ยุกยิก
yúk-yíkMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
fidgety; restless
restless, fidgety, or unable to sit still
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ยุกยิกyúk-yíkยุกยิกyúk-yík1fidgety; restless2[to] wriggle; [to] squirmตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laaตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laaall the time; constantlyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainนิ่งnîngนิ่งnîng1still; motionless2[to] be still; stay still3calm; composed; unflustered4[to] remain silent; say nothingเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This child sits restlessly all the time, refusing to stay still.
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เวลาwee-laaเขาkǎoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kประหม่าbprà-màaเขาkǎoมักจะmák-jàมีmiiอาการaa-gaanยุกยิกyúk-yíkและlɛ́ไม่mâiกล้าglâaสบตาsòp-dtaaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn
When he feels nervous, he tends to be fidgety and doesn't dare to make eye contact with others.
นักเรียนnák-riianหลายคนlǎai-konเริ่มrə̂əmมีmiiอาการaa-gaanยุกยิกyúk-yíkเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanอยากyàakกลับบ้านglàp-bâanเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaใกล้glâiถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laaเลิกเรียนlə̂ək-riian
Many students start to get fidgety as if they want to go home when it's close to school dismissal time.
การแสดงออกgaan-sà-dɛɛng-ɔ̀ɔkทางtaangภาษากายpaa-sǎa-gaaiอย่างเช่นyàang-chênการนั่งgaan-nângยุกยิกyúk-yíkอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiผู้pûuสัมภาษณ์sǎm-pâatรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaคุณkunขาดkàatความมั่นใจkwaam-mân-jai
Body language expressions such as sitting restlessly might make the interviewer feel that you lack confidence.
2VerbB2
[to] wriggle; [to] squirm
to move with small, quick, restless movements; to wriggle or squirm, often used to describe insects or restless children
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asหนอนnŏnหนอนnŏn1worm; maggot; larva2worm (computing, malware)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleขยับkà-yàpขยับkà-yàp1[to] move slightly; shift2[to] advance slightly; move up3[to] adjust; tweakยุกยิกyúk-yíkยุกยิกyúk-yík1fidgety; restless2[to] wriggle; [to] squirmอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ใบไม้bai máaiใบไม้bai máaileaf; leaves; foliage
I saw a tiny worm wriggling on the leaf.
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ลูกสุนัขlûuk-sù-nákดิ้นdînยุกยิกyúk-yíkอยู่ในyùu-naiอ้อมกอดɔ̂ɔm-gɔ̀ɔtของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเพราะprɔ́มันmanอยากyàakลงไปlong-bpaiวิ่งเล่นwîng-lên
The puppy squirmed in my arms because it wanted to go down and run around.
เด็กทารกdèk-taa-rókนอนดิ้นnɔɔn-dînยุกยิกyúk-yíkไปมาbpai-maaบนbonเตียงdtiiangเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเริ่มrə̂əmรู้สึกตัวrúu-sʉ̀k-dtuuaตื่นขึ้นมาdtʉ̀ʉn-kʉ̂n-maaกลางดึกglaang-dʉ̀k
The baby squirmed back and forth on the bed when waking up in the middle of the night.
ฉันchǎnรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kขยะแขยงkà-yà-kà-yɛ̌ɛngเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnหนอนnɔ̌ɔnหลายlǎaiตัวdtuuaคลานklaanยุกยิกyúk-yíkอยู่ในyùu-naiถังขยะtǎng-kà-yà
I felt disgusted when I saw several maggots wriggling in the trash can.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
yúk
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 | — | — |