ชุกชุม
chúk-chumMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
abundant; teeming; rife
present in large numbers or appearing very frequently; teeming or rife, often used of insects, pests, or problems
Examples
ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearยุงyungยุงyungmosquitoชุกชุมchúk-chumชุกชุมchúk-chumabundant; teeming; rifeเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rainบ่อยbɔ̀iบ่อยbɔ̀ioften; frequentlyต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstไข้เลือดออกkâi-lʉ̂ʉat-ɔ̀ɔkไข้เลือดออกkâi-lʉ̂ʉat-ɔ̀ɔkdengue hemorrhagic fever; dengue
This year mosquitoes are teeming because it rains often; we must beware of dengue.
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ในnaiช่วงเก็บเกี่ยวchûuang-gèp-gìiaoหนูnǔuชุกชุมchúk-chumในnaiนาnaaทำให้tam-hâiข้าวkâaoเสียหายsǐia-hǎai
During harvest time, rats are rife in the fields, causing damage to the rice.
ข่าวปลอมkàao-bplɔɔmชุกชุมchúk-chumบนbonโซเชียลมีเดียsoo-chiian-mii-diiaจนjonยากyâakจะjàแยกแยะyɛ̂ɛk-yɛ́ความจริงkwaam-jing
Fake news is rampant on social media, making it hard to distinguish the truth.
ขยะkà-yàที่tîiสะสมsà-sǒmทำให้tam-hâiแมลงวันmá-lɛɛng-wanชุกชุมchúk-chumและlɛ́เสี่ยงsìiangต่อdtɔ̀ɔการระบาดgaan-rá-bàatของkɔ̌ɔngโรคrôok
Accumulated garbage causes flies to be abundant and raises the risk of disease outbreaks.
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 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
chúk
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ชุกชุมchúk-chumชุกชุมchúk-chumabundant; teeming; rifeabundant; teeming; rifeWord