เอิ้ก
ə̂əkMeaning
1InterjectionA2
burp; loud laugh
a sound representing a burp, belch, or a loud laugh
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกินginกินgin1[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)อิ่มแล้วìm-lɛ́ɛoอิ่มแล้วìm-lɛ́ɛoalready full; having eaten enoughก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเรอrəəเรอrəə1[to] burp; belch2a burpดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeเอิ้กə̂əkเอิ้กə̂əkburp; loud laugh
He was full and burped loudly, 'oek'.
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เด็กชายdèk-chaaiดื่มdʉ̀ʉmน้ำอัดลมnáam-àt-lomจนหมดjon-mòtแก้วgɛ̂ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛoเรอrəəออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaดังdangเอิ้กə̂ək
The boy drank the whole glass of soda and let out a loud burp, 'oek'.
When he heard the joke, he accidentally let out a loud laugh, 'oek'.
การgaanเรอrəəดังdangเอิ้กə̂əkบนbonโต๊ะอาหารdtó-aa-hǎanต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiไม่สุภาพmâi-sù-pâap
Burping loudly, 'oek', at the dining table in front of elders is considered impolite.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
ə̂ək
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |