ฮึก

hʉ́k

Meanings

1InterjectionB2

sound of sobbing

an onomatopoeic word representing the sound of sobbing, crying, or hiccuping (often used repeatedly)

Examples

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2AdjectiveC1

bold; daring; audacious

bold, daring, or audacious; acting with overconfidence, pride, or recklessness

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or names5classifier for groups or kindsเยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too muchวัยรุ่นwai rûnวัยรุ่นwai rûn1teenager; youth (person/people)2teenage; for teens; youthful3adolescence; the teenage yearsกลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1group; cluster2classifier for groupsนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerฮึกhéukฮึกhéuk1sound of sobbing2bold; daring; audaciousและláeและláeand (coordinating)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyทำอะไรtam à-raiทำอะไรtam à-raiwhat are you doing?เสี่ยงๆsìang-sìangเสี่ยงๆsìang-sìangsomewhat risky; rather riskyโดยdoiโดยdoi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)คิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)คิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structure
With a large group, those teenagers became emboldened and dared to do risky things without thinking ahead.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

hʉ́k

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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