บะเอ้ก
bà-êekMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
big; large
big or large, often in a noticeable or emphatic way; used colloquially
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceแมลงสาบmá-lɛɛng-sàapแมลงสาบmá-lɛɛng-sàapcockroachตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureบะเอ้กbà-êekบะเอ้กbà-êekbig; largeวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]ห้องน้ำhɔ̂ng-náamห้องน้ำhɔ̂ng-náambathroom; restroom; toiletตกใจdtòk-jaiตกใจdtòk-jaibe startled; be frightenedแทบแย่tɛ̂ɛp-yɛ̂ɛแทบแย่tɛ̂ɛp-yɛ̂ɛalmost to the point of collapse; nearly failing
Today I saw a humongous cockroach running in the bathroom, it scared me to death.
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ข้างบ้านkâang-bâanเลี้ยงlíiangหมาmǎaตัวdtuuaบะเอ้กbà-êekไว้wáiเฝ้าfâoบ้านbâanเห็นhěnแล้วlɛ́ɛoไม่mâiกล้าglâaเดินผ่านdəən-pàanเลยləəi
The neighbor keeps a humongous dog to guard the house; seeing it makes me afraid to walk past.
พายุpaa-yúเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnพัดpátเอาaoท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máaiท่อนtɔ̂nบะเอ้กbà-êekมาmaaขวางkwǎangกลางglaangถนนtà-nǒnทำให้tam-hâiรถrótสัญจรsǎn-jɔɔnผ่านไปpàan-bpaiมาmaaไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเลยləəi
The storm last night blew a gigantic log to block the middle of the road, making it impossible for cars to pass through.
สิวsǐuเม็ดmétบะเอ้กbà-êekขึ้นkʉ̂nตรงกลางdtrong-glaangหน้าผากnâa-pàakพอดีpɔɔ-diiแล้วlɛ́ɛoพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngไปbpaiสัมภาษณ์งานsǎm-pâat-ngaanด้วยdûuaiจะjàทำยังไงดีtam-yang-ngai-diiเนี่ยnîia
A massive pimple popped up right in the middle of my forehead, and I have a job interview tomorrow too. What am I going to do?
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bà
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 | — | — |