อึกๆ
ùek ùekMeaning
1NounB1
gulp; glug (sound)
The onomatopoeic sound of swallowing liquid in big gulps; glug-glug.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakvery tired; exhaustedเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedดื่มน้ำdèum námดื่มน้ำdèum nám[to] drink waterเย็นๆyen yenเย็นๆyen yen1cool; slightly cool2in the evening; around evening time3calm down; take it easyดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeอึกๆùek ùekอึกๆùek ùekgulp; glug (sound)
He was very tired, so he drank cold water with a glug-glug sound.
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พอporวิ่งwîngเสร็จsètเขาkăoก็gâwหยิบyìpขวดน้ำkùuat náamขึ้นมาkêun maaดื่มdèumรวดเดียวrûuat diiaoจนได้jon dâiยินyinเสียงsĭiangอึกๆùek ùek
After he finished running, he picked up a water bottle and drank it all in one go until a glugging sound was heard.
เด็กน้อยdèk nôiกระดกgrà-dòkนมnomจากjàakขวดkùuatเสียงดังsĭiang dangอึกๆùek ùekด้วยdûuayความหิวkwaam hĭu
The little child chugged milk from the bottle with a loud glug-glug sound out of hunger.
ท่ามกลางtâam glaangความเงียบkwaam ngîiapของkŏngห้องhôngผมpŏmได้ยินdâi-yinเพียงpiiangเสียงsĭiangเขาkăoที่têeกำลังgam-langยกyókขวดkùuatเหล้าlâoขึ้นkêunดื่มdèumดังdangอึกๆùek ùek
Amidst the silence of the room, I could only hear the glugging sound of him lifting a liquor bottle to drink.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อึกๆ said อึก-อึก?
ùek ùek
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
ùek
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 | — | — |