มาคุ
maa-kúMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
tense; awkward
describing a tense, awkward, or oppressive atmosphere, often when people are angry but not speaking (slang)
Examples
พอสpôtพอสpôt1[to] pause2pauseองongคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ทะเลาะกันtá-ló ganทะเลาะกันtá-ló gan[to] argue; quarrel (with each other)บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat1atmosphere; ambience2atmosphere (gaseous envelope)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมาคุmaa kúมาคุmaa kútense; awkwardขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeทันทีtan teeทันทีtan teeimmediately; at once
As soon as those two argued, the atmosphere in the room instantly became tense.
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วันนี้wan néeเจ้านายjâo naaiอารมณ์ไม่ดีaa-rom mâi deeบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiออฟฟิศóf-fítเลยloieดูdooมาคุmaa kúแปลกๆbplàek bplàek
The boss is in a bad mood today, so the atmosphere in the office seems weirdly oppressive.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoจะjàไม่ได้mâi-dâaiพูดpûutอะไรà-raiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaแต่dtɛ̀ɛทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂สัมผัสได้sǎm-pàt-dâaiว่าwâaบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatรอบตัวrɔ̂ɔp-dtuuaมันmanมาคุmaa-kúมากmâak
Even though they didn't say anything, everyone could feel that the atmosphere around them was very tense.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumวันนี้wan-níiมาคุmaa-kúมากmâakเพราะprɔ́ไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiยอมรับyɔɔm-rápข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əของkɔ̌ɔngอีกฝ่ายìik-fàaiเลยləəi
The atmosphere in today's meeting was very tense because no one was willing to accept the other party's proposal.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
maa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 1
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มาคุmaa-kúมาคุmaa-kútense; awkwardtense; awkwardWord