เขก
kèekMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] knock; [to] rap
to knock or rap, typically on someone's head with the knuckles
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเขกkèhkเขกkèhk[to] knock; [to] rapหัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)ลูกชายlôok chaaiลูกชายlôok chaaison; male childเบาๆbao baoเบาๆbao bao1gently; softly; quietly; lightly; slightly; mildly2casually; in a relaxed way; not too seriouslyด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความเอ็นดูkwaam en-dooความเอ็นดูkwaam en-doo1tender affection; fondness2compassion; tender pity
The mother lightly knocked on her son's head with affection.
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เวลาwee-laaฉันchǎnพูดpûutอะไรà-raiไร้สาระrái-sǎa-ráพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoมักจะmák-jàเขกkèekหัวhǔuaฉันchǎnเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Whenever I say something nonsensical, my older sister always raps me on the head.
My friend knocked me on the head as a punishment for saying something annoying.
ในnaiวัฒนธรรมไทยwát-tá-ná-tam-taiการgaanเขกkèekหัวhǔuaผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการกระทำgaan-grà-tamที่tîiก้าวร้าวgâao-ráaoและlɛ́ไม่mâiมีมารยาทmii-maa-rá-yâatอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîng
In Thai culture, knocking an adult's head is considered a highly aggressive and disrespectful act.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kèek
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |