เผลกๆ
plèk plèkMeaning
1AdverbB2
limping; hobbling
in a limping or hobbling manner (usually describing a way of walking)
Examples
หมาmăaหมาmăa1dog2dog (insult)ตัวนั้นdtuua nánตัวนั้นdtuua nánthat one [animal, item]โดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)รถชนrót chonรถชนrót chon1car crash; collision2[to] crash; collide (of a vehicle)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningเผลกๆplèk plèkเผลกๆplèk plèklimping; hobblingกลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return home
That dog was hit by a car and had to hobble back home.
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He fell and hurt his knee, making him walk with a limp to see the doctor.
ฉันchănเห็นhĕnคุณลุงkun lungคนหนึ่งkon nèungเดินdernเผลกๆplèk plèkข้ามถนนkâam tà-nŏnก็เลยgôr loeiรีบเข้าrîip kâoไปbpaiช่วยchûuaiพยุงpà-yung
I saw an old man walking with a limp across the road, so I hurried over to help support him.
ถึงแม้ว่าtĕung máe wâaแผลplăeที่têeขาkăaจะjàยังyangไม่mâiหายดีhăai deeเธอterก็gâwยังyangพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเดินdernเผลกๆplèk plèkไปbpaiทำงานบ้านtam ngaan bâan
Even though the wound on her leg hasn't fully healed, she still tries to hobble around to do the housework.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เผลกๆ said เผลก-เผลก?
plèk plèk
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ผล, the first consonant ผ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
plèk
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 | — | — |