ฮึกๆ
héuk-héukMeaning
1InterjectionB1
*sob*; *sniffle*
an onomatopoeic word representing the sound of sobbing, sniffling, or crying
Examples
น้องสาวnóng săaoน้องสาวnóng săaoyounger sister; younger female siblingร้องไห้róng hâiร้องไห้róng hâi[to] cry; weepฮึกๆhéuk-héukฮึกๆhéuk-héuk*sob*; *sniffle*เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏmsnack; sweet; dessertให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)
My little sister was sobbing because mom didn't buy her snacks.
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ฉันchănนั่งnângฟังfangเพื่อนpêuuanร้องไห้róng hâiฮึกๆhéuk-héukระบายrá-baaiเรื่องrêuuangอกหักòk hàkมาmaaเป็นbpenชั่วโมงchûua-mohngแล้วláeo
I've been sitting and listening to my friend sobbing and venting about her heartbreak for an hour.
พอporได้ยินdâi-yinเพลงplayngนี้néeเธอterก็gâwน้ำตาnám dtaaไหลlăiแล้วláeoสะอื้นsà-êunฮึกๆhéuk-héukออกมาòk maa
Upon hearing this song, she teared up and started sobbing.
แม้máeเขาkăoจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเข้มแข็งkêm-kăengแค่ไหนkâe năiแต่dtàeสุดท้ายsùt táaiก็gâwกลั้นglânน้ำตาnám dtaaไม่อยู่mâi yòoจนเผลอjon plĕrร้องไห้róng hâiฮึกๆhéuk-héukออกมาòk maa
No matter how hard he tried to be strong, he eventually couldn't hold back his tears and burst into sobs.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ฮึกๆ said ฮึก-ฮึก?
héuk-héuk
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
héuk
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 | — | — |