ยึก
yʉ́kMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] jerk; [to] twitch
to make a sudden, slight, jerky movement
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneกระจกgrà-jòkกระจกgrà-jòk1mirror2glass (material; pane; sheet)แตกdtɛ̀ɛkแตกdtɛ̀ɛk1[to] crack; break; shatter2broken; cracked3[to] burst; rupture4[to] split up; fall apart (figurative)5[to] be exposed; come to light6[to] ejaculate; climax (slang)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerสะดุ้งsà-dûngสะดุ้งsà-dûng1[to] start; jump (in surprise)2[to] flinch; wince3lift net (regional)ยึกyʉ́kยึกyʉ́k[to] jerk; [to] twitchด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความตกใจkwaam-dtòk-jaiความตกใจkwaam-dtòk-jaifright; alarm; shock
When he heard the sound of breaking glass, he flinched with a sudden jerk out of shock.
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ปลาbplaaตอดdtɔ̀ɔtเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaจนjonทุ่นtûnขยับkà-yàpยึกyʉ́kแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂จมหายไปjom-hǎai-bpaiในnaiน้ำnáamเลยləəi
The fish nibbled the bait until the float gave a sudden jerk, and then sank completely into the water.
เขาkǎoขยับตัวkà-yàp-dtuuaยึกyʉ́kนึงnʉngเหมือนจะmʉ̌ʉan-jàพูดpûutอะไรบางอย่างà-rai-baang-yàangแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂เลือกlʉ̂ʉakที่จะtîi-jàเงียบngîiapไปbpai
He made a slight jerky movement as if to say something, but in the end chose to stay quiet.
กล้ามเนื้อglâam néuuaที่têeหางตาhăang dtaaของฉันkŏng chănมันmanกระตุกgrà-dtùkยึกyéukๆ-มาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเช้าcháaoแล้วláeoสงสัยsŏng săiจะjàพักผ่อนpák pònไม่พอmâi po
The muscle at the corner of my eye has been twitching with slight sudden jerks since this morning; I probably haven't rested enough.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
yʉ́k
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 | — | — |