หนักอก
nàk-òkMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
heavy-hearted; worried; distressed
feeling worried, anxious, or emotionally burdened by a problem
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉangมีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] have an issue; something came up2[to] get into a quarrel/fightหนักอกnàk-òkหนักอกnàk-òkheavy-hearted; worried; distressedอยากจะyàak-jàอยากจะyàak-jà[to] want to; would like toปรึกษาbprʉ̀k-sǎaปรึกษาbprʉ̀k-sǎa1[to] consult; seek advice2[to] confer; deliberate togetherเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; her
I have a burdening issue I would like to consult you about.
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พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛทุกคนtúk-konมักจะmák-jàหนักอกnàk-òkเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaลูกlûukมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaที่tîiโรงเรียนroong-riian
All parents usually feel emotionally burdened when their children have problems at school.
เขาkǎoเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangหนักอกnàk-òkให้hâiเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtฟังfangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความสบายใจkwaam-sà-baai-jai
He told his close friend about the issue burdening him for peace of mind.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaภาระหนี้สินpaa-rá-nîi-sǐnจะjàทำให้tam-hâiเธอtəəรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kหนักอกnàk-òkแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəก็gɔ̂พยายามpá-yaa-yaamหาhǎaทางแก้ไขtaang-gɛ̂ɛ-kǎiอย่างyàangมีสติmii-sà-dtì
Even though the burden of debt made her feel worried, she mindfully tried to find a solution.
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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หนักอกnàk-òkหนักอกnàk-òkheavy-hearted; worried; distressedheavy-hearted; worried; distressedWord