พิลึกๆ
pí-léuk pí-léukMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
kind of strange; odd
Somewhat strange or peculiar; rather odd.
Examples
ผู้ชายpôo chaaiผู้ชายpôo chaai1man; male (person)2boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)แต่งตัวdtàeng dtuuaแต่งตัวdtàeng dtuua1[to] get dressed; dress [oneself]2[to] dress [sb]; clothe [sb]3[to] dress up; dress stylishly; wear a costumeพิลึกๆpí-léuk pí-léukพิลึกๆpí-léuk pí-léuk1kind of strange; odd2oddly; in a strange way
That man's clothes are a bit strange.
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ฉันchănได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangพิลึกๆpí-léuk pí-léukมาจากmaa jàakห้องhôngข้างๆkâang kâangเมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun née
I heard a rather odd noise coming from the next room last night.
เขาkăoมีmeeนิสัยní-săiพิลึกๆpí-léuk pí-léukอย่างหนึ่งyàang nèungคือkeuชอบchôpสะสมsà-sŏmยางลบyaang lópรูปrôopสัตว์sàt
He has one rather peculiar habit: he likes to collect animal-shaped erasers.
มีเรื่องmee rêuuangพิลึกๆpí-léuk pí-léukเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunในnaiออฟฟิศóf-fítคือkeuจู่ๆjòo jòoเอกสารèk-gà-săanบนbonโต๊ะdtóของkŏngทุกคนtúk konก็gâwหายไปhăai bpaiหมดmòt
Something rather strange happened at the office; suddenly, the documents on everyone's desks disappeared.
2AdverbB1
oddly; in a strange way
In a way that seems strange or unusual.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำตัวtam dtuuaทำตัวtam dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfพิลึกๆpí-léuk pí-léukพิลึกๆpí-léuk pí-léuk1kind of strange; odd2oddly; in a strange wayไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)พูดจาpôot jaaพูดจาpôot jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
He's acting strangely today, not really talking to anyone.
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ทำไมtam maiเธอterถึงtĕungมองmongฉันchănพิลึกๆpí-léuk pí-léukแบบนั้นbàep nánมีอะไรmee à-raiรึเปล่าréu bplàao
Why are you looking at me in that strange way? Is something wrong?
ฉันchănได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangพิลึกๆpí-léuk pí-léukดังdangมาจากmaa jàakห้องใต้หลังคาhông dtâi lăng-kaaเมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun née
I heard a strange sound coming from the attic last night.
หลังจากlăng jàakเหตุการณ์hèt gaanนั้นnánเขาkăoก็gâwเริ่มrêrmมีmeeความคิดkwaam kítพิลึกๆpí-léuk pí-léukเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpทฤษฎีสมคบคิดtrít-sà-dee sŏm-kóp-kítต่างๆdtàang-dtàang
After that incident, he started having unusual ideas about various conspiracy theories.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พิลึกๆ said พิ-ลึก-พิ-ลึก?
pí-léuk pí-léuk
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 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 | — | — |