อ้วก
ûuakMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] vomit; throw up
to eject stomach contents through the mouth; to vomit; to throw up (informal)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่สบายmâi-sà-baaiไม่สบายmâi-sà-baai1unwell; ill; sick2[to] be unwell; feel illเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedอ้วกûuakอ้วกûuak1[to] vomit; throw up2vomit; throw-up3yuck; gross
He is sick, so he vomited.
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Last night I ate too much, so today I threw up.
That child got carsick and then threw up.
หลังจากlăng jàakดื่มdèumเหล้าlâoผสมกันpà-sŏm ganเยอะๆyér-yérเขาkăoก็gâwต้องdtôngวิ่งwîngไปbpaiอ้วกûuakในnaiห้องน้ำhông náam
After drinking a lot of mixed alcohol, he had to run to vomit in the bathroom.
2NounA2
vomit; throw-up
the material ejected when someone vomits; throw-up (informal)
Examples
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Can someone please clean up the vomit on the floor?
The housekeeper has to wipe up the throw-up that is in the elevator.
The smell of vomit in the car is making me very dizzy.
3InterjectionB1
yuck; gross
an exclamation expressing strong disgust or revulsion (informal)
Examples
อ้วกûuakอ้วกûuak1[to] vomit; throw up2vomit; throw-up3yuck; grossแมลงสาบmá-lɛɛng-sàapแมลงสาบmá-lɛɛng-sàapcockroachอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]จานข้าวjaan-kâaoจานข้าวjaan-kâaorice plate (utensil)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
Gross! There's a cockroach in my plate of rice.
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Seeing the state of the bathroom makes me want to shout 'Eww!' loudly.
พอpɔɔชิมchimอาหารaa-hǎanจานjaanนั้นnánเข้าไปkâo-bpaiคำkamแรกrɛ̂ɛkก็gɔ̂รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kอยากจะyàak-jàอ้วกûuakทันทีtan-tiiมันmanไม่mâiอร่อยà-rɔ̀iอย่างแรงyàang-rɛɛng
After taking the first bite of that dish, I immediately felt like saying 'blech'. It was extremely unappetizing.
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
ûuak
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 | — | — |