ตึกตัก(dtèuk dtàk)
Meanings
1AdverbB1
thump-thump; pounding (sound)
onomatopoeia for a thumping or pounding sound, especially of a beating heart
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินเข้ามาdern kâo maaเดินเข้ามาdern kâo maa[to] walk in; [to] enter by walkingใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to; approachหัวใจhŭua jaiหัวใจhŭua jai1heart; feelings2core; essence; crux3key point; gist (mnemonic rule)4heart (organ)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเต้นdtênเต้นdtên1[to] dance2[to] twitch; jerk (sudden movement)3[to] beat; throb; pulsateตึกตักdtèuk dtàkตึกตักdtèuk dtàkthump-thump; pounding (sound)
When he walked closer, my heart started beating thump-thump.
Word Breakdown
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ตักdtàkตักdtàk1lap (of a person)2[to] scoop; ladle; spoon up3[to] admonish; reprimand (mild/formal)Part 2
ตึกตักdtèuk dtàkตึกตักdtèuk dtàkthump-thump; pounding (sound)