ลูกหลง

Thai

Etymology

From ลูก (lûuk, “child, offspring; fruit; round object, as ball; etc”) +‎ หลง (lǒng, “to remain, to be left; to be misled, to be misguided; etc”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ลูกหลง l ū k h l ŋ
Phonemic		ลูก-หฺลง l ū k – h ̥ l ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	lûuk-lǒng
	Royal Institute	luk-long
(standard) IPA(key)		/luːk̚˥˩.loŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ลูกหลง • (lûuk-lǒng)

1. (idiomatic) child born after another child for many years, such as Benjamin of the family.
2. (idiomatic) projectile unknowingly left in a gun.
3. (idiomatic) projectile or any other thing which hits an unintended target, such as stray bullet.
4. (slang) side effect; collateral effect.

See also

• ควันหลง (kwan-lǒng)