คลั่ก
klâkMeanings
1AdverbB2
thickly; viscously
very thickly or viscously (used as an intensifier to describe liquids or substances that are highly concentrated or dense)
Examples
น้ำซุปnáam-súpน้ำซุปnáam-súpbroth; stockในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชามchaamชามchaam1bowl2portion (bowlful)3classifier: bowls/bowlfulsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofข้นkônข้นkôn1thick; viscous (of liquid)2concentrated; rich (of substance/flavor)คลั่กklâkคลั่กklâk1thickly; viscously2densely; packedและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔmมีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔm[to] be fragrant; [to] smell goodมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The broth in this bowl was boiled until very thick and smells very good.
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This pot of curry has been simmered until the liquid is very thick and looks very appetizing.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkถนนดินลูกรังtà-nǒn-din-lûuk-rangก็gɔ̂เต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiโคลนkloonที่tîiข้นkônคลั่กklâkจนjonรถrótวิ่งผ่านwîng-pàanไม่ได้mâi-dâai
After the heavy rain, the dirt road was filled with very thick mud, making it impossible for cars to pass.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatพบpópรอยเลือดrɔɔi-lʉ̂ʉatข้นkônคลั่กklâkหยดyòtอยู่yùuตามdtaamพื้นpʉ́ʉnในnaiที่เกิดเหตุtîi-gə̀ət-hèet
The police found drops of very thick blood on the floor at the scene.
2AdverbB2
densely; packed
densely, tightly, or heavily packed (used as an intensifier to describe crowds or spaces that are extremely crowded)
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerดูคอนเสิร์ตduu-kɔɔn-sə̀ətดูคอนเสิร์ตduu-kɔɔn-sə̀ət[to] watch a concertแน่นnɛ̂nแน่นnɛ̂n1tight; secure; firm2crowded; packed3uncomfortably full; bloated; tight4dense; compact5solid; reliable; certain (figurative)คลั่กklâkคลั่กklâk1thickly; viscously2densely; packedจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockที่ยืนtîi-yʉʉnที่ยืนtîi-yʉʉn1standing room; place to stand2standing; place/acceptance in a group
Today, the concert is heavily packed with people to the point where there is no space to stand.
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รถเมล์rót-meeตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoมีmiiผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanยืนyʉʉnเบียดกันbìiat-ganแน่นnɛ̂nคลั่กklâkทุกวันtúk-wan
The morning bus has passengers standing tightly packed together every day.
ในช่วงnai-chûuangเทศกาลสงกรานต์têet-sà-gaan-sǒng-graanถนนข้าวสารtà-nǒn-kâao-sǎanจะjàเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoที่tîiเบียดเสียดbìiat-sìiatกันganแน่นnɛ̂nคลั่กklâk
During the Songkran festival, Khao San Road is filled with tourists crowding densely together.
ตลาดนัดdtà-làat-nátวันหยุดwan-yùtมีmiiคนkonเดินdəənเบียดเสียดbìiat-sìiatกันganแน่นnɛ̂nคลั่กklâkจนjonแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàหายใจไม่ออกhǎai-jai-mâi-ɔ̀ɔk
The weekend flea market has people crowding so densely together that it's hard to breathe.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คล, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
klâk
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |