อึกอัก
ʉ̀k-àkMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
hesitant (to speak); tongue-tied
showing reluctance or difficulty in speaking, as if unsure or unwilling to say something; noncommittal
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ถามtǎamถามtǎam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] ask about; consult3[to] question; interrogateความเห็นkwaam-hěnความเห็นkwaam-hěnopinion; viewแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ตอบdtɔ̀ɔpตอบdtɔ̀ɔp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)อึกอักʉ̀k-àkอึกอักʉ̀k-àk1hesitant (to speak); tongue-tied2[to] hesitate; speak haltingly3hesitantly; haltinglyเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk about
He was asked for his opinion but replied hesitantly as if he didn't want to speak.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaครูkruuถามtǎamว่าwâaใครkraiทำtamแนนnɛɛnอึกอักʉ̀k-àkอยู่yùuพักหนึ่งpák-nʉ̀ngก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaไม่แน่ใจmâi-nɛ̂ɛ-jai
When the teacher asked who did it, Nann hesitated for a moment before saying she wasn't sure.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangอึกอักʉ̀k-àkเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaนักข่าวnák-kàaoจี้jîiถามtǎamเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนโยบายná-yoo-baaiเพราะprɔ́ยังyangไม่mâiพร้อมprɔ́ɔmชี้แจงchíi-jɛɛng
The politician was noncommittal when reporters pressed about the policy because he wasn't ready to explain.
เขาkǎoทำท่าtam-tâaอึกอักʉ̀k-àkเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanมีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉangจะjàพูดpûutแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่mâiกล้าglâaแถมtɛ̌ɛmเลี่ยงlîiangคำถามkam-tǎamด้วยdûuaiคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpก้ำกึ่งgâm-gʉ̀ng
He seemed reluctant to speak, as if he had something to say but didn't dare, and he dodged the question with an equivocal answer.
2VerbB1
[to] hesitate; speak haltingly
to speak in a hesitant, halting, or noncommittal way; to hem and haw
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตอบdtɔ̀ɔpตอบdtɔ̀ɔp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)อึกอักʉ̀k-àkอึกอักʉ̀k-àk1hesitant (to speak); tongue-tied2[to] hesitate; speak haltingly3hesitantly; haltinglyเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)พร้อมprɔ́ɔmพร้อมprɔ́ɔm1ready; prepared2along with; together with3equipped; provided with4together; simultaneouslyจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedจริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)
He answered hesitantly, as if he wasn’t ready to tell the truth.
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ผู้สมัครpôo sà-màkอึกอักùek-àkอยู่yòoพักหนึ่งpák nèungก่อนจะgòn jàตอบคำถามdtòp kam tăamยากๆyâak yâak
The applicant hemmed and hawed for a while before answering the tough question.
เธอtəəดูduuอึกอักʉ̀k-àkตอนdtɔɔnถูกtùukถามtǎamเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panเลยləəiไม่mâiกล้าglâaซักsákต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
She seemed to hem and haw when asked about her relationship, so I didn’t dare to press further.
พอporถูกtòokท้วงtúuangเรื่องrêuuangงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanเขาkăoก็gâwอึกอักùek-àkไม่ยอมให้mâi yom hâiคำตอบkam dtòpที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jayn
When questioned about the budget, he hemmed and hawed and refused to give a clear answer.
3AdverbB2
hesitantly; haltingly
in a hesitant or noncommittal manner when speaking
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ถามtǎamถามtǎam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] ask about; consult3[to] question; interrogateเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-pan1relationship; relations (people/groups)2connection; association; correlation (things/data)3mathematical relationเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตอบdtɔ̀ɔpตอบdtɔ̀ɔp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)อึกอักʉ̀k-àkอึกอักʉ̀k-àk1hesitant (to speak); tongue-tied2[to] hesitate; speak haltingly3hesitantly; haltinglyเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forยืนยันyʉʉn-yanยืนยันyʉʉn-yan1[to] confirm; affirm2[to] insist; stand firm3[to] verify; validate; authenticateอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)
When asked about the relationship, he replied hesitantly as if he didn’t want to commit to anything.
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ผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màkอึกอักʉ̀k-àkตอนdtɔɔnถูกtùukถามtǎamนโยบายná-yoo-baaiเพราะprɔ́ไม่mâiอยากyàakให้คำตอบhâi-kam-dtɔ̀ɔpชัดเจนchát-jeen
The candidate spoke hesitantly when asked about policies because he didn’t want to give a clear answer.
เธอtəəอึกอักʉ̀k-àkหลายlǎaiนาทีnaa-tiiก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàเลี่ยงlîiangคำถามkam-tǎamด้วยdûuaiการเปลี่ยนgaan-bplìianประเด็นbprà-den
She hesitated for several minutes before dodging the question by changing the subject.
ผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanตอบdtòpอึกอักùek-àkอย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wangเพื่อpêuuaไม่mâiผูกมัดpòok mátบริษัทbò-rí-sàtกับgàpคำสัญญาkam săn-yaaใดdaiๆ-
The manager answered hesitantly and cautiously to avoid committing the company to any promises.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ʉ̀k
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 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 | — | — |