เดือก
dʉ̀ʉakMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] swallow; [to] gulp down
to swallow or gulp something down; a rather uncommon word, related to กระเดือกกระเดือกgrà-dʉ̀ʉak1Adam's apple2[to] swallow; gulp down (informal)
Examples
อาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsมื้อนี้mʉ́ʉ-níiมื้อนี้mʉ́ʉ-níi1this meal2today (Isan/Northeastern Thai)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toฝืนfʉ̌ʉnฝืนfʉ̌ʉn1[to] force oneself; push through; tough it out2[to] resist; go against3[to be] forced; unnatural; strainedเดือกdʉ̀ʉakเดือกdʉ̀ʉak[to] swallow; [to] gulp downลงไปlong-bpaiลงไปlong-bpai1[to] go down; descend (away)2directional particle: down/into (away)3and below; downward from (a point)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingความหิวkwaam-hǐuความหิวkwaam-hǐuhunger
This meal is not delicious at all, but I have to force myself to gulp it down because of hunger.
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ยาน้ำyaa náamขวดkùuatนี้néeขมkŏmมากmâakจนjonเด็กๆdèk dèkร้องไห้róng hâiและláeไม่mâiอยากจะyàak jàเดือกdèuuakลงคอlong ko
This liquid medicine is so bitter that the children cry and don't want to swallow it.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaข้าวkâaoจะjàแข็งกระด้างkɛ̌ng-grà-dâangเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂พยายามpá-yaa-yaamกลั้นglânใจjaiเดือกdʉ̀ʉakลงไปlong-bpaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประทังชีวิตbprà-tang-chii-wítในnaiป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́k
Even though the rice was hard, he tried to hold his breath and gulp it down to survive in the deep forest.
เขาkǎoทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkกลางแดดglaang-dɛ̀ɛtจนjonหิวน้ำhǐu-náamจัดjàtพอpɔɔได้dâaiน้ำเย็นnáam-yenมาmaaก็gɔ̂เดือกdʉ̀ʉakอึกเดียวʉ̀k-diiaoหมดไปmòt-bpaiค่อนkɔ̂nขวดkùuat
He worked hard in the sun until he was extremely thirsty; when he got cold water, he gulped down almost half a bottle in a single swig.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dʉ̀ʉak
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 | — | — |