ลูกครึ่ง

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ลูก (lûuk, child) +‎ ครึ่ง (krʉ̂ng, half).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicลูกครึ่ง
l ū k g r ụ ˋ ŋ
Phonemic
ลูก-คฺรึ่ง
l ū k – g ̥ r ụ ˋ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonlûuk-krʉ̂ng
Royal Instituteluk-khrueng
(standard) IPA(key)/luːk̚˥˩.kʰrɯŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun[edit]

ลูกครึ่ง (lûuk-krʉ̂ng)

  1. mixed-blood person; people of multinational or multiracial ancestry.
  2. (biology) hybrid (of animals or plants).