ตกตึก
dtòk-dtʉ̀kMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] fall from a building
to fall from a tall building
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayคนเมาkon-maoคนเมาkon-maodrunk personแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)พลัดตกplát-dtòkพลัดตกplát-dtòk[to] fall accidentally (off/from something)ตึกdtʉ̀kตึกdtʉ̀kbuilding (of masonry or concrete)
Last night, there was news about a drunk person who accidentally fell from a tall building.
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เขาkǎoโชคดีchôok-diiมากmâakที่tîiรอดชีวิตrɔ̂ɔt-chii-wítมาmaaได้dâaiหลังจากlǎng-jàakตกตึกdtòk-dtʉ̀kสูงsǔungขนาดนั้นkà-nàat-nán
He was very lucky to have survived after falling from such a tall building.
ผู้ปกครองpûu-bpòk-krɔɔngต้องdtɔ̂ngระมัดระวังrá-mát-rá-wangไม่ให้mâi-hâiเด็กเล็กdèk-lékเล่นlênใกล้glâiระเบียงrá-biiangเพราะprɔ́อาจàatเกิดอุบัติเหตุgə̀ət-ù-bàt-dtì-hèetพลัดตกplát-dtòkตึกdtʉ̀kได้dâai
Parents must be careful not to let young children play near the balcony, as an accident of falling from the building could happen.
การสืบสวนgaan-sʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanยังyangไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatสรุปsà-rùpได้dâaiว่าwâaผู้ตายpûu-dtaaiกระโดดgrà-dòotตกตึกdtòk-dtʉ̀kเองeengหรือrʉ̌ʉถูกtùukฆาตกรรมkâat-dtà-gam
The investigation has not yet been able to conclude whether the deceased jumped from the building or was murdered.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtòk
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ตกตึกdtòk-dtʉ̀kตกตึกdtòk-dtʉ̀k[to] fall from a building[to] fall from a buildingWord