กึก
gʉ̀kMeanings
1InterjectionB1
clunk!; thunk!
An imitation of a short, abrupt sound made by a hard impact or contact.
Examples
ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)ปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3closed; shut; not open4[to] cover; seal5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeกึกgʉ̀kกึกgʉ̀k1clunk!; thunk!2clunking; knocking; thudding (sound)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsหันมาhǎn-maaหันมาhǎn-maa1[to] turn toward here; face this way2[to] switch to; turn to; begin doingมองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; consider
The door slammed shut with a boom, making everyone in the room turn to look.
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พอpɔɔหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉหล่นlònกระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛkพื้นpʉ́ʉnก็gɔ̂ได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangกึกgʉ̀kชัดเจนchát-jeen
When the book fell and hit the floor, there was a clear thud: guk.
When the elevator stopped suddenly, the thud—guk—made my heart drop.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiคานเหล็กkaan-lèkวางwaangลงบนlong-bonพื้นpʉ́ʉnคอนกรีตkɔɔn-grìitเสียงsǐiangกึกgʉ̀kสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnกังวานgang-waanไปทั่วbpai-tûuaโกดังgoo-dang
As soon as the steel beam landed on the concrete floor, a booming thud—guk—echoed throughout the warehouse.
2AdjectiveB2
clunking; knocking; thudding (sound)
Describing a short, abrupt sound made by a hard impact or contact.
Examples
ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3closed; shut; not open4[to] cover; seal5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeกึกgʉ̀kกึกgʉ̀k1clunk!; thunk!2clunking; knocking; thudding (sound)ทำเอาtam-aoทำเอาtam-aoto cause; to leave [sb/sth] ...ทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyสะดุ้งsà-dûngสะดุ้งsà-dûng1[to] start; jump (in surprise)2[to] flinch; wince3lift net (regional)
The wooden door shut with a loud thud, making everyone jump.
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The bus hit a pothole, shaking the whole vehicle with a thud.
เสียงsǐiangค้อนkɔ́ɔnทุบtúpเสาเข็มsǎo-kěmดังdangกึกgʉ̀kก้องgɔ̂ɔngสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnทั่วtûuaไซต์sáiก่อสร้างgɔ̀ɔ-sâang
The sound of the hammer striking the pile went thud, echoing throughout the construction site.
เมื่อยามmʉ̂ʉa-yaamค่ำเงียบสงัดkâm-ngîiap-sà-ngàtได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangประตูbprà-dtuuเหล็กlèkกระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛkดังdangกึกgʉ̀kแล้วlɛ́ɛoก้องgɔ̂ɔngไปตามbpai-dtaamทางเดินtaang-dəən
In the still of night, the metal door banged with a deep thud and echoed down the corridor.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gʉ̀k
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 | — | — |