งึก
ngʉ́kMeaning
1AdverbB2
nodding slightly; with a slight jerk
describing a slight nodding motion or a small, sudden jerking movement, often used to describe how someone nods their head
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยักหน้าpá-yák nâaพยักหน้าpá-yák nâa[to] nod (one's head)งึกngéukงึกngéuknodding slightly; with a slight jerkๆ-เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to] assume; take sth to be true3[to be] understanding (of [sb])ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerครูสอนkruu sŏn
He nodded slightly to indicate that he understood what the teacher taught.
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I saw her sitting there dozing off, her head jerking suddenly in front of the TV.
นักเรียนnák riianง่วงนอนngûuang nonมากmâakจนjonนั่งnângสัปหงกsàp-bpà-ngòkงึกngéukๆ-ระหว่างrá-wàangฟังfangบรรยายban-yaai
The student was so sleepy that he kept nodding off during the lecture.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
ngʉ́k
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 | — | — |