คัก ๆ
kák kákMeaning
1AdverbB1
very; really; intensely
Very; really; intensely. An adverb used for emphasis, common in the Northeastern (Isan) dialect of Thai.
Examples
ส้มตำsôm dtamส้มตำsôm dtamsom tam; green papaya saladร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeแซ่บคักsâep kákแซ่บคักsâep kák1very tasty; extremely delicious (Isan dialect)2So tasty!; Super delicious!3very sexy; bold and striking (slang, Isan-influenced)ๆ-
The som tam at this restaurant is really delicious.
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This movie is really fun; I want to watch it again.
Ever since moving to Bangkok, I've been really homesick.
เขาkăoทำงานtam ngaanเก่งคักgèng kákๆ-จนjonหัวหน้าhŭua nâaต้องdtôngชมchomต่อหน้าdtò nâaเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanทุกคนtúk kon
He works so intensely well that the boss had to praise him in front of all his colleagues.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คัก ๆ said คัก-คัก?
kák kák
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 class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kák
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |