เข็ก
kèkMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] knock with knuckles
to knock, rap, or strike lightly (especially on the head) using one's knuckles
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเข็กkèkเข็กkèk[to] knock with knucklesหัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (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)น้องnɔ́ɔngน้องnɔ́ɔng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingน้องnɔ́ɔngน้องnɔ́ɔng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)ดื้อdʉ̂ʉดื้อdʉ̂ʉ1stubborn; obstinate; headstrong2naughty; disobedient3resistant (to treatment/control)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent; allow2[to] yield; give in; submit3[to] admit (acknowledge)กินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)
Mom lightly knocked on my younger sibling's head because they were stubborn and refused to eat.
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ครูkruuขู่kùuว่าwâaจะjàเข็กkèkกะโหลกgà-lòokนักเรียนnák-riianที่tîiไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâanมาส่งmaa-sòng
The teacher threatened to rap the heads of the students who didn't submit their homework.
ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkฉันchănโดนdohnพ่อpôrเข็กkèkหัวhŭuaบ่อยbòiมากmâakเวลาway-laaพูดจาpôot jaaไม่สุภาพmâi sà-pâapกับgàpผู้ใหญ่pôo yài
When I was young, I got knocked on the head by my dad very often whenever I spoke impolitely to adults.
การgaanเข็กkèkหัวhǔuaเด็กdèkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสั่งสอนsàng-sɔ̌ɔnอาจàatดูเป็นduu-bpenเรื่องเล็กน้อยrʉ̂ʉang-lék-nɔ́ɔiแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂สามารถsǎa-mâatส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng-pǒn-grà-tóp-dtɔ̀ɔสภาพจิตใจsà-pâap-jìt-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoได้dâai
Knocking a child on the head to discipline them might seem like a small thing, but it can affect their mental state.
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
kèk
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 | — | — |