ขนลุก
kǒn-lúkMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] get goosebumps
for the fine hairs on the skin to stand up from cold, fear, awe, or strong emotion; gooseflesh
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightลมหนาวlom-nǎaoลมหนาวlom-nǎaocold wind; winter windพัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3classifier: อัน4[to] blow; sweep; carry alongแรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ขนลุกkǒn-lúkขนลุกkǒn-lúk1[to] get goosebumps2goosebumps3goosebumpy; covered in goosebumpsทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyแขนkɛ̌ɛnแขนkɛ̌ɛn1arm (body part)2arm; extension (of object)3classifier: sleeves
Last night the cold wind blew so hard that the hairs on my arms stood up.
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พอpɔɔได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangประตูbprà-dtuuดังdangกลางดึกglaang-dʉ̀kฉันchǎnขนลุกkǒn-lúkและlɛ́รีบrîipเปิดไฟbpə̀ət-faiดูduu
When I heard the door slam in the middle of the night, the hairs stood up and I quickly turned on the light.
ตอนดูdtɔɔn-duuสารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-diiภูเขาไฟpuu-kǎo-faiระเบิดrá-bə̀ətฉันchǎnตื่นเต้นdtʉ̀ʉn-dtênจนjonขนลุกkǒn-lúkไปbpaiทั้งตัวtáng-dtuua
While watching the volcano eruption documentary, I was so excited that the fine hairs all over my body stood up.
อากาศaa-gàatหนาวจัดnǎao-jàtกับgàpเสียงsǐiangหอนhɔ̌ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngลมlomทำให้tam-hâiผิวpǐuฉันchǎnขนลุกkǒn-lúkโดยไม่รู้ตัวdooi-mâi-rúu-dtuua
The freezing air and the howling wind made the fine hairs on my skin stand up without me realizing.
2NounB1
goosebumps
the small bumps on the skin when hairs stand up (from cold, fear, or emotion); goosebumps/gooseflesh
Examples
ลมหนาวlom-nǎaoลมหนาวlom-nǎaocold wind; winter windพัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3classifier: อัน4[to] blow; sweep; carry alongมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛo[sb/sth] has arrived; is here; here it comes!ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ขนลุกkǒn-lúkขนลุกkǒn-lúk1[to] get goosebumps2goosebumps3goosebumpy; covered in goosebumpsเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullแขนkɛ̌ɛnแขนkɛ̌ɛn1arm (body part)2arm; extension (of object)3classifier: sleeves
A cold wind blew and I got goosebumps all over my arms.
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พอporได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงฟ้าร้องsĭiang fáa róngใกล้glâiๆ-เด็กdèkก็gâwขนลุกkŏn lúkและláeกอดgòtแม่mâeแน่นnâen
As soon as they heard thunder nearby, the child got goosebumps and hugged their mother tightly.
When the ghost story about the old house was told, everyone got goosebumps.
ภาพถ่ายpâap tàaiเก่าgàoๆ-ที่têeพบpópในnaiห้องใต้หลังคาhông dtâi lăng-kaaทำให้tam hâiฉันchănขนลุกkŏn lúkเพราะpráwบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatชวนchuanหวาดเสียวwàat sĭao
The old photographs found in the attic gave me goosebumps because of the eerie atmosphere.
3AdjectiveB2
goosebumpy; covered in goosebumps
having goosebumps from cold, fear, awe, or strong emotion
Examples
เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngsinger; vocalistคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ทรงพลังsong-pá-langทรงพลังsong-pá-lang1powerful; strong2impactful; forcefulจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ขนลุกkǒn-lúkขนลุกkǒn-lúk1[to] get goosebumps2goosebumps3goosebumpy; covered in goosebumps
That singer’s voice is so powerful that it gives me goosebumps.
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ตอนดูdton dooตอนจบdton jòpของkŏngซีรีส์see-rêeฉากchàakพลิกplíkเรื่องrêuuangทำเอาtam aoขนลุกkŏn lúkจริงjingๆ-
When I watched the series finale, the plot twist truly gave me goosebumps.
สารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-diiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเล่าlâoเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoอย่างyàangกดดันgòt-danและlɛ́ละเอียดlá-ìiatจนjonขนลุกkǒn-lúkตลอดทั้งdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-tángตอนdtɔɔn
This documentary tells the story so intensely and meticulously that it gave me goosebumps throughout.
บทพูดbòt pôotสั้นsânๆ-แต่dtàeเฉียบคมchìiap komของkŏngเธอterทำให้tam hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiห้องhôngเงียบกริบngîiap grìpและláeขนลุกkŏn lúkไปตามbpai dtaamๆ-กันgan
Her short yet incisive speech made the room fall silent and gave everyone goosebumps.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kǒn
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ขนkǒnขนkǒn1hair; fur (body hair of people/animals)2[to] transport; haul; carry (goods)hair; fur (body hair of people/animals)Part 1
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ลุกlúkลุกlúk1[to] get up; rise (from sitting/lying)2[to] stand on end (of hair)3[to] burn; blaze; flare up[to] get up; rise (from sitting/lying)Part 2
ขนลุกkǒn-lúkขนลุกkǒn-lúk[to] get goosebumps[to] get goosebumpsWord