แอ๊ค
ɛ́ɛkMeanings
1NounA2
online account; social media account
an online account, especially a social media account; a slang shortening of the English word “account”
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoทวิตเตอร์tá-wít-dtə̂əทวิตเตอร์tá-wít-dtə̂əTwitter/X (social platform)2แอ๊คɛ́ɛkแอ๊คɛ́ɛk1online account; social media account2[to] act cool; [to] pose
I have two Twitter accounts.
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Don't forget to follow my new account.
เธอtəəสร้างsâangแอ๊คɛ́ɛkหลุมlǔmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปbpaiส่องsɔ̀ɔngแฟนเก่าfɛɛn-gàoโดยที่dooi-tîiเขาkǎoไม่รู้ตัวmâi-rúu-dtuua
She created a fake account to stalk her ex-boyfriend without him knowing.
2VerbB1
[to] act cool; [to] pose
to act cool, to put on airs, or to show off; to strike a pose (slang derived from the English word 'act')
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)แอ๊คáekแอ๊คáek1online account; social media account2[to] act cool; [to] poseท่าถ่ายรูปtâa tàai rôopท่าถ่ายรูปtâa tàai rôopphoto poseเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitทะเลtá-layทะเลtá-lay1sea2seaside; the beachกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)
He likes to strike a pose for photos when going to the beach with his friends.
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ผู้ชายpûu-chaaiคนkonนั้นnánชอบchɔ̂ɔpทำตัวtam-dtuuaขี้kîiแอ๊คɛ́ɛkฉันchǎnเลยləəiไม่mâiอยากyàakคุยด้วยkui-dûuai
That guy likes to act like a show-off, so I don't want to talk to him.
ไม่ต้องmâi dtôngมาmaaแอ๊คáekทำเป็นtam bpenเก่งgèngเลยloieฉันchănรู้rúuว่าwâaจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoเธอterทำtamไม่mâiเป็นbpen
Stop acting cool and pretending to be an expert; I know that you actually don't know how to do it.
ดาราdaa-raaหนุ่มnùmคนนี้kon-níiถูกtùukวิจารณ์wí-jaanว่าwâaชอบchɔ̂ɔpแอ๊คɛ́ɛkอาร์ตáatเวลาwee-laaให้สัมภาษณ์hâi-sǎm-pâatกับgàpนักข่าวnák-kàaoทำให้ดูtam-hâi-duuไม่mâiเป็นธรรมชาติbpen-tam-má-châat
This young actor was criticized for acting pretentious when giving interviews to reporters, making him look unnatural.
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
ɛ́ɛk
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 | — | — |