เอิ๊ก
ə́əkMeanings
1InterjectionB1
burp
An onomatopoeic sound representing a burp or belch
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholน้ำอัดลมnáam-àt-lomน้ำอัดลมnáam-àt-lomcarbonated soft drink; soda; fizzy drinkรวดเดียวrûuat-diiaoรวดเดียวrûuat-diiaoin one go; in one shotหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogetherแก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)6bullet wood; Spanish cherry (northern Thai)7orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เรอrəəเรอrəə1[to] burp; belch2a burpออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseเอิ๊กə́əkเอิ๊กə́ək1burp2ha-ha
He drank the whole glass of soda at once and let out a loud "erk" burp.
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พอกินpɔɔ-ginบุฟเฟต์bùp-feeไปbpaiเยอะมากyə́-mâakจนjonอิ่มìmตื้อdtʉ̂ʉฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂เผลอเรอplə̌ə-rəəเอิ๊กə́əkออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaกลางglaangโต๊ะอาหารdtó-aa-hǎan
After eating so much buffet that I was stuffed, I accidentally burped "erk" in the middle of the dining table.
เด็กทารกdèk-taa-rókดูดdùutนมnomจนหมดjon-mòtขวดkùuatแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂เรอrəəเอิ๊กə́əkออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaอย่างyàangน่าเอ็นดูnâa-en-duu
The baby finished the bottle of milk and burped a cute "erk" sound.
ในnaiหลายlǎaiวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamการgaanเรอrəəเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเอิ๊กə́əkระหว่างrá-wàangรับประทานอาหารráp-bprà-taan-aa-hǎanร่วมกับrûuam-gàpผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการgaanเสียsǐiaมารยาทmaa-rá-yâatอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîng
In many cultures, burping a loud "erk" while dining with others is considered extremely impolite.
2InterjectionB2
ha-ha
An onomatopoeic sound representing loud, hearty, or goofy laughter
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)มุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkมุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkjoke; gag; comedic line/bitนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerอดไม่ได้òt mâi dâaiอดไม่ได้òt mâi dâai[to] be unable to resist [doing sth]ที่จะtêe jàที่จะtêe jà1that/which/who will; that is/are going to2to (after a noun/adj; infinitival 'to')หัวเราะhŭua róหัวเราะhŭua ró1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeเอิ๊กๆérk-érkเอิ๊กๆérk-érk1haha; hehe2burpออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak out
When he heard that joke, he couldn't help but laugh "erk erk" out loud.
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เพื่อนpêuuanกลุ่มglùmนั้นnánนั่งคุยกันnâng kui ganสนุกสนานsà-nùk sà-năanและláeหัวเราะhŭua róกันganดังdangเอิ๊กๆérk-érkจนjonคนรอบข้างkon rôp kâangหันมาhăn maaมองmong
That group of friends was chatting happily and laughing a loud "erk erk", making people around them turn to look.
การแสดงgaan sà-daengของkŏngตัวตลกdtuua dtà-lòkบนbonเวทีway-teeทำให้tam hâiเด็กๆdèk dèkระเบิดrà-bèrtเสียงหัวเราะsĭiang hŭua-rórดังdangเอิ๊กๆérk-érkอย่างyàangชอบchôpอกòkชอบใจchôp jai
The clown's performance on stage made the kids burst into loud, goofy "erk erk" laughter with great delight.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanในnaiห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumจะjàตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiatแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoกลับglàpหลุดlùtหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́เอิ๊กə́əkออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaอย่างyàangไม่ถูกกาลเทศะmâi-tùuk-gaa-lá-tee-sà
Even though the situation in the meeting room was tense, he slipped out an inappropriate "erk" laugh.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
ə́ək
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → 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 | — | — |