เร้ก
réekMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
small; tiny
small, tiny, or little (a playful or cutesy internet slang spelling of the word เล็กเล็กlék1young; younger; youngest2small; little3minor; slight)
Examples
ลูกแมวlûuk-mɛɛoลูกแมวlûuk-mɛɛokitten; baby catตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureเร้กréekเร้กréeksmall; tinyนอนหลับnɔɔn-làpนอนหลับnɔɔn-làp[to] sleep; be asleepอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โซฟาsoo-faaโซฟาsoo-faasofa; couchน่ารักnâa-rákน่ารักnâa-rák1cute; adorable; lovely2sweet; kind; likable (personality/behavior)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The tiny kitten sleeping on the sofa is very cute.
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ทำไมtam-maiชิ้นchínเค้กkéekมันmanเร้กréekจังjangกินginคำเดียวkam-diiaoก็gɔ̂หมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoเนี่ยnîia
Why is the piece of cake so tiny? It's gone in just one bite.
เห็นhĕnน้องnóngเขาkăoตัวdtuuaเร้กrékๆ-แบบนั้นbàep nánแต่dtàeแบกbàekของหนักkŏng nàkได้dâiสบายsà-baaiเลยloieนะná
Even though she looks so tiny, she can carry heavy things easily.
เห็นhĕnน้องหมาnóng măaตัวdtuuaเร้กrékๆ-แบบนี้bàep néeพลังงานpá-lang ngaanเยอะจนyér jonวิ่งเล่นwîng lênได้dâiทั้งวันtáng wanไม่มีmâi meeเหนื่อยnèuayเลยloieนะná
Seeing a tiny dog like this, it has so much energy that it can run around all day without getting tired.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
réek
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |