นก
nókMeanings
1NounA1
bird
a warm-blooded animal with feathers and wings, laying eggs; many species can fly
Examples
ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morningผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงนกร้องsǐiang-nók-rɔ́ɔngเสียงนกร้องsǐiang-nók-rɔ́ɔngbirdsong; birds' chirpingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)
In the morning, I hear birds singing in the garden.
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Birds are flying in the sky.
At the lake, many kinds of birds come to nest and lay eggs.
My child likes birdwatching through binoculars in the evening.
2ClassifierA2
classifier for birds (ตัวตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figure)
classifier used to count birds: ตัวตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figure
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoนกnókนกnók1bird2classifier for birds (ตัว)3[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureบินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)
In the garden there are two birds flying around.
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Yesterday we saw three birds perched on the power line.
พรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-níi-cháoอาจàatมีmiiนกnókหลายlǎaiตัวdtuuaมาmaaหาอาหารhǎa-aa-hǎanที่tîiระเบียงrá-biiang
Tomorrow morning there may be many birds coming to find food on the balcony.
ที่tîiบึงbʉngนั้นnánมีmiiนกนางนวลnók-naang-nuuanสิบsìpตัวdtuuaกับgàpนกnókกระยางgrà-yaangอีกìikสองsɔ̌ɔngตัวdtuuaกำลังgam-langหากินอยู่hǎa-gin-yùu
At that pond there are ten seagulls and two egrets feeding.
3VerbB2
[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)
slang: to fail to get what you hoped for (e.g., tickets, a date) or to be stood up
Examples
จองjɔɔngจองjɔɔng1[to] reserve; book2[to] claim; hold (for [sb])บัตรbàtบัตรbàt1card; pass; badge2ticket3voucher; couponไม่ทันmâi-tanไม่ทันmâi-tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])อีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoagain; once more (often with annoyance)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)นกnókนกnók1bird2classifier for birds (ตัว)3[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)เคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)
I couldn’t book the tickets in time again; I got nothing as usual.
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นัดเดตnát-dèetไว้wáiสองทุ่มsɔ̌ɔng-tûmสรุปsà-rùpเราraoนกnókเขาkǎoไม่mâiมาmaaและlɛ́ไม่mâiโทรบอกtoo-bɔ̀ɔkด้วยdûuai
We had a date at 8 p.m.; turns out I got stood up—he didn’t show and didn’t call either.
ตื่นมาdtʉ̀ʉn-maaรอคิวrɔɔ-kiuหน้าร้านnâa-ráanตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตีห้าdtii-hâaแต่dtɛ̀ɛระบบrá-bòpแจกjɛ̀ɛkคิวkiuออนไลน์ɔɔn-laaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnทำให้tam-hâiนกnókกันganทั้งtángแถวtɛ̌ɛo
We woke up to queue at the shop since 5 a.m., but the system handed out online queue numbers first, so everyone in line ended up empty-handed.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
nók
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |