เฉก
chèekMeaning
1PrepositionC1
like; as (formal/literary)
Like; as; in the same way as. A formal or literary word used to indicate comparison. Often found in the compound 'เฉกเช่นเฉกเช่นchèek-chênjust like; in the same way as' (chèk-chên) with the same meaning.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearลูกศิษย์lûuk-sìtลูกศิษย์lûuk-sìt1student; pupil2disciple; followerทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyเฉกเช่นchèek-chênเฉกเช่นchèek-chênjust like; in the same way asลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengone's own
He loves all his students just like his own children.
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กาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaผันผ่านpǎn-pàanไปbpaiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoเฉกเช่นchèek-chênสายน้ำsǎai-náamที่tîiไม่เคยmâi-kəəiไหลย้อนกลับlǎi-yɔ́ɔn-glàp
Time passes quickly, like a river that never flows backward.
ความดีkwaam-diiที่tîiทำไว้tam-wáiย่อมyɔ̂mปรากฏผลbpraa-gòt-pǒnเฉกchèekพืชพรรณpʉ̂ʉt-panที่tîiได้รับdâi-rápการดูแลgaan-duu-lɛɛย่อมyɔ̂mให้ดอกhâi-dɔ̀ɔkออกผลɔ̀ɔk-pǒnในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùt
Good deeds done will eventually yield results, just as nurtured plants will eventually flower and bear fruit.
สรรพสิ่งsàp-pá-sìngในnaiโลกlôokล้วนlúuanไม่เที่ยงmâi-tîiangแท้tɛ́ɛเฉกเช่นchèek-chênฟองคลื่นfɔɔng-klʉ̂ʉnในnaiทะเลtá-leeที่tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂สลายไปsà-lǎai-bpai
All things in the world are impermanent, like ocean waves that form and then disappear.
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
chèek
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 | — | — |