กุกกัก(gùk-gàk)

Meanings

1NounB1

a faint clattering or rummaging noise

a soft, repeated clattering or rummaging sound, like when someone moves things or moves around quietly.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneกุกกักgùk-gàkกุกกักgùk-gàk1a faint clattering or rummaging noise2with faint clattering/rummaging noises3[to be] not smooth; jerky; having hitchesในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ครัวkruuaครัวkruua1kitchen2cuisine3household (archaic/lit.)
I heard a rummaging sound in the kitchen.
2AdverbB1

with faint clattering/rummaging noises

with small clattering or rummaging sounds; in a slightly noisy, fidgeting way.

Examples

เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneกุกกักgùk-gàkกุกกักgùk-gàk1a faint clattering or rummaging noise2with faint clattering/rummaging noises3[to be] not smooth; jerky; having hitchesในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ครัวkruuaครัวkruua1kitchen2cuisine3household (archaic/lit.)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asมีใครmee kraiมีใครmee kraiis anyone there?; does anyone...?อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
Last night I heard some rummaging sounds in the kitchen, but I didn't see anyone there.
3AdjectiveB2

[to be] not smooth; jerky; having hitches

not smooth; having small stops or problems off and on.

Examples

การทำงานร่วมกันgaan tam ngaan rûam ganการทำงานร่วมกันgaan tam ngaan rûam gancollaboration; cooperation; teamworkช่วงแรกๆchûuang râek râekช่วงแรกๆchûuang râek râekin the beginning; at firstก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerมีเรื่องmee rêuuangมีเรื่องmee rêuuang1[to] have an issue; something came up2[to] get into a quarrel/fightกุกกักgùk-gàkกุกกักgùk-gàk1a faint clattering or rummaging noise2with faint clattering/rummaging noises3[to be] not smooth; jerky; having hitchesกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkบ้างbâangบ้างbâang1sometimes; occasionally2plural/variety marker (after question/request)3somewhat; at least a little4some; any (unspecified, small set)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เข้าขากันkâo kăa ganเข้าขากันkâo kăa gan[to] get along well [with sb]; [to] work well together; [to] be in syncดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bileแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
Our collaboration had some on-and-off problems at first, but now we work well together.

Related Words

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กุกๆ กักๆgúk gúk gàk gàkกุกๆ กักๆgúk gúk gàk gàk1hesitantly; haltingly2rattling; clunking
  • hesitantly; haltingly
  • rattling; clunking
ติดขัดdtìt kàtติดขัดdtìt kàt1[to] be jammed; be obstructed2[to] encounter difficulties3[to] be short of; be in shortage4awkward; constrained (speech/behavior)
  • [to] be jammed; be obstructed
  • [to] encounter difficulties
  • [to] be short of; be in shortage
  • awkward; constrained (speech/behavior)
ตะกุกตะกักdtà-gùk dtà-gàkตะกุกตะกักdtà-gùk dtà-gàk1halting; awkward; hesitant (esp. speech/motion)2[to] stammer; falter; move/proceed jerkily
  • halting; awkward; hesitant (esp. speech/motion)
  • [to] stammer; falter; move/proceed jerkily
ขลุกขลักklùk klàkขลุกขลักklùk klàk1[to] grind or rattle roughly2awkward; not smooth
  • [to] grind or rattle roughly
  • awkward; not smooth
กึกๆgùk gùkกึกๆgùk gùkclunking; thudding (sound)

clunking; thudding (sound)