ฮูก
hûukMeaning
1NounA2
owl (dialectal; esp. eagle-owl)
an owl; in many regions a dialectal or colloquial term, often referring to large or eagle-owls rather than the standard นกฮูกนกฮูกnók-hûukowl
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated4jungle area (gaming)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฮูกhûukฮูกhûukowl (dialectal; esp. eagle-owl)
There is an owl in the forest.
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Last night, I heard an owl hooting from the tree.
คนเฒ่าคนแก่kon-tâo-kon-gɛ̀ɛเล่าlâoว่าwâaฮูกhûukเป็นbpenนกnókที่tîiหากินhǎa-ginตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn
The elders say that owls are birds that hunt at night.
คนต่างจังหวัดkon dtàang jang-wàtบางคนbaang konจะjàเรียกrîakนกเค้าแมวnók káo maeoตัวdtuuaใหญ่ๆyài yàiว่าwâaฮูกhôokแทนtaenคำว่าkam wâaนกฮูกnók hûuk
Some people in the provinces call large scops owls 'hook' instead of the standard 'nok-hook'.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
hûuk
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |