ริกๆ
rík ríkMeaning
1AdverbB2
with small, rapid tremors; quiveringly
with repeated small, rapid movements, as when trembling or quivering.
Examples
ลูกนกlôok nókลูกนกlôok nókchick; baby bird; young birdที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turnจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmรังrangรังrang1nest; hive; den (animal)2hive/nest (classifier)3hideout; lair (pejorative/colloquial)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardหายใจhăai jaiหายใจhăai jai[to] breathe; respireอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainริกๆrík ríkริกๆrík ríkwith small, rapid tremors; quiveringlyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneอ่อนแรงòn raengอ่อนแรงòn raeng1weak; lacking strength2[to] weaken; lose strength3weak; sluggish (figurative)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The baby bird that fell from the nest was still breathing faintly and looked very weak.
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หลังจากlăng jàakดับdàpเทียนtianแล้วláeoเปลวไฟbpleo faiก็gâwยังyangสั่นไหวsàn wăiริกๆrík ríkอยู่yòoครู่หนึ่งkrôo nèungก่อนจะgòn jàมอดmôtสนิทsà-nìt
After blowing out the candle, the flame still flickered weakly for a moment before going out completely.
เขาkăoนอนnonหายใจhăai jaiริกๆrík ríkอยู่yòoบนbonเตียงdtiangทำให้tam hâiทุกคนtúk konในnaiห้องhôngรู้สึกrúu-sèukใจคอไม่ดีjai ko mâi deeกับgàpอาการaa-gaanของเขาkŏng kăo
He lay on the bed, his breathing shallow and weak, making everyone in the room feel uneasy about his condition.
แม้máeจะjàสิ้นหวังsîn wăngแต่dtàeในใจnai jaiลึกๆléuk léukของkŏngเธอterก็gâwยังyangมีmeeความหวังkwaam wăngเล็กๆlék lékส่องประกายsòng bprà-gaaiอยู่yòoริกๆrík ríkว่าwâaเขาkăoจะjàกลับมาglàp maa
Despite being hopeless, deep in her heart, a small hope was still faintly glimmering that he would return.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ริกๆ said ริก-ริก?
rík rík
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
rík
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 | — | — |