ฉึก
chʉ̀kMeaning
1AdverbB2
sound of piercing or stabbing
an onomatopoeic word representing the sound of a sharp object piercing, stabbing, or hitting a target
Examples
ลูกธนูlûuk-tá-nuuลูกธนูlûuk-tá-nuu1arrow (shot from a bow)2CL: ดอก, เล่มพุ่งpûngพุ่งpûng1[to] dart; rush; lunge; shoot forward2[to] soar; spike (increase rapidly)3[to] thrust; propel; launch4[to] aim; point (toward/at)ปักbpàkปักbpàk1[to] stick; insert; set upright2[to] embroider3north (Chinese-derived combining element)เข้าที่kâo-tîiเข้าที่kâo-tîi1[to] be in place; settle into position2well-arranged; orderly; in good shape3[to] get used to; settle inกลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-เป้าbpâoเป้าbpâo1target; aim2goal; objective3crotch (of trousers); crotch; groinดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeฉึกchʉ̀kฉึกchʉ̀ksound of piercing or stabbing
The arrow flew and pierced the center of the target with a "chuk" sound.
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เขาkǎoปาbpaaมีดmîitสั้นsânไปbpaiปักbpàkเข้าที่kâo-tîiต้นไม้dtôn-máaiดังdangฉึกchʉ̀kอย่างแม่นยำyàang-mɛ̂n-yam
He threw the dagger, piercing the tree accurately with a "chuk" sound.
เสียงsǐiangลูกดอกlûuk-dɔ̀ɔkปักbpàkลงบนlong-bonกระดานไม้grà-daan-máaiดังdangฉึกchʉ̀kทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngหันมาhǎn-maaมองmɔɔngเป็นตาbpen-dtaaเดียวdiiao
The piercing sound of the dart hitting the wooden board made everyone in the room turn to look at the same time.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiเขาkǎoปล่อยbplɔ̀iสายธนูsǎai-tá-nuuลูกศรlûuk-sɔ̌ɔnก็gɔ̂พุ่งpûngปักbpàkเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiดังdangฉึกchʉ̀kอย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛng
As soon as he released the bowstring, the arrow violently pierced the target with a loud thud.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
chʉ̀k
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |