กึ้ก
gʉ̂kMeanings
1AdverbB1
abruptly; suddenly
abruptly or suddenly, typically used to describe coming to a complete and sudden halt
Examples
รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileเบรกbrèekเบรกbrèek1brake (device)2[to] brake; [to] apply the brake3break; intermission (informal)4[to] hold back; [to] rein in (figurative)กึ้กgʉ̂kกึ้กgʉ̂k1abruptly; suddenly2with a click; with a clunkตรงหน้าdtrong-nâaตรงหน้าdtrong-nâa1right in front; right before one's eyes2in front of [sb/sth]บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineพอดีpɔɔ-diiพอดีpɔɔ-dii1just right; exactly suitable2exactly; just (in time/amount)3just enough4happen to; by chance5[to] fit exactly; be just right
The car braked abruptly right in front of my house.
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As soon as he heard a stranger's voice, he stopped abruptly.
มีmiiสุนัขsù-nákวิ่งwîngมาmaaตัดหน้าdtàt-nâaรถrótเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngเบรกbrèekกึ้กgʉ̂kจนjonคนkonในรถnai-rótหัวhǔuaทิ่มtîm
A dog ran in front of the car, so it had to brake suddenly until the passengers pitched forward.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàกำลังgam-langโกรธจัดgròot-jàtแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔเห็นhěnน้ำตาnáam-dtaaของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ชะงักchá-ngákกึ้กgʉ̂kและlɛ́เปลี่ยนท่าทีbplìian-tâa-tiiไปbpaiทันทีtan-tii
Even though he was furious, upon seeing her tears, he stopped abruptly and completely changed his demeanor.
2AdverbB1
with a click; with a clunk
an onomatopoeic word for a short, sudden sound, such as a click, clack, or clunk, often when something hits or stops suddenly
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseกึ้กgʉ̂kกึ้กgʉ̂k1abruptly; suddenly2with a click; with a clunkมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตู้เสื้อผ้าdtûu-sʉ̂ʉa-pâaตู้เสื้อผ้าdtûu-sʉ̂ʉa-pâawardrobe; armoire; clothes closet
I heard a clunking sound coming from inside the wardrobe.
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พอpɔɔฉันchǎnหมุนmǔnลูกบิดประตูlûuk-bìt-bprà-dtuuมันmanก็gɔ̂มีmiiเสียงดังsǐiang-dangกึ้กgʉ̂kแล้วlɛ́ɛoประตูbprà-dtuuก็gɔ̂เปิดbpə̀ətไม่mâiออกɔ̀ɔk
When I turned the doorknob, there was a click sound, and then the door wouldn't open.
รถrótตกหลุมdtòk-lǔmบนbonถนนtà-nǒnอย่างแรงyàang-rɛɛngจนได้jon-dâaiยินyinเสียงดังsǐiang-dangกึ้กgʉ̂kที่tîiล้อหน้าlɔ́ɔ-nâa
The car hit a pothole on the road so hard that a clank was heard at the front wheel.
ระหว่างที่rá-wàang têeช่างchângกำลังgam-langซ่อมsômเครื่องยนต์krêuuang yonจู่ๆjòo jòoก็gâwมีmeeเสียงดังsĭiang dangกึ้กgêukเหมือนmĕuuanมีmeeชิ้นส่วนchín sùuanโลหะloh-hàหลุดออกมาlùt òk maa
While the mechanic was repairing the engine, suddenly there was a clunking sound as if a metal part had fallen off.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
gʉ̂k
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |