ฮึก
hʉ́kMeanings
1InterjectionB2
sound of sobbing
an onomatopoeic word representing the sound of sobbing, crying, or hiccuping (often used repeatedly)
Examples
เด็กน้อยdèk nôiเด็กน้อยdèk nôi1little child; little one2young/naive person (figurative)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ร้องไห้róng hâiร้องไห้róng hâi[to] cry; weepสะอื้นsà-êunสะอื้นsà-êun[to] sobฮึกhéukฮึกhéuk1sound of sobbing2bold; daring; audaciousๆ-อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainมุมmumมุมmum1corner2angle3point of view; perspectiveห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeของเล่นkŏng lênของเล่นkŏng lên1toy; plaything2novelty; fun gadget3plaything (figurative)พังpangพังpang1broken; not working2[to] break down; collapse; fall apart3ruined; a mess (plans/situations)4[to] demolish; wreck [sth]
The little child sat crying with loud sobbing sounds in the corner of the room because he broke his toy.
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ฉันchănได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงสะอื้นsĭiang sà-êunฮึกhéukๆ-มาจากmaa jàakห้องน้ำhông náamไม่รู้mâi rúuว่าwâaใครkraiกำลังgam-langร้องไห้róng hâi
I heard sobbing sounds coming from the bathroom; I don't know who is crying.
แม้mɛ́ɛเธอtəəจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamกลั้นglânน้ำตาnáam-dtaaไว้wáiแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangมีmiiเสียงsǐiangฮึกhʉ́kเล็ดลอดlét-lɔ̂ɔtออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaให้hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnได้ยินdâi-yin
Even though she tried to hold back her tears, a sobbing sound still slipped out for others to hear.
ความเสียใจkwaam sĭia jaiอย่างyàangสุดซึ้งsùt súengทำให้tam hâiเขาkăoพูดไม่ออกpôot mâi òkมีmeeเพียงpiiangเสียงสะอื้นsĭiang sà-êunฮึกhéukๆ-ที่têeแทนtaenความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukทั้งหมดtáng mòtในใจnai jai
Deep sorrow left him speechless; there was only the sound of sobbing to represent all the feelings in his heart.
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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พอpɔɔได้รับdâi-rápคำชมkam-chomบ่อยbɔ̀iเข้าkâoเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmฮึกhʉ́kและlɛ́ทำตัวtam-dtuuaก้าวร้าวgâao-ráaoกับgàpเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaan
After receiving frequent praise, he started to become overconfident and acted aggressively towards his colleagues.
อำนาจam-nâatที่têeได้มาdâai maaอย่างง่ายดายyàang ngâai daaiทำให้tam hâiเขาkăoฮึกhéukไม่เกรงกลัวmâi grayng gluuaต่อdtòข้อกฎหมายkô gòt măaiใดๆdai dai
The easily acquired power made him audaciously reckless, showing no fear of any laws.
พอpɔɔเห็นว่าhěn-wâaไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiกล้าglâaเอาผิดao-pìtเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยิ่งyîngฮึกhʉ́kและlɛ́ทำเรื่องtam-rʉ̂ʉangเลวร้ายleeo-ráaiลงไปlong-bpaiอีกìik
Seeing that no one dared to hold him accountable, he became even more audacious and committed worse acts.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- 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 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 | — | — |