กะต๊าก
gà-dtáakMeaning
1InterjectionB1
cluck; cackle
the clucking or cackling sound made by a chicken, especially a hen
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneแม่ไก่mɛ̂ɛ-gàiแม่ไก่mɛ̂ɛ-gàihen; adult female chickenร้องrɔ́ɔngร้องrɔ́ɔng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintกะต๊ากgà-dtáakกะต๊ากgà-dtáakcluck; cackleอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operations
I heard a hen clucking 'katak' in the backyard.
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เวลาที่wee-laa-tîiแม่ไก่mɛ̂ɛ-gàiออกไข่ɔ̀ɔk-kàiมันmanมักจะmák-jàส่งเสียงร้องsòng-sǐiang-rɔ́ɔngกะต๊ากgà-dtáakดังลั่นdang-lânเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Whenever a hen lays an egg, it always makes a loud 'katak' cackling sound.
เด็กๆdèk dèkหัวเราะhŭua róชอบใจchôp jaiเมื่อmêuuaได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangไก่gàiร้องróngกะต๊ากgà-dtáak
The children laughed with delight when they heard the chicken go 'katak'.
แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàใช้cháiนาฬิกาปลุกnaa-lí-gaa-bplùkเขาkǎoกลับglàpตื่นนอนdtʉ̀ʉn-nɔɔnทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoเพราะprɔ́เสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔngกะต๊ากgà-dtáakของkɔ̌ɔngฝูงfǔungแม่ไก่mɛ̂ɛ-gài
Instead of using an alarm clock, he wakes up every morning to the cackling sound of the flock of hens.
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 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
gà
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 | — | — |