เกลือก
glʉ̀ʉakMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] roll about in [sth]; [to] wallow
to roll one's body in something, such as mud, dust, or sand, often to cover oneself with it.
Examples
หมูmǔuหมูmǔu1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4classifier: ตัว5fat person (impolite)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ลงไปlong-bpaiลงไปlong-bpai1[to] go down; descend (away)2directional particle: down/into (away)3and below; downward from (a point)เกลือกglʉ̀ʉakเกลือกglʉ̀ʉak[to] roll about in [sth]; [to] wallowในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)โคลนkloonโคลนkloon1mud2[to] cloneเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureเย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4[to] be cool; become cool
Pigs like to go roll in the mud to cool their bodies down.
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แม่ดุmɛ̂ɛ-dùลูกlûukที่ไปtîi-bpaiวิ่งเล่นwîng-lênจนjonตัวdtuuaมอมแมมmɔɔm-mɛɛmเพราะprɔ́ไปbpaiเกลือกglʉ̀ʉakกับgàpดินdinทรายsaaiมาmaa
The mother scolded her child who came back all dirty from running around and rolling in the dirt and sand.
เราraoเห็นhěnควายป่าkwaai-bpàaตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ngกำลังgam-langเกลือกglʉ̀ʉakฝุ่นfùnอยู่yùuกลางglaangทุ่งtûngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันตัวbpɔ̂ng-gan-dtuuaเองeengจากjàakแมลงmá-lɛɛng
We saw a wild buffalo rolling in the dust in the middle of the field to protect itself from insects.
ในnaiสารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-diiสัตว์ป่าsàt-bpàaช้างcháangจะjàเกลือกglʉ̀ʉakโคลนkloonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaความชุ่มชื้นkwaam-chûm-chʉ́ʉnของkɔ̌ɔngผิวหนังpǐu-nǎngและlɛ́ป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganแดดdɛ̀ɛt
In wildlife documentaries, elephants will roll in mud to maintain their skin's moisture and protect it from the sun.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
glʉ̀ʉak
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |