จุ๊กกู
júk-guuMeanings
1InterjectionB1
yoo-hoo; peek-a-boo
a playful exclamation used to greet someone, tease, or get their attention
Examples
จุ๊กกูjúk-guuจุ๊กกูjúk-guu1yoo-hoo; peek-a-boo2cooทำอะไรtam-à-raiทำอะไรtam-à-raiwhat are you doing?อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainจ๊ะjáจ๊ะjá1polite sentence-ending particle (friendly/softening)2yes?; what is it? (friendly response)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)
Juk-koo! What are you doing, my friend?
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Juk-koo! Sneaking out on a trip without inviting me at all, huh.
จุ๊กกูjúk-guuตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛoวันนี้wan-níiเราraoมีนัดmii-nátไปbpaiดูหนังduu-nǎngกันganนะná
Juk-koo! Wake up, we have a movie date today.
จุ๊กกูjúk-guuเห็นhěnนะnáว่าwâaแอบɛ̀ɛpส่งข้อความsòng-kɔ̂ɔ-kwaamหาhǎaใครkraiตอนdtɔɔnทำงานtam-ngaanน่ะnâ
Juk-koo! I saw that you were secretly texting someone during work.
2InterjectionB2
coo
an onomatopoeic word imitating the sound of a bird, such as a dove or pigeon
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ตื่นมาdtʉ̀ʉn-maaตื่นมาdtʉ̀ʉn-maa[to] wake upตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morningเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงนกsǐiang-nókเสียงนกsǐiang-nókbirdsong; bird calls; chirpingเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillร้องrɔ́ɔngร้องrɔ́ɔng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintจุ๊กกูjúk-guuจุ๊กกูjúk-guu1yoo-hoo; peek-a-boo2coo
I woke up in the morning because I heard the dove cooing "juk-koo".
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นกnókที่tîiเกาะgɔ̀อยู่yùuตรงdtrongระเบียงrá-biiangมันmanร้องrɔ́ɔngจุ๊กกูjúk-guuทั้งวันtáng-wanเลยləəi
The bird perched on the balcony has been cooing "juk-koo" all day.
ในnaiความเงียบสงบkwaam-ngîiap-sà-ngòpของป่าkɔ̌ɔng-bpàaเราraoจะjàได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงนกร้องsǐiang-nók-rɔ́ɔngจุ๊กกูjúk-guuดังก้องdang-gɔ̂ɔngมาmaaแต่ไกลdtɛ̀ɛ-glai
In the tranquility of the forest, we can hear the "juk-koo" sound of birds echoing from afar.
พอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngฤดูผสมพันธุ์rʉ́-duu-pà-sǒm-panนกพิราบnók-pí-râapตัวผู้dtuua-pûuจะjàส่งเสียงร้องsòng-sǐiang-rɔ́ɔngจุ๊กกูjúk-guuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดึงดูดdʉng-dùutตัวเมียdtuua-miia
When mating season arrives, male pigeons will make a "juk-koo" sound to attract females.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
júk
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → 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 | — | — |