อิคุ

ì-kú

Meanings

1Proper nounB1

Iku (Japanese given name)

a transliterated Japanese given name, Iku (often feminine; context-specific)

Examples

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2InterjectionC2

“I’m coming!” (Japanese; sexual exclamation)

a slang/vulgar exclamation borrowed from Japanese erotica meaning “I’m coming!” during sexual climax

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)มุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkมุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkjoke; gag; comedic line/bitว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneผู้หญิงpôo yĭngผู้หญิงpôo yĭng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)ร้องróngร้องróng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintอิคุì-kúอิคุì-kú1Iku (Japanese given name)2“I’m coming!” (Japanese; sexual exclamation)อิคุì-kúอิคุì-kú1Iku (Japanese given name)2“I’m coming!” (Japanese; sexual exclamation)ตอนดึกๆdton dèuk-dèukตอนดึกๆdton dèuk-dèuk1late at night; very late2late-night hours (time period)นึกว่าnéuk wâaนึกว่าnéuk wâa[to] think/assume (that)ผีpĕeผีpĕe1ghost; spirit2corpse; dead bodyญี่ปุ่นyìi-bpùnญี่ปุ่นyìi-bpùn1Japan (country)2Japanese (language)3Japanese (person/people)4Japanese; of Japanหลอกlòkหลอกlòk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] scare; spook; play a trick on3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)ที่ไหนได้têe năi dâaiที่ไหนได้têe năi dâai1but actually; it turns out (contrary to expectation)2not at all; on the contraryเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmหนังnăngหนังnăng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmข้างห้องkâang hôngข้างห้องkâang hôngthe next room; room next door
He told a joke about hearing a woman cry 'iku iku' late at night, thinking it was a Japanese ghost, but it turned out to be the sound from a movie next door.
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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

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

ì

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

อิìอิìshort vowel /i/; Thai vowel sign ◌ิshort vowel /i/; Thai vowel sign ◌ิPart 1
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อิคุì-kúอิคุì-kúIku (Japanese given name)Iku (Japanese given name)Word