ขลุก
klùkMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] stay in; shut oneself away; hole up
to stay mostly indoors or in one place for a period of time, often to focus on something or avoid going out
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rainฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedขลุกklùkขลุกklùk1[to] stay in; shut oneself away; hole up2[to] stick close to; keep company with3[to] be engrossed in; immerse oneself inอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole day
It rained today, so I stayed in the house all day.
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ช่วงchûuangสอบsɔ̀ɔpเขาkǎoมักmákขลุกklùkอยู่ในyùu-naiห้องสมุดhɔ̂ng-sà-mùtไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiไหนnǎi
During exams he usually stays in the library and rarely goes out.
เธอtəəปิดbpìtโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpแล้วlɛ́ɛoขลุกklùkอยู่ในyùu-naiห้องทำงานhɔ̂ng-tam-ngaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมdtriiamพรีเซนต์prii-seen
She turned off her phone and stayed in her office to prepare for the presentation.
สัปดาห์นี้sàp-daa néeฉันchănตั้งใจdtâng jaiขลุกklùkอยู่yòoคอนโดkon-dooทำอาหารtam aa-hăanเองayngและláeทำงานtam ngaanเงียบngîiapๆ-เพื่อpêuuaเลี่ยงlîangความวุ่นวายkwaam wûn waaiข้างนอกkâang nôk
This week I plan to stay in my condo, cook for myself, and work quietly to avoid the outside chaos.
2VerbB1
[to] stick close to; keep company with
to spend time closely with someone; to be often around someone
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขลุกklùkขลุกklùk1[to] stay in; shut oneself away; hole up2[to] stick close to; keep company with3[to] be engrossed in; immerse oneself inกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowกลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1group; cluster2classifier for groups3[to] group; clusterใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)บ่อยbɔ̀iบ่อยbɔ̀ioften; frequentlyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Lately he’s been hanging around with his new group of friends a lot.
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น้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoเริ่มrə̂əmขลุกklùkกับgàpรุ่นพี่rûn-pîiในnaiชมรมchom-romจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเจอjəəเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanห้องhɔ̂ngเดียวกันdiiao-gan
My younger sister has started spending so much time with the seniors in the club that she hardly sees her classmates.
เขาkǎoขลุกklùkกับgàpทีมtiimฝ่ายผลิตfàai-pà-lìtทุกวันtúk-wanเลยləəiรู้rúuปัญหาbpan-hǎaในnaiหน้างานnâa-ngaanละเอียดlá-ìiatกว่าgwàaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn
He spends time closely with the production team every day, so he understands on-site problems more thoroughly than others.
หลังlǎngย้ายyáaiมาmaaแผนกpà-nɛ̀ɛkใหม่màiเธอtəəขลุกklùkกับgàpหัวหน้ากลุ่มhǔua-nâa-glùmนักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtจนjonดูduuสนิทสนมsà-nìt-sà-nǒmเป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèet
After moving to the new department, she has been constantly around the lead researchers, appearing particularly close to them.
3VerbB2
[to] be engrossed in; immerse oneself in
to spend a lot of time absorbed in an activity, task, or subject, paying little attention to other things
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขลุกklùkขลุกklùk1[to] stay in; shut oneself away; hole up2[to] stick close to; keep company with3[to] be engrossed in; immerse oneself inกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)การเขียนgaan-kǐianการเขียนgaan-kǐian1writing (the act or skill)2spelling; how [sth] is writtenโครงงานkroong-ngaanโครงงานkroong-ngaanstudent/academic project (structured)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแทบtɛ̂ɛpแทบtɛ̂ɛp1almost; nearly2virtually; practicallyไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Lately, he’s so absorbed in writing his project that he hardly talks to anyone.
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พอporได้dâiงานngaanใหม่màiเธอterก็gâwขลุกklùkกับgàpการเรียนgaan rianระบบrá-bòpจนjonลืมกินleum ginข้าวกลางวันkâao glaang wanบ่อยbòiๆ-
After getting the new job, she got so absorbed in learning the system that she often forgot to eat lunch.
เขาkǎoขลุกklùkอยู่yùuกับgàpการฝึกเล่นgaan-fʉ̀k-lênกีตาร์gii-dtâaทั้งวันtáng-wanจนjonไม่ทันmâi-tanเช็กchékข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamที่tîiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanส่งมาsòng-maa
He was immersed in practicing guitar all day and didn’t get around to checking the messages from his friends.
ระหว่างrá-wàangเตรียมสอบdtriiam-sɔ̀ɔpเธอtəəขลุกklùkกับgàpการทำgaan-tamข้อสอบkɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔpเก่าgàoจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jaiข่าวสารkàao-sǎanรอบตัวrɔ̂ɔp-dtuua
While preparing for the exam, she buried herself in past papers and paid little attention to what was happening around her.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ขล, the first consonant ข sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
klùk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |