ดิ๊กๆ
dík díkMeaning
1AdverbB2
rapidly (of small movements)
rapidly, quickly, and repetitively, typically used to describe small movements such as a dog wagging its tail, trembling, or twitching
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเจ้าของjâo kŏngเจ้าของjâo kŏngowner; proprietorเดินเข้ามาdern kâo maaเดินเข้ามาdern kâo maa[to] walk in; [to] enter by walkingน้องหมาnóng măaน้องหมาnóng măadog (affectionate); doggieก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerดีใจdee jaiดีใจdee jaiglad; happyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofส่ายsàaiส่ายsàai[to] shake; sway side to sideหางhăangหางhăang1tail (of an animal)2tail-like part; trailing end3rear; back end4classifier: tailsดิ๊กๆdík díkดิ๊กๆdík díkrapidly (of small movements)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
As soon as it saw its owner walk in, the dog was so happy that it wagged its tail rapidly.
3 more examplesShow less
อากาศaa-gàatข้างนอกkâang nôkหนาวnăaoมากmâakจนjonลูกแมวlôok maeoตัวนั้นdtuua nánสั่นsànดิ๊กๆdík díkน่าสงสารnâa sŏng-săanจังjang
The weather outside is so cold that the little kitten is trembling rapidly. How pitiful.
พอporโดนdohnครูkruuจับได้jàp dâiว่าwâaลอกlókข้อสอบkôr sòpเด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánก็gâwกลัวgluuaจนjonตัวสั่นdtuua sànดิ๊กๆdík díkทำอะไรtam à-raiไม่mâiถูกtòokเลยloie
When caught cheating on the exam by the teacher, the child was so scared that he trembled rapidly, not knowing what to do.
เขาkăoติดนิสัยdtìt ní-săiเวลาway-laaนั่งnângคิดkítงานngaanเพลินๆplern-plernมักจะmák jàเผลอplĕrสั่นsànขาkăaดิ๊กๆdík díkโดยไม่รู้ตัวdooy mâi róo dtuua
He has a habit of unconsciously shaking his leg rapidly when he sits and gets absorbed in thinking about work.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ดิ๊กๆ said ดิ๊ก-ดิ๊ก?
dík dík
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 markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
dík
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 | — | — |