chaai is "male child". At home, parents simply call their son ลูกlûuk or use his nickname. Many Thai sons spend a few weeks or months as monks at some point, บวชbùat, which is said to make great merit for their parents: see monks and merit.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- luk chai
- look chai
- lukchai
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