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ลูกชายคนโต [ ลูก ชาย คน โต ]

lôok chaai kon dtoh

This is an approximate indication of how common a word is in Thai.

[ Noun ]

oldest son

Components

ลูกชาย
lôok chaai

firstborn ; eldest

คนโต
kon dtoh

child ; offspring (used for both humans and animals)

ลูก
lôok

man ; male

ชาย
chaai

person ; people (คน is the classifier for nouns referring to people.)

คน
kon

[to be] big ; large ; grown up

โต
dtoh

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Thai Nicknames
Just about every Thai person has a nickname by which they are known informally, given to them by their parents at birth. The pervasive use of nicknames in this way apparently comes from the old belief that evil spirits are constantly on the lookout for newborn children to snatch away and control, but using a nickname instead of a normal Thai name confuses the spirits and helps to keep the child safe. This is not a widespread belief nowadays of course, but nonetheless the use of nicknames remains so widespread in Thailand that it's not uncommon for friends to know each other for years and yet not know each other's real name and surname.
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