พิลึก
pí-lʉ́kMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
bizarre; peculiar; weird
Extremely strange, odd, or bizarre, often in a surprising or unsettling way.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedพิลึกpí-lʉ́kพิลึกpí-lʉ́k1bizarre; peculiar; weird2bizarrely; strangely; weirdly3extremely; very; exceedinglyเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterเจอผีjəə-pǐiเจอผีjəə-pǐi[to] see/encounter a ghostเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níiเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)
He told a bizarre story about seeing a ghost last night.
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เพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanคนใหม่kon-màiของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnมีmiiพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamพิลึกpí-lʉ́kชอบchɔ̂ɔpออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเดินdəənตอนdtɔɔnตีสามdtii-sǎam
My new neighbor has bizarre behavior; he likes to go for walks at 3 AM.
คดีฆาตกรรมká-dii-kâat-dtà-gamนี้níiมีเงื่อนงำmii-ngʉ̂ʉan-ngamที่tîiพิลึกpí-lʉ́kหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangทำให้tam-hâiตำรวจdtam-rùuatยังyangจับjàpคนร้ายkon-ráaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai
This murder case has many bizarre clues, which is why the police haven't caught the culprit yet.
ความฝันkwaam-fǎnของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnมันmanพิลึกpí-lʉ́kมากmâakเพราะprɔ́ในฝันnai-fǎnเขาkǎoกลายเป็นglaai-bpenเก้าอี้gâo-îi
His dream last night was so bizarre because in it, he turned into a chair.
2AdverbB2
bizarrely; strangely; weirdly
In a bizarre, peculiar, or very strange manner.
Examples
ทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuua1[to] get dressed; dress [oneself]2[to] dress [sb]; clothe [sb]3[to] dress up; dress stylishly; wear a costumeพิลึกpí-lʉ́kพิลึกpí-lʉ́k1bizarre; peculiar; weird2bizarrely; strangely; weirdly3extremely; very; exceedinglyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughทุกทีtúk-tiiทุกทีtúk-tii1every time; on each occasion2always; invariably3increasingly; more and moreเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Why are you dressed so peculiarly today? It doesn't look like your usual style at all.
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He laughed bizarrely under his breath when he heard the bad news.
แมวmɛɛoของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnบางทีbaang-tiiก็gɔ̂ทำท่าทางtam-tâa-taangพิลึกpí-lʉ́kเช่นchênวิ่งไล่wîng-lâiหางhǎangตัวเองdtuua-eengเป็นวงbpen-wongกลมglomไม่หยุดmâi-yùt
My cat sometimes acts bizarrely, like chasing its own tail in circles without stopping.
เด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánมองmɔɔngมาmaaที่tîiผมpǒmแล้วlɛ́ɛoยิ้มyímพิลึกpí-lʉ́kทำให้tam-hâiผมpǒmรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iสบายใจsà-baai-jai
That child looked at me and smiled peculiarly, which made me feel a bit uneasy.
3AdverbB2
extremely; very; exceedingly
Used after an adjective to intensify it, meaning very or extremely, often with a sense of oddness or excess.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnhot weatherพิลึกpí-lʉ́kพิลึกpí-lʉ́k1bizarre; peculiar; weird2bizarrely; strangely; weirdly3extremely; very; exceedinglyขนาดkà-nàatขนาดkà-nàat1size; dimension; magnitude2degree; extent3to such an extent; that much4even; to the extent that5as; to the extent of6very; extremely (Northern Thai)เปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)แอร์ɛɛแอร์ɛɛ1air conditioner; AC2air conditioning; AC (cool air/system)3female flight attendant; air hostess (colloq.)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultไม่อยู่mâi-yùuไม่อยู่mâi-yùu[to] be absent; [to] be out
The weather is extremely hot today; even with the AC on, it's unbearable.
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ร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanเปิดใหม่bpèrt màiร้านนั้นráan nánคนเยอะkon yéhพิลึกpí-léukต้องมีdtông meeอะไรดีà-rai deeแน่ๆnâe nâe
That new restaurant is extremely crowded; there must be something good about it.
บ้านbâanหลังlǎngนั้นnánทั้งtángใหญ่yàiทั้งtángสวยsǔuaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลับglàpราคาถูกraa-kaa-tùukพิลึกpí-lʉ́kจนjonน่าสงสัยnâa-sǒng-sǎi
That house is both big and beautiful, but it's extremely cheap to the point of suspicion.
ปกติbpòk-gà-dtìเขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนพูดkon-pûutน้อยnɔ́ɔiแต่dtɛ̀ɛวันนี้wan-níiกลับglàpพูดมากpûut-mâakพิลึกpí-lʉ́kไม่รู้mâi-rúuไปเจอbpai-jəəอะไรà-raiมาmaa
He's usually a quiet person, but today he's extremely talkative; I don't know what happened to him.
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 vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pí
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 | — | — |