กระตุก
grà-dtùkMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] twitch; jerk
to move suddenly and briefly in a small, sharp motion, sometimes repeatedly
Examples
ตอนdtonตอนdton1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodesนอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downขาkăaขาkăa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กระตุกgrà-dtùkกระตุกgrà-dtùk1[to] twitch; jerk2[to] stutter; lag; freeze (media/device)3[to] tug; give a quick pull4a twitch; a spasmเบาๆbao baoเบาๆbao bao1gently; softly; quietly; lightly; slightly; mildly2casually; in a relaxed way; not too seriouslyเป็นพักๆbpen pák pákเป็นพักๆbpen pák pákintermittently; on and off
When I sleep, my leg twitches lightly from time to time.
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He noticed his eyelid twitching repeatedly because he had been stressed for days.
พอpɔɔได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงดังsǐiang-dangกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaไหล่làiก็gɔ̂เผลอplə̌əกระตุกgrà-dtùkทันทีtan-tii
As soon as he heard the loud sound, his shoulder muscle involuntarily jerked.
นิ้วมือníu meuuของkŏngเธอterกระตุกgrà-dtùkเป็นช่วงbpen chûuangสั้นๆsân sânซ้ำๆsám-sámเมื่อmêuuaอากาศเย็นaa-gàat yenจัดjàt
Her fingers jerked in brief, repeated spasms when the weather was extremely cold.
2VerbB1
[to] stutter; lag; freeze (media/device)
to run unevenly, skip, or pause briefly during operation, as with a video, game, stream, or device
Examples
วิดีโอwí-dii-ooวิดีโอwí-dii-oo1video (medium; moving images)2video file/clipในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)โทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3phone callกระตุกgrà-dtùkกระตุกgrà-dtùk1[to] twitch; jerk2[to] stutter; lag; freeze (media/device)3[to] tug; give a quick pull4a twitch; a spasmเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingสัญญาณsǎn-yaanสัญญาณsǎn-yaan1signal; reception2signal; sign; indication3cue (in communication/behavior)อินเทอร์เน็ตin-təə-nétอินเทอร์เน็ตin-təə-nét1the Internet2internet access/serviceอ่อนɔ̀ɔnอ่อนɔ̀ɔn1soft; tender2weak; feeble3mild; light (intensity/taste)4young; immature5inexperienced; unseasoned6gentle; lenient7[to] weaken; soften; depreciate
The video on my phone is stuttering because the internet signal is weak.
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ตอนdtonเล่นเกมlên gemภาพpâapกระตุกgrà-dtùkเป็นพักๆbpen pák pákทำให้tam hâiบังคับbang-kápตัวละครdtuua lá-konยากyâak
While playing the game, the graphics stutter intermittently, making it hard to control the character.
ไลฟ์สดlai-sòtเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoกระตุกgrà-dtùkหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángจนjonคนดูkon-duuบ่นbònเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapสตรีมsà-dtriim
This morning’s livestream kept lagging, and viewers complained about the stream quality.
ไฟล์วิดีโอfai-wí-dii-oo4Kกระตุกgrà-dtùkเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเปิดbpə̀ətบนbonโน้ตบุ๊กnóot-búkเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเก่าgàoเพราะprɔ́ซีพียูsii-pii-yuuประมวลผลbprà-muuan-pǒnไม่ทันmâi-tan
The 4K video stutters when played on the old laptop because the CPU can’t keep up.
3VerbB2
[to] tug; give a quick pull
to pull something quickly, shortly, or in a jerking motion
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกระตุกgrà-dtùkกระตุกgrà-dtùk1[to] twitch; jerk2[to] stutter; lag; freeze (media/device)3[to] tug; give a quick pull4a twitch; a spasmสายsăaiสายsăai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamsเชือกchûueakเชือกchûueak1rope; cord; line2classifier for domesticated elephantsเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeๆ-เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดึงdeungดึงdeung1[to] pull; draw (toward oneself)2[to] attract; draw (attention/interest)3[to] drag (on a screen)4[to] hold back; delay; stallระฆังrá-kangระฆังrá-kangbellให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeครั้งเดียวkráng diiaoครั้งเดียวkráng diiao1once; only once2a single time; one occurrence3one-time; single; occurring only once
He gave the rope a quick tug to ring the bell once.
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ผมpǒmเผลอplə̌əกระตุกgrà-dtùkหูhǔuหิ้วhîuถุงtǔngแรงrɛɛngไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iของkɔ̌ɔngข้างในkâang-naiเลยləəiกระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛkกันgan
I accidentally jerked the bag handle a bit too hard, so the items inside banged together.
พอporปลาbplaaเริ่มrêrmกินginเหยื่อyèuuaเขาkăoรีบrêepกระตุกgrà-dtùkคันเบ็ดkan bètสั้นsânๆ-เพื่อpêuuaตั้งdtângเบ็ดbètให้hâiติดปากdtìt bpàak
As soon as the fish started biting, he quickly gave the rod a short jerk to set the hook.
ช่างchângกระตุกgrà-dtùkสายไฟsǎai-faiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakปลั๊กbplákในnaiจังหวะjang-wàเดียวdiiaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangประกายไฟbprà-gaai-fai
The technician yanked the power cord from the socket in one quick motion to avoid sparks.
4NounB2
a twitch; a spasm
a sudden, brief, jerky movement of a body part or device display
Examples
ตอนdtonตอนdton1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodesเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)วิดีโอwí-dee-ohวิดีโอwí-dee-oh1video (medium; moving images)2video file/clipอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4vision; mental imageกระตุกgrà-dtùkกระตุกgrà-dtùk1[to] twitch; jerk2[to] stutter; lag; freeze (media/device)3[to] tug; give a quick pull4a twitch; a spasmเป็นช่วงbpen chûuangเป็นช่วงbpen chûuang1intermittent; periodic; off and on2[to] occur at intervalsๆ-เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingสัญญาณsăn-yaanสัญญาณsăn-yaan1signal; reception2signal; sign; indication3cue (in communication/behavior)เน็ตnètเน็ตnètinternet; data serviceอ่อนònอ่อนòn1soft; tender2weak; feeble3mild; light (intensity/taste)4young; immature5inexperienced; unseasoned6gentle; lenient7[to] weaken; soften; depreciate
While playing the video, the picture stuttered intermittently because the internet signal was weak.
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ตากล้องdtaa glôngสังเกตsǎng-gètว่าwâaจอjoพรีวิวpree-wiuกระตุกgrà-dtùkนิดnítๆ-เลยloieรีบrêepเปลี่ยนสายbplìian săaiเชื่อมต่อchêuuam dtò
The cameraman noticed the preview monitor was slightly jittering, so he quickly changed the cable.
ตอนdtɔɔnวิ่งขึ้นwîng-kʉ̂nเนินnəənขาkǎaผมpǒmกระตุกgrà-dtùkวูบwûupหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaช็อตchɔ́tจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดyùtยืดเส้นyʉ̂ʉt-sên
While running uphill, my leg jerked for a moment as if the muscle shorted out, so I had to stop to stretch.
สตรีมsà-dtriimเกมgeemกระตุกgrà-dtùkถี่ขึ้นtìi-kʉ̂nเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเฟรมเรตfreem-rèetตกdtòkทำให้tam-hâiภาพpâapขาดkàatช่วงchûuangและlɛ́ควบคุมตัวkûuap-kum-dtuuaละครlá-kɔɔnได้dâaiยากyâak
The game stream stuttered more frequently when the frame rate dropped, causing visual gaps and making it hard to control the character.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กร, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
grà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |