อึ้ก
ʉ̂kMeanings
1InterjectionB2
gulp
the sound of gulping or swallowing liquid heavily
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหิวน้ำhǐu-náamหิวน้ำhǐu-náamthirstyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedยกyókยกyók1[to] lift; raise2[to] give; dedicate; donate3[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)4[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)5classifier: round6[to] waive; remit; dismissขวดน้ำkùuat-náamขวดน้ำkùuat-náamwater bottleขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholรวดเดียวrûuat-diiaoรวดเดียวrûuat-diiaoin one go; in one shotดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeอึ้กʉ̂kอึ้กʉ̂k1gulp2ugh; urk
He was very thirsty, so he lifted the water bottle and drank it all at once with a loud gulp.
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ตอนที่dton têeเขาkăoต้องdtôngฝืนfĕuunกินยาgin yaaขมๆkŏm kŏmฉันchănได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangเขาkăoกลืนgleunน้ำลายnáam laaiลงคอlong koดังdangอึ้กêukเลยloie
When he had to force down the bitter medicine, I heard a loud gulp as he swallowed.
นักกีฬาnák-gii-laaคว้าkwáaเครื่องดื่มชูกำลังkrʉ̂ʉang-dʉ̀ʉm-chuu-gam-langมาmaaดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดังdangอึ้กʉ̂kก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàรีบrîipวิ่งwîngกลับglàpลงไปlong-bpaiในnaiสนามแข่งsà-nǎam-kɛ̀ng
The athlete grabbed the energy drink and gulped it down heavily before rushing back onto the field.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakเดินหลงdəən-lǒngป่าbpàaมาmaaหลายlǎaiชั่วโมงchûua-moongพอpɔɔเจอjəəลำธารlam-taanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ก้มลงgôm-longกอบgɔ̀ɔpน้ำnáamขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดังdangอึ้กʉ̂kด้วยdûuaiความหิวkwaam-hǐuกระหายgrà-hǎai
After being lost in the forest for hours, once he found a stream, he bent down and scooped up water to drink heavily out of thirst.
2InterjectionC1
ugh; urk
the sound made when choking, hesitating, or being suddenly speechless from shock
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)จับได้jàp-dâaiจับได้jàp-dâai1[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)2[to] catch (sb) in the act; discover wrongdoing; find out (a secret)3[to] draw; get (by drawing lots)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillลอกlɔ̂ɔkลอกlɔ̂ɔk1[to] peel; flake off2[to] copy; duplicateข้อสอบkɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔpข้อสอบkɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔp1exam paper; test paper; set of exam questions2exam question; test itemเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpto the point of; even; so ... thatอึ้กʉ̂kอึ้กʉ̂k1gulp2ugh; urkและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
When the teacher caught him cheating on the exam, he was stunned speechless and couldn't say anything.
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การgaanถูกtùukถามtǎamเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเงินngənที่tîiหายไปhǎai-bpaiแบบbɛ̀ɛpต่อหน้าต่อตาdtɔ̀ɔ-nâa-dtɔ̀ɔ-dtaaทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpอึ้กʉ̂kและlɛ́พยายามpá-yaa-yaamหลบlòpสายตาsǎai-dtaa
Being asked about the missing money right to his face made him choke up and try to avoid eye contact.
การgaanถูกtùukแฉchɛ̌ɛความลับkwaam-lápที่ซ่อนtîi-sɔ̂ɔnไว้wáiมานานmaa-naanทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpอึ้กʉ̂kไปbpaiชั่วขณะchûua-kà-nàก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàตกอยู่dtòk-yùuในnaiความเงียบงันkwaam-ngîiap-ngan
Having his long-hidden secret exposed made him go completely speechless for a moment before falling into total silence.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเผชิญหน้าpà-chəən-nâaกับgàpหลักฐานlàk-tǎanที่tîiมัดตัวmát-dtuuaแน่นหนาnɛ̂n-nǎaผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiก็gɔ̂ถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpอึ้กʉ̂kเพราะprɔ́รู้ตัวrúu-dtuuaว่าwâaข้อแก้ตัวkɔ̂ɔ-gɛ̂ɛ-dtuuaทั้งหมดtáng-mòtฟังfangไม่mâiขึ้นkʉ̂nอีกต่อไปìik-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
Faced with such irrefutable evidence, the suspect was stunned speechless, realizing that his entire alibi was no longer plausible.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
ʉ̂k
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |