ครอกๆ
krôk krôkMeanings
1InterjectionA2
snoring sound
An onomatopoeic sound representing snoring; often repeated (e.g., ครอกๆๆ) to show someone sleeping noisily.
Examples
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เมื่อคืนmêuua keunฉันchănนอนไม่หลับnon mâi làpเลยloieเพราะpráwพี่ชายpêe chaaiนอนnonกรนเสียงดังgron sĭiang dangครอกๆkrôk krôkทั้งคืนtáng keun
Last night I couldn't sleep at all because my older brother was snoring loudly (sound: khrork khrork) all night.
เขาkăoเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakจนjonหลับไปlàp bpaiแล้วก็láeo gâwเริ่มrêrmกรนgronครอกๆkrôk krôkทันทีtan tee
He was so tired that he fell asleep and immediately started snoring (sound: khrork khrork).
ถึงแม้tĕung máeเสียงsĭiangทีวีtee weeจะjàดังdangแต่dtàeฉันchănก็gâwได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangคุณตาkun dtaaนอนnonกรนgronครอกๆkrôk krôkมาจากmaa jàakอีกèekห้องhôngหนึ่งnèung
Even though the TV was loud, I could hear grandpa snoring (sound: khrork khrork) from the other room.
2InterjectionA2
pig grunt
An onomatopoeic sound of a pig’s low, throaty grunt.
Examples
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When they saw the food, the pigs in the pen started to grunt (sound: khrork khrork).
I heard the sound of pigs grunting (sound: khrork khrork) from the farm behind the house.
ลูกหมูlôok mŏoตัวน้อยdtuua nóiเดินตามdern dtaamแม่mâeไปbpaiพลางplaangร้องróngครอกๆkrôk krôkไปbpaiพลางplaangเพราะpráwมันmanหิวhĭu
The little piglet followed its mother, grunting (sound: khrork khrork) along the way because it was hungry.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ครอกๆ said ครอก-ครอก?
krôk krôk
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 classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คร, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
krôk
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |