ตึก
dtʉ̀kMeaning
1NounA2
building (of masonry or concrete)
a building constructed of masonry or concrete, often but not necessarily having several stories
Examples
มหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversityมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoตึกเรียนdtʉ̀k-riianตึกเรียนdtʉ̀k-riianschool building; academic building; classroom buildingสูงsǔungสูงsǔung1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalชั้นchánชั้นchán1floor; storey2shelf3grade; year (in school)4layer; tier5classifier for floors/layers/shelves/classes6class; rank; status
The university has tall multi-story classroom buildings.
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Yesterday I went to work at the new office building.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเขาkǎoจะjàย้ายyáaiแผนกpà-nɛ̀ɛkขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpaiที่tîiตึกdtʉ̀kฝั่งfàngทิศเหนือtít-nʉ̌ʉa
Tomorrow they will move the department to the building on the north side.
ตึกdtʉ̀kนี้níiสร้างsâangด้วยdûuaiคอนกรีตเสริมเหล็กkɔɔn-grìit-sə̌əm-lèkและlɛ́มีmiiที่จอดรถtîi-jɔ̀ɔt-rótใต้ดินdtâai-dinสามsǎamชั้นchán
This building is constructed of reinforced concrete and has three levels of underground parking.
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
dtʉ̀k
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 | — | — |