ฟลุก
flúkMeanings
1NounB1
fluke; lucky chance
a result that happens by chance or luck rather than skill.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]เกมgeemเกมgeem1game; match2video game3game (subdivision of play in sports)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingฟลุกflúkฟลุกflúk1fluke; lucky chance2lucky; accidental (success)ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelจริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)หรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
I won this game by a fluke, I'm not actually good at it.
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เขาkăoไม่ได้mâi dâaiอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuมาmaaเลยloieที่têeสอบผ่านsòp pàanได้dâiน่ะnâมันmanฟลุกflúkชัดๆchát chát
He didn't study at all; passing the exam was clearly a fluke.
ลูกlûukนั้นnánเขาkǎoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiตั้งใจdtâng-jaiยิงyingหรอกrɔ̀kมันmanเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangฟลุกflúkที่tîiบอลbɔɔnกระดอนgrà-dɔɔnพื้นpʉ́ʉnแล้วlɛ́ɛoเข้าkâoประตูbprà-dtuuไปbpai
He didn't mean to shoot that goal; it was a fluke that the ball bounced off the ground and went in.
การค้นพบgaan-kón-pópทางวิทยาศาสตร์taang-wít-tá-yaa-sàatที่tîiยิ่งใหญ่yîng-yàiบางครั้งbaang-krángก็gɔ̂เกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nจากjàakความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatหรือrʉ̌ʉเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangฟลุกflúkโดยที่dooi-tîiนักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiคาดคิดkâat-kítมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔn
Some great scientific discoveries sometimes happen from mistakes or a fluke that the researchers had not anticipated.
2AdjectiveB1
lucky; accidental (success)
describing a result that happens by luck rather than by skill; a fluky outcome
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ยิงyingยิงying1[to] shoot; fire2[to] shoot (in sports)3[to] photograph (slang)ลูกบาสlûuk-bàatลูกบาสlûuk-bàatbasketball (the ball)ลงห่วงlong-hùuangลงห่วงlong-hùuang[to] go through the hoopได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingฟลุกflúkฟลุกflúk1fluke; lucky chance2lucky; accidental (success)น่ะnâน่ะnâ1sentence-final emphasis or explanation particle2post-topic marker/highlighterไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelหรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
I got the basketball in the hoop by fluke, I'm not actually good at it.
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ที่têeเขาkăoสอบผ่านsòp pàanได้dâiน่ะnâฟลุกflúkล้วนๆlúuan-lúuanเลยloieเพราะpráwเขาkăoแทบtâepไม่ได้mâi dâaiอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuมาmaaเลยloie
The fact that he passed the exam was a complete fluke, because he barely read the book at all.
ผมpǒmว่าที่wâa-tîiทีมเราtiim-raoชนะchá-náได้dâaiวันนี้wan-níiมีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉangฟลุกflúkเข้ามาkâo-maaช่วยchûuaiเยอะyə́เหมือนกันmʉ̌ʉan-ganนะná
I think our team's win today had a lot of fluky elements helping us.
มันmanยากyâakที่จะtêe jàตัดสินdtàt-sĭnว่าwâaความสำเร็จkwaam săm-rètของเขาkŏng kăoมาจากmaa jàakความสามารถkwaam săa-mâatที่แท้จริงtêe táe jingหรือrĕuเป็นbpenแค่kâeเรื่องrêuuangฟลุกflúkที่têeเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunซ้ำๆsám-sám
It's difficult to judge whether his success comes from genuine ability or is just a series of repeated flukes.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ฟล, the first consonant ฟ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
flúk
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 | — | — |