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| อึกทึก eukL gaL theukH (24.) |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | อึก-กะ-ทึก |
| IPA | ʔɯ̀k kà tʰɯ́k |
| Royal Thai General System | uekkathuek |
| pronunciation note | 24. The pronunciation of this word illustrates reduplication, where a single written consonant serves as the final consonant of a syllable and is then pronounced again as the initial consonant of the following syllable. | ||
| [adjective, colloquial] | |||
| definition | [usually followed by ครึกโครม   ] [is] noisy | ||
| synonyms | กระหึ่ม | graL heumL | [of, for example, a storm] [is] frightfully loud |
 ดัง | dangM | [is] loud; noisy | |
| มะมี่ | maH meeF | [is] loud; noisy; clamorous | |
| อึงมี่ | eungM meeF | [is] noisy; loud; clamorous | |
| related words | จ้อกแจ้ก | jaawkF jaaekF | noisily; loudly |
| เซ็งแซ่ | sengM saaeF | [is] clamorous; uproarious; loud; noisy | |
| แซ่ด | saaetF | noisily; loudly | |
| เสียงดัง | siiangR dangM | [is] noisy; loud | |
| example | อึกทึกครึกโครม | eukL gaL theukH khreukH khro:hmM | disorderly; rambunctious; raucous; rowdy; rowdydowdy; rowdyish; termagant; tumultuous; unruly; vociferous; clamorous; multivocal; vociferant; brawling; noisy; riotous |
| sample sentence | กรุงเทพฯ แถบนี้อึกทึกด้วยสารพัดเสียง จะขาดก็แต่เสียงระเบิดก่อกวน groongM thaehpF thaaepL neeH eukL gaL theukH duayF saaR raH phatH siiangR jaL khaatL gaawF dtaaeL siiangR raH beertL gaawL guaanM "This area of Bangkok is filled with all kinds of noise and clamor; the only [noise] missing is the crash and thud of bombs [dropping]." | ||
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