ฉุก
chùkMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
suddenly; abruptly
suddenly or immediately, as in ฉุกคิดฉุกคิดchùk-kít1[to] suddenly think (of [sth]); suddenly realize/recall2[to] pause and reflect; be given pause (to suddenly think of or realize something)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กำลังจะgam-lang-jàกำลังจะgam-lang-jàabout to (imminent future)ออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâanออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâan[to] leave homeแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ฉุกchùkฉุกchùk1suddenly; abruptly2[to] stop short; halt abruptlyคิดขึ้นได้kít-kʉ̂n-dâaiคิดขึ้นได้kít-kʉ̂n-dâai[to] suddenly remember; [to] have an ideaว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâai1not yet; haven’t yet2not yet possible; not yet permittedปิดไฟbpìt-faiปิดไฟbpìt-fai[to] turn off the light
I was about to leave the house when I suddenly remembered that I hadn’t turned off the lights.
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พอpɔɔเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanถามถึงtǎam-tʉ̌ngวันเกิดwan-gə̀ətแม่mɛ̂ɛผมpǒmก็gɔ̂ฉุกchùkคิดขึ้นได้kít-kʉ̂n-dâaiว่าwâaยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiซื้อsʉ́ʉของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎn
When my friend asked about my mother’s birthday, I suddenly realized I hadn’t bought a gift yet.
ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàกดgòtส่งข้อความsòng-kɔ̂ɔ-kwaamเธอtəəฉุกchùkคิดขึ้นได้kít-kʉ̂n-dâaiว่าwâaคำพูดkam-pûutของkɔ̌ɔngตนdtonอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiอีกฝ่ายìik-fàaiเสียใจsǐia-jaiจึงjʉngตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiเสียsǐiaใหม่mài
Before sending the message, she suddenly realized that her words might hurt the other person, so she decided to revise it.
คำถามkam-tǎamสั้นsânของkɔ̌ɔngเด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoฉุกคิดchùk-kítว่าwâaสิ่งที่sìng-tîiทำตามกันtam-dtaam-ganมานานmaa-naanอาจàatไม่ใช่mâi-châiสิ่งที่sìng-tîiถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ngเสมอไปsà-mə̌ə-bpai
The child’s brief question prompted him to suddenly realize that a long-established practice might not always be right.
2VerbC1
[to] stop short; halt abruptly
to stop or halt suddenly, as in ฉุกกึก
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเกือบจะgʉ̀ʉap-jàเกือบจะgʉ̀ʉap-jàalmost; nearlyพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutความจริงkwaam-jingความจริงkwaam-jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend toแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerฉุกคิดได้chùk-kít-dâaiฉุกคิดได้chùk-kít-dâai[to] suddenly realize; [to] suddenly remember; [to] occur to [sb]ทันtanทันtan1[to] be in time for2in time3[to] catch up with; keep up with; keep abreast of4[to] be a match for; see through
He was about to tell the truth, but stopped short when he realized.
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เธอterเดินdernเพลินๆplern-plernไปตามbpai dtaamทางtaangแต่dtàeต้องdtôngฉุกchùkหยุดกะทันหันyùt gà-tan-hănเมื่อmêuuaเห็นhĕnรถrótวิ่งwîngสวนมาsǔuan maa
She was strolling along the path but had to stop short abruptly when she saw a car coming towards her.
นักสืบnák-sʉ̀ʉpกำลังจะgam-lang-jàสรุปsà-rùpคดีká-diiแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ฉุกใจchùk-jaiกับgàpคำให้การkam-hâi-gaanที่tîiไม่สอดคล้องกันmâi-sɔ̀ɔt-klɔ́ɔng-ganของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎi
The detective was about to close the case, but he was suddenly struck by the suspect's inconsistent testimony.
ในขณะที่nai-kà-nà-tîiเขาkǎoกำลังจะgam-lang-jàลงนามlong-naamในnaiสัญญาsǎn-yaaเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ฉุกนึกchùk-nʉ́kถึงtʉ̌ngคำเตือนkam-dtʉʉanของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaได้dâai
Just as he was about to sign the contract, he suddenly recalled his friend's warning.
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
chùk
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 | — | — |