เอิ่ก
ə̀əkMeaning
1InterjectionB1
burp; belch
an onomatopoeic word representing the sound of a burp or belch
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)อิ่มìmอิ่มìm1full (after eating)2[to] be full (after eating); feel full3satiated; content (figurative)เกินไปgəən-bpaiเกินไปgəən-bpaitoo; overly; excessivelyเอิ่กə̀əkเอิ่กə̀əkburp; belch
I ate too much. *Burp!*
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เขาkǎoดื่มdʉ̀ʉmน้ำอัดลมnáam-àt-lomรวดเดียวrûuat-diiaoหมดmòtแก้วgɛ̂ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛoเรอrəəออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaดังdangเอิ่กə̀ək
He drank the whole glass of soda at once and let out a loud burp, "Erk!".
ฉันchănอิ่มìmมากmâakจนjonเผลอเรอplŏr rerเอิ่กèrkออกมาòk maaกลางglaangร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanน่าอายnâa aaiจริงๆjing jing
I was so full that I accidentally let out a burp, "Erk!", in the middle of the restaurant. So embarrassing.
พอกินpɔɔ-ginบุฟเฟต์bùp-feeเสร็จsètปุ๊บbpúpเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เรอrəəดังdangเอิ่กə̀əkออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaแบบbɛ̀ɛpไม่mâiอายaaiใครkraiเลยləəi
As soon as he finished eating at the buffet, he let out a loud "Erk!" burp without any shame.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ə̀ək
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |