นกฮูก
nók-hûukMeaning
1NounA2
owl
an owl; a nocturnal bird of prey with large forward‑facing eyes (sometimes used for ear‑tufted owls).
Examples
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Last night I heard an owl hooting near the forest.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàไปดูbpai-duuนกฮูกnók-hûukที่tîiสวนสัตว์sǔuan-sàtเพราะprɔ́มันmanมีตาmii-dtaaโตdtooและlɛ́ออกหากินɔ̀ɔk-hǎa-ginตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn
Tomorrow we will go see the owls at the zoo because they have big eyes and hunt at night.
นกฮูกnók-hûukมีmiiดวงตาduuang-dtaaหันไปhǎn-bpaiด้านหน้าdâan-nâaและlɛ́ล่าlâaเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaในnaiความมืดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉtทำให้tam-hâiมันmanเป็นbpenนักล่าnák-lâaที่tîiเงียบกริบngîiap-grìp
Owls have forward‑facing eyes and hunt prey in the dark, making them silent hunters.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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นกฮูกnók-hûukนกฮูกnók-hûukowlowlWord