หนึก
nʉ̀kMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
firm and chewy; dense
firm, chewy, and tightly packed in texture, especially used for food such as meat
Examples
ลูกชิ้นlûuk-chínลูกชิ้นlûuk-chínmeatball; fish ballเจ้านี้jâao-níiเจ้านี้jâao-níi1this one; this party (informal)2this (brand/establishment) (informal)เนื้อแน่นnʉ́ʉa-nɛ̂nเนื้อแน่นnʉ́ʉa-nɛ̂nfirm; dense; tight-texturedหนึกnʉ̀kหนึกnʉ̀kfirm and chewy; denseและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เคี้ยวkíiaoเคี้ยวkíiao[to] chewเพลินpləənเพลินpləən1absorbed; pleasantly engrossed; delighted2[to] enjoy; be engrossed3pleasantly; enjoyablyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The meatballs from this vendor are firmly chewy and very enjoyable to eat.
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This piece of grilled pork is perfectly soft and chewy.
ปลาหมึกย่างbplaa-mʉ̀k-yâangร้านนี้ráan-níiสดsòtมากmâakเนื้อnʉ́ʉaจึงjʉngหนึกnʉ̀kสู้sûuฟันfanและlɛ́ไม่mâiเหนียวnǐiaoจนเกินไปjon-gəən-bpai
The grilled squid at this restaurant is very fresh, so its texture is firmly chewy and not overly tough.
เคล็ดลับklét-lápในnaiการทำgaan-tamหมูยอmǔu-yɔɔคือkʉʉการนวดgaan-nûuatเนื้อหมูnʉ́ʉa-mǔuให้hâiเหนียวnǐiaoหนึกnʉ̀kก่อนgɔ̀ɔnนำไปnam-bpaiต้มdtôm
The secret to making Vietnamese pork sausage is kneading the pork until it becomes sticky and tightly packed before boiling.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
nʉ̀k
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 | — | — |