นึกคิด

nʉ́k-kít

Meaning

1VerbB1

[to] think; ponder; reflect

to engage in the mental process of thinking, considering, reflecting, or pondering. It combines the sense of an idea occurring (นึกนึกnʉ́k1[to] think of; imagine2[to] recall; remember3[to] think; suppose; assume4[to] feel like (doing); have the impulse5[to] consider; reflect) with the process of developing that thought (คิดคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; plan).

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesนึกคิดnéuk kítนึกคิดnéuk kít[to] think; ponder; reflectอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainคนเดียวkon diiaoคนเดียวkon diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleเงียบๆngîiap ngîiapเงียบๆngîiap ngîiap1quietly; discreetly; low‑key2quiet; subdued; unassuming3quiet!, hush!
He is quietly pondering something by himself.
3 more examples
ฉันchǎnนั่งnângนึกคิดnʉ́k-kítอยู่yùuนานnaanว่าwâaจะjàแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaนี้níiอย่างไรyàang-raiดีdii
I sat and pondered for a long time about how to solve this problem.
บางครั้งbaang-krángเราraoก็gɔ̂นึกคิดnʉ́k-kítเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangในอดีตnai-à-dìitแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂ยิ้มyímออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaคนเดียวkon-diiao
Sometimes we reflect on things from the past and smile to ourselves.
การตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiครั้งสำคัญkráng-sǎm-kanต้องdtɔ̂ngผ่านpàanกระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanนึกคิดnʉ́k-kítไตร่ตรองdtrài-dtrɔɔngอย่างรอบคอบyàang-rɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔpไม่ใช่mâi-châiอารมณ์ชั่ววูบaa-rom-chûua-wûup
Making an important decision requires a process of careful thought and reflection, not a momentary impulse.

Tones

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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

nʉ́k

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

นึกnʉ́kนึกnʉ́k1[to] think of; imagine2[to] recall; remember3[to] think; suppose; assume4[to] feel like (doing); have the impulse5[to] consider; reflect[to] think of; imaginePart 1
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คิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; plan[to] think; considerPart 2
นึกคิดnʉ́k-kítนึกคิดnʉ́k-kít[to] think; ponder; reflect[to] think; ponder; reflectWord

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