พลั่กๆ
plák plákMeaning
1NounB1
thud (repeated); whack (repeated)
the repeated sound of heavy impacts, like someone hitting or falling hard again and again
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillโดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)ต่อยdtòiต่อยdtòi1[to] punch; hit with the fist2[to] stingจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofล้มลงlóm longล้มลงlóm long1[to] fall down; topple over2[to] collapse (from illness/weakness)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกองgongกองgong1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpsกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)พื้นpéunพื้นpéun1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)เสียงดังsĭiang dangเสียงดังsĭiang dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseพลั่กๆplák plákพลั่กๆplák plákthud (repeated); whack (repeated)
He was punched until he fell to the ground with repeated thuds.
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ฉันchănได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangเหมือนmĕuuanของหนักkŏng nàkตกdtòkจากที่jàak têeสูงsŏongดังdangพลั่กๆplák plákเลยloieรีบrêepวิ่งwîngไปดูbpai doo
I heard a sound like something heavy falling from a height with a few hard thuds, so I rushed to see what it was.
ในnaiหนังแอ็คชั่นnăng áek-chânพระเอกprá àykกับgàpผู้ร้ายpôo ráaiแลกหมัดกันlâek màt ganเสียงดังsĭiang dangพลั่กๆplák plákดูdooสมจริงsŏm jingมากmâak
In the action movie, the hero and the villain exchanged punches with loud, impactful sounds (thud-thud), which looked very realistic.
เสียงsĭiangกระสอบทรายgrà-sòp saaiที่têeถูกtòokชกchókดังdangพลั่กๆplák plákสะท้อนsà-tónก้องgôngไปทั่วbpai tûuaโรงยิมrohng yimปลุกเร้าbplùk ráoจิตวิญญาณjìt-dtà-win-yaanของkŏngนักสู้nák sôo
The repeated, heavy sound of the punching bag being hit thudded and echoed throughout the gym, stirring the fighters' spirits.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พลั่กๆ said พลั่ก-พลั่ก?
plák plák
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 classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พล, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |