กึ๊ก
gʉ́kMeanings
1AdverbB2
abruptly; suddenly
abruptly, suddenly, or with a jolt (typically used to describe a sudden and complete stop)
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asด่านตรวจdàan-dtrùuatด่านตรวจdàan-dtrùuatcheckpoint; roadblock; inspection pointของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเบรกbrèekเบรกbrèek1brake (device)2[to] brake; [to] apply the brake3break; intermission (informal)4[to] hold back; [to] rein in (figurative)กึ๊กgʉ́kกึ๊กgʉ́k1abruptly; suddenly2clunk; clickทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
As soon as they saw the police checkpoint, that car braked abruptly.
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ฉันchǎnกำลังจะgam-lang-jàเดินข้ามdəən-kâamถนนtà-nǒnแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดyùtกึ๊กgʉ́kเพราะprɔ́มีmiiมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiพุ่งpûngมาmaa
I was about to cross the road but had to stop abruptly because a motorcycle dashed towards me.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้ยินdâi-yinคำถามkam-tǎamแทงใจดำtɛɛng-jai-damเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ชะงักchá-ngákกึ๊กgʉ́kและlɛ́ตอบdtɔ̀ɔpอะไรà-raiไม่mâiถูกtùukไปbpaiชั่วขณะchûua-kà-nà
When he heard the piercing question, he stopped abruptly and couldn't answer anything for a moment.
ระบบความปลอดภัยrá-bòp-kwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiของkɔ̌ɔngเครื่องจักรkrʉ̂ʉang-jàkจะjàทำงานtam-ngaanโดยdooiสั่งให้sàng-hâiเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangหยุดyùtกึ๊กgʉ́kทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiพบpópความผิดปกติkwaam-pìt-bpòk-gà-dtì
The machine's safety system will operate by commanding the machine to stop abruptly as soon as an anomaly is detected.
2InterjectionB2
clunk; click
a clunking, clicking, or dull thudding sound; the sound of hard objects hitting or a mechanism locking into place
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)เสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseกึ๊กgʉ́kกึ๊กgʉ́k1abruptly; suddenly2clunk; clickตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîi1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)ปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3closed; shut; not open4[to] cover; seal5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdประตูรถbprà-dtuu-rótประตูรถbprà-dtuu-rótvehicle door; car door
I heard a clunking sound when I closed the car door.
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When you turn the key until it clicks, it means the door is locked.
ช่างchâangบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaถ้าtâaขับรถkàp-rótแล้วlɛ́ɛoได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงดังsǐiang-dangกึ๊กgʉ́kที่tîiช่วงล่างchûuang-lâangให้hâiรีบrîipเอาaoรถrótมาmaaเช็กchékทันทีtan-tii
The mechanic said that if you drive and hear a clunking sound in the suspension, bring the car in for a check immediately.
ฉันchǎnพยายามpá-yaa-yaamประกอบชิ้นbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-chínส่วนsùuanตู้เสื้อผ้าdtûu-sʉ̂ʉa-pâaเข้าด้วยกันkâo-dûuai-ganจนกระทั่งjon-grà-tângมันmanลงล็อกlong-lɔ́kดังdangกึ๊กgʉ́kพอดีpɔɔ-dii
I tried to assemble the wardrobe parts together until they locked into place with a click.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
gʉ́k
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |