เถิก
tə̀əkMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
having a high forehead or receding hairline
Having a high, exposed forehead, naturally or because the hairline has receded.
Examples
คุณลุงkun-lungคุณลุงkun-lung1uncle (parent’s older brother)2polite address for an older manของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineหัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (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)เถิกtə̀əkเถิกtə̀əkhaving a high forehead or receding hairlineนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i1a little; a bit2a small amount
My uncle has a bit of a receding hairline.
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พอporอายุมากàa-yú mâakขึ้นkêunผมก็pŏm gôrเริ่มrêrmสังเกตsǎng-gètว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua engหัวhŭuaเถิกtèrkขึ้นkêunเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiเลยloieคิดkítจะjàไปbpaiปลูกbplòokผมpŏm
As I get older, I've started to notice my hairline is receding more and more, so I'm thinking about getting a hair transplant.
เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanชอบchôpล้อlóเขาkăoว่าwâaหน้าผากnâa pàakเถิกtèrkเหมือนmĕuuanสนามฟุตบอลsà-năam fút-bonแต่dtàeเขาkăoก็gâwไม่เคยmâi koieโกรธgròhtเลยloie
His friends like to tease him that his high forehead is like a football field, but he never gets angry.
เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเปลี่ยนbplìianทรงผมsong-pǒmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปกปิดbpòk-bpìtหน้าผากnâa-pàakที่tîiเถิกtə̀əkของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเพราะprɔ́มันmanทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoขาดkàatความมั่นใจkwaam-mân-jai
He tries to change his hairstyle to cover his high forehead because it makes him lack confidence.
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
tə̀ək
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 | — | — |