ดิกๆ
dìk dìkMeanings
1AdverbB1
with small, rapid, repeated movements
With small, quick, repeated movements, as when trembling, twitching, or wagging a tail.
Examples
ลูกแมวlôok maeoลูกแมวlôok maeokitten; baby catตัวสั่นdtuua sànตัวสั่นdtuua sàn[to] tremble; [to] shiverดิกๆdìk dìkดิกๆdìk dìk1with small, rapid, repeated movements2closely behindเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingหนาวnăaoหนาวnăao1cold; chilly2[to] feel cold3cold season; winter (Thai context)
The kitten is shivering because it is cold.
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พอporเห็นhĕnเจ้าของjâo kŏngกลับมาglàp maaลูกหมาlôok măaก็gâwวิ่งwîngมาmaaต้อนรับdtôn rápและláeกระดิกgrà-dìkหางhăangดิกๆdìk dìk
When the puppy saw its owner return, it ran over to greet them, wagging its tail rapidly.
เขาkăoกลัวgluuaการฉีดgaan chèetยาyaaจนjonมือmeuuสั่นsànดิกๆdìk dìkฉันchănเลยloieจับมือjàp meuuเขาkăoไว้wái
He was so afraid of getting an injection that his hands were trembling, so I held his hand.
แม้máeจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamทำใจให้สงบtam jai hâi sà-ngòpแต่dtàeเธอterก็gâwยังyangตัวสั่นdtuua sànดิกๆdìk dìkขณะkà-nàรอฟังror fangผลตรวจpŏn dtrùuatจากjàakหมอmŏr
Although she tried to calm herself down, she was still trembling as she waited to hear her test results from the doctor.
2AdverbB1
closely behind
Closely and persistently behind someone, especially in ตามดิกๆ, meaning to follow without leaving much distance.
Examples
ลูกหมาlôok măaลูกหมาlôok măapuppyเดินตามdern dtaamเดินตามdern dtaam[to] follow [sb/sth] on footฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ดิกๆdìk dìkดิกๆdìk dìk1with small, rapid, repeated movements2closely behindไปถึงbpai tĕungไปถึงbpai tĕung1[to] arrive at; get to; reach (a place)2[to] reach; extend to (level/amount/scope)3[to] reach; be delivered to (sb/sth)หน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing side
The puppy followed right behind me all the way to the front of the house.
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ช่วงนี้chûuang néeลูกติดlôok dtìtแม่mâeมากmâakไม่ว่าmâi wâaแม่mâeจะjàไปbpaiห้องhôngไหนnăiก็gâwเดินตามdern dtaamดิกๆdìk dìk
The child is very attached to their mother these days and follows right behind her whichever room she goes to.
ฉันchănอยากyàakเลือกlêuuakเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaเองayngแต่dtàeพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanเดินตามdern dtaamดิกๆdìk dìkจนjonรู้สึกrúu-sèukอึดอัดèut àt
I wanted to pick out clothes on my own, but the sales assistant kept following close behind me, making me uncomfortable.
ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeพลัดหลงplát lŏngจากjàakแม่mâeที่têeตลาดdtà-làatครั้งkrángนั้นnánเด็กชายdèk chaaiก็gâwไม่mâiกล้าglâaเดินdernห่างhàangจากjàakแม่mâeและláeคอยkoiตามdtaamดิกๆdìk dìkทุกครั้งที่túk kráng têeออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâan
Ever since he got separated from his mother at the market that time, the boy has been afraid to stray from her and stays right behind her whenever they leave home.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ดิกๆ said ดิก-ดิก?
dìk dìk
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dìk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |