บึ๊กๆ
béuk béukMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
big and muscular; brawny
big, strong, and muscular in build, especially when describing a person's body; colloquial
Examples
ผู้ชายpôo chaaiผู้ชายpôo chaai1man; male (person)2boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเดินเข้ามาdern kâo maaเดินเข้ามาdern kâo maa[to] walk in; [to] enter by walkingใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)หุ่นhùnหุ่นhùn1doll; mannequin; puppet2figure; physique3robot; automaton; android (colloq.)บึ๊กๆbéuk béukบึ๊กๆbéuk béukbig and muscular; brawnyน่าจะเป็นnâa jà bpenน่าจะเป็นnâa jà bpen[to] be likely; [to] probably beนักกล้ามnák glâamนักกล้ามnák glâammuscular person; bodybuilderนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
The new guy who just walked in has a muscular build; he's probably a bodybuilder.
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เขาkăoเข้าkâoฟิตเนสfít-nétเล่นเวทlên wâytทุกวันtúk wanจนjonตอนนี้dton néeตัวdtuuaบึ๊กๆbéuk béukไปแล้วbpai láew
He goes to the gym and lifts weights every day until now he has a big and bulky build.
ฉันchănชอบchôpผู้ชายpôo chaaiหุ่นhùnบึ๊กๆbéuk béukเพราะpráwดูdooแข็งแรงkăeng raengและláeสามารถsăa-mâatปกป้องbpòk bpôngเราraoได้dâi
I like big, muscular men because they look strong and can protect us.
ดาราdaa-raaคนนี้kon néeเมื่อก่อนmêuua gònตัวdtuuaผอมบางpŏm baangแต่dtàeเดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao néeฟิตหุ่นfít hùnจนjonกล้ามใหญ่glâam yàiตัวdtuuaบึ๊กๆbéuk béukเลยทีเดียวloei tee-diiao
This actor used to be skinny, but nowadays he works out until he has a very big and bulky build.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บึ๊กๆ said บึ๊ก-บึ๊ก?
béuk béuk
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
béuk
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → 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 | — | — |