กุกๆ
gùk-gùkMeaning
1AdverbB2
light knocking or tapping sound
a word representing a repeated light knocking, tapping, or rattling sound
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; 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)เสียงดังsĭiang dangเสียงดังsĭiang dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseกุกๆgùk-gùkกุกๆgùk-gùklight knocking or tapping soundอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]ตู้เสื้อผ้าdtôo sêuua pâaตู้เสื้อผ้าdtôo sêuua pâawardrobe; armoire; clothes closetสงสัยsŏng săiสงสัยsŏng săi1[to] doubt; be uncertain2[to] suspect3I wonder…; perhaps (colloq.)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะมีjà meeจะมีjà meethere will be; [to] have (in the future)หนูnŏoหนูnŏo1mouse; rat2I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)3you (addressing a child/younger person)ซ่อนอยู่sôn yòoซ่อนอยู่sôn yòo1[to] be hidden; be concealed2[to] be latent/underlying (figurative)ข้างในkâang naiข้างในkâang nai1inside; within2inside (of); within3the inside; the interior4Inner Court; female royal household (historical)
I heard a light rattling sound inside the wardrobe; I suspect there might be a mouse hiding inside.
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เมื่อคืนmêuua keunลมlomพัดpátแรงมากraeng mâakจนjonหน้าต่างnâa dtàangสั่นsànและláeมีmeeเสียงดังsĭiang dangกุกๆgùk-gùkตลอดทั้งdtà-lòt tángคืนkeun
Last night the wind blew so hard that the window shook and made a rattling sound all night.
เครื่องยนต์krêuuang yonรถrótของฉันkŏng chănมีmeeเสียงดังsĭiang dangกุกๆgùk-gùkตอนdtonสตาร์ทsà-dtáatวันนี้wan néeคงkongต้องdtôngเอาไปao bpaiให้hâiช่างchângที่têeอู่òoตรวจดูdtrùuat dooสักหน่อยsàk nòi
My car engine makes a light tapping sound when starting; I probably need to take it to the mechanic at the garage to have it checked today.
กลางดึกglaang dèukคืนkeunนั้นnánมีmeeเสียงsĭiangเคาะkóประตูbprà-dtuuดังdangกุกๆgùk-gùkเป็นจังหวะbpen jang-wàทำให้tam hâiพวกเราpûuak raoที่têeอยู่ในyòo naiห้องhôngรู้สึกrúu-sèukหวาดระแวงwàat rá-waeng
In the middle of that night, there was a rhythmic light knocking sound on the door, making those of us inside the room feel paranoid.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กุกๆ said กุก-กุก?
gùk-gùk
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |