กุกกัก
gùk-gàkMeanings
1NounB1
a faint clattering or rummaging noise
a soft, repeated clattering or rummaging sound, like when someone moves things or moves around quietly.
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 toneกุกกักgùk-gàkกุกกักgùk-gàk1a faint clattering or rummaging noise2with faint clattering/rummaging noises3[to be] not smooth; jerky; having hitchesในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ครัวkruuaครัวkruua1kitchen2cuisine3household (archaic/lit.)
I heard a rummaging sound in the kitchen.
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เมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níiมีmiiเสียงsǐiangกุกกักgùk-gàkมาจากmaa-jàakหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanไม่รู้mâi-rúuว่าwâaเป็นbpenเสียงsǐiangแมวmɛɛoหรือrʉ̌ʉขโมยkà-mooi
Last night, there was a clattering sound from the back of the house; I don't know if it was a cat or a thief.
โจรย่องjoo-yɔ̂ɔngเข้าบ้านkâo-bâanแล้วlɛ́ɛoทำเสียงtam-sǐiangกุกกักgùk-gàkขณะkà-nàรื้อค้นrʉ́ʉ-kónหาhǎaของมีค่าkɔ̌ɔng-mii-kâa
The thief tiptoed into the house and made a rummaging sound while searching for valuables.
ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangความเงียบสงัดkwaam-ngîiap-sà-ngàtของkɔ̌ɔngค่ำคืนkâm-kʉʉnเสียงsǐiangกุกกักgùk-gàkที่tîiดังdangมาจากmaa-jàakห้องใต้หลังคาhɔ̂ng-dtâai-lǎng-kaaทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konในบ้านnai-bâanต้องdtɔ̂ngสะดุ้งตื่นsà-dûng-dtʉ̀ʉnด้วยdûuaiความkwaamหวาดระแวงwàat-rá-wɛɛng
Amidst the dead silence of the night, the soft clattering sound coming from the attic startled everyone in the house awake with suspicion.
2AdverbB1
with faint clattering/rummaging noises
with small clattering or rummaging sounds; in a slightly noisy, fidgeting way.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; 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 toneกุกกักgùk-gàkกุกกักgùk-gàk1a faint clattering or rummaging noise2with faint clattering/rummaging noises3[to be] not smooth; jerky; having hitchesในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ครัวkruuaครัวkruua1kitchen2cuisine3household (archaic/lit.)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asมีใครmii-kraiมีใครmii-kraiwho is there?; is there anyone…?อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Last night I heard some rummaging sounds in the kitchen, but I didn't see anyone there.
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เขาkăoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจะjàหยิบyìpของkŏngออกจากòk jàakกระเป๋าgrà-bpăoเงียบๆngîiap ngîiapแต่dtàeก็gâwยังyangมีmeeเสียงsĭiangกุกกักgùk-gàkจนjonคนอื่นkon èunหันมาhăn maaมองmong
He tried to take things out of his bag quietly, but he still made some clattering sounds, causing others to look.
เสียงsǐiangอะไรà-raiกุกกักgùk-gàkอยู่yùuบนbonหลังคาlǎng-kaaสงสัยsǒng-sǎiจะเป็นjà-bpenแมวmɛɛoวิ่งไล่จับwîng-lâi-jàpหนูnǔu
What's that clattering sound on the roof? It's probably a cat chasing a mouse.
ในnaiความเงียบสงัดkwaam-ngîiap-sà-ngàtของkɔ̌ɔngห้องสมุดhɔ̂ng-sà-mùtเสียงsǐiangที่tîiเขาkǎoทำtamของkɔ̌ɔngตกdtòkกุกกักgùk-gàkเพียงเล็กน้อยpiiang-lék-nɔ́ɔiก็gɔ̂ดังdangพอpɔɔที่จะtîi-jàทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konหันมาhǎn-maaมองmɔɔngได้dâai
In the silence of the library, the slight clattering sound he made from dropping something was loud enough to make everyone turn and look.
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)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)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 hitchesกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkบ้างbâangบ้างbâang1some; any (unspecified, small set)2sometimes; occasionally3plural/variety marker (after question/request)4somewhat; at least a littleแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)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; nicely4gall; bileแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Our collaboration had some on-and-off problems at first, but now we work well together.
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ความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panของkɔ̌ɔngทั้งคู่táng-kûuดูduuจะjàกุกกักgùk-gàkมาmaaสักพักsàk-pákแล้วlɛ́ɛoไม่รู้mâi-rúuว่าwâaจะjàไปรอดbpai-rɔ̂ɔtไหมmǎi
Their relationship has seemed a bit rocky for a while now; I don't know if they'll make it.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaแผนการpɛ̌ɛn-gaanจะjàดำเนินไปdam-nəən-bpaiอย่างyàangกุกกักgùk-gàkในช่วงnai-chûuangเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtônแต่dtɛ̀ɛท้ายที่สุดtáai-tîi-sùtโครงการkroong-gaanก็gɔ̂สำเร็จลุล่วงsǎm-rèt-lú-lûuangไปด้วยดีbpai-dûuai-dii
Although the plan proceeded with some stops and starts in the beginning, the project was ultimately completed successfully.
การเจรจาต่อรองgaan-jee-rá-jaa-dtɔ̀ɔ-rɔɔngเป็นไปbpen-bpaiอย่างyàangกุกกักgùk-gàkเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiที่tîiทั้งtángสองsɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายfàaiเสนอsà-nə̌əมายังmaa-yangแตกต่างกันdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang-ganมากmâak
The negotiations were not smooth because the conditions proposed by both sides were still very different.
Tones
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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
gùk
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 | — | — |