อุกอาจ
ùk-àatMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
brazen; audacious; daring (esp. of crimes)
Very bold and shameless, especially when breaking the law or defying authority; brazen, daring, outrageous.
Examples
โจรjohnโจรjohn1thief; robber2bandit; brigandกลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1group; cluster2classifier for groups3[to] group; clusterนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)อุกอาจùk àatอุกอาจùk àatbrazen; audacious; daring (esp. of crimes)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerปล้นbplônปล้นbplôn1[to] rob [sb/sth]; [to] commit robbery2[to] loot; [to] plunderธนาคารtá-naa-kaanธนาคารtá-naa-kaan1bank (financial institution)2bank (of something, specialized)ตอนกลางวันdton glaang wanตอนกลางวันdton glaang wan1during the day; in the daytime2daytime; daylight hoursแสกๆsàek-sàekแสกๆsàek-sàekin broad daylight
This group of robbers was very brazen to rob the bank in broad daylight.
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พฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoที่tîiกล่าวหาglàao-hǎaหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaอย่างyàangอุกอาจùk-àatต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaทุกคนtúk-konทำให้tam-hâiหลายคนlǎai-konตกใจdtòk-jai
His brazen behavior of accusing the boss in front of everyone shocked many people.
คนร้ายkon-ráaiก่อเหตุgɔ̀ɔ-hèetอย่างyàangอุกอาจùk-àatโดยdooiไม่เกรงกลัวmâi-greeng-gluuaกฎหมายgòt-mǎaiสร้างsâangความหวาดผวาkwaam-wàat-pà-wǎaไปทั่วbpai-tûua
The culprit committed the crime brazenly without fear of the law, creating widespread panic.
การกระทำgaan-grà-tamดังกล่าวdang-glàaoถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการท้าทายgaan-táa-taaiอำนาจรัฐam-nâat-rátอย่างyàangอุกอาจùk-àatและlɛ́ไม่เคยมีมาก่อนmâi-kəəi-mii-maa-gɔ̀ɔn
Such an act is considered an unprecedented and brazen challenge to the state's authority.
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
- 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
ùk
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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อาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)may; might (possibility)Part 2
อุกอาจùk-àatอุกอาจùk-àatbrazen; audacious; daring (esp. of crimes)brazen; audacious; daring (esp. of crimes)Word