หนักตา
nàk-dtaaMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
heavy-eyed; sleepy; eyes feel heavy
feeling heaviness in the eyes, often from sleepiness, fatigue, or eye strain
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ง่วงngûuangง่วงngûuangsleepy; drowsyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)หนักตาnàk-dtaaหนักตาnàk-dtaaheavy-eyed; sleepy; eyes feel heavy
I’m so sleepy that my eyes feel heavy.
3 more examplesShow less
I slept late last night, so my eyes feel heavy all morning today.
After working on the computer for a long time, my eyes start to feel heavy; I need to rest them.
ขับรถkàp rótทางไกลtaang glaiหลายlăaiชั่วโมงchûua-mohngจนjonหนักตาnàk dtaaเลยloieแวะwáeจอดjòtงีบngêepสั้นsânๆ-เพื่อให้pêuua hâiตาdtaaสดชื่นsòt-chêunขึ้นkêun
After driving long-distance for hours, my eyes felt heavy, so I pulled over for a short nap to refresh them.
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 classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before น puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
nàk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
หนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)heavy (weight)Part 1
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หนักตาnàk-dtaaหนักตาnàk-dtaaheavy-eyed; sleepy; eyes feel heavyheavy-eyed; sleepy; eyes feel heavyWord