มุกตลก
múk-dtà-lòkMeaning
1NounB1
joke; gag; comedic line/bit
a humorous gag, line, or bit intended to make people laugh; can also refer to the punchline in casual use.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)มุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkมุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkjoke; gag; comedic line/bitให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
He likes to tell jokes to his friends.
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His jokes aren't very funny; sometimes they're even awkward.
เธอterเล่นlênมุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkเดิมๆderm dermซ้ำไปซ้ำมาsám bpai sám maaจนjonไม่มีmâi meeใครkraiหัวเราะhŭua róแล้วláeo
She tells the same old jokes over and over until no one laughs anymore.
การใช้gaan-cháiมุกตลกmúk-dtà-lòkให้hâiถูกtùukที่tîiถูกtùukเวลาwee-laaถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenศิลปะsǐn-lá-bpàอย่างหนึ่งyàang-nʉ̀ngที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความเข้าใจkwaam-kâo-jaiในnaiสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaan
Using a joke at the right place and time is considered an art form that requires an understanding of the situation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มุกตลก said มุก-ตะ-หลก?
múk-dtà-lòk
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
múk
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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มุกตลกmúk-dtà-lòkมุกตลกmúk-dtà-lòkjoke; gag; comedic line/bitjoke; gag; comedic line/bitWord