ลุ้น
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Teochew 忍 (lung2, “to endure”).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ลุ้น l u ˆ n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | lún |
| Royal Institute | lun | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /lun˦˥/(R) | |
Verb edit
ลุ้น • (lún) (abstract noun การลุ้น)
- to await; to anticipate; to wait in expectation; to wait with hope.
Usage notes edit
- Often used of a result or situation which is uncertain or depends on luck and thus causes anxiety or tension, such as:
- ลุ้นผลสอบ
- lún pǒn sɔ̀ɔp
- to wait for exam results
- ลุ้นหวย
- lún hǔai
- to wait for lottery (results)
- ลุ้นคำตัดสิน
- lún kam-dtàt-sǐn
- to wait for the verdict
- ลุ้นรางวัล
- lún raang-wan
- to anticipate a reward
- ลุ้นรัก
- lún rák
- to anticipate love (from someone)
- ลุ้นให้ชนะ
- lún hâi chá-ná
- to wait (with hope) for (someone) to win (something)
- ลุ้นผลสอบ