ดึก
dʉ̀kMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
late at night; late
Happening at a late hour of the night.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)นอนดึกnɔɔn-dʉ̀kนอนดึกnɔɔn-dʉ̀k[to] go to bed late; [to] stay up lateมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Last night I went to bed very late at night.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiมีmiiประชุมbprà-chumเช้าcháoแต่dtɛ̀ɛวันนี้wan-níiเขาkǎoยังyangทำงานtam-ngaanถึงtʉ̌ngดึกdʉ̀k
There's a morning meeting tomorrow, but today he is still working late at night.
It rained until late at night, so we waited for it to ease before going home.
รถไฟrót-faiขบวนkà-buuanสุดท้ายsùt-táaiออกɔ̀ɔkดึกdʉ̀kมากmâakทำให้tam-hâiต้องdtɔ̂ngนั่งnângรอrɔɔที่tîiสถานีsà-tǎa-niiจนjonเงียบngîiap
The last train departs very late at night, making me sit waiting at the station until it's quiet.
2AdverbA2
late at night
At a late-night time.
Examples
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Last night he got home late because of traffic.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngนอนดึกnɔɔn-dʉ̀kเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูduuถ่ายทอดสดtàai-tɔ̂ɔt-sòtจากjàakต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têet
Tomorrow I have to stay up late to watch a live broadcast from abroad.
ช่วงchûuangสอบsɔ̀ɔpนักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎaหลายคนlǎai-konอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉจนดึกjon-dʉ̀kเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaให้hâiพร้อมprɔ́ɔm
During exams, many students study late into the night to be well prepared.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
dʉ̀k
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 | — | — |