กัก
gàkMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] detain; confine; hold back
to keep [sb]/[sth] from leaving or moving freely; to hold in a place; to confine or hold back.
Examples
ยามyaamยามyaam1guard; watchman2time; period; at the time of (formal/lit.)3watch duty; guard shift4quarter of the night (traditional)กักgàkกักgàk1[to] detain; confine; hold back2[to] quarantine; isolate3[to] hoard; withhold from distributionคนแปลกหน้าkon-bplɛ̀ɛk-nâaคนแปลกหน้าkon-bplɛ̀ɛk-nâastrangerไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หน้าประตูnâa-bprà-dtuuหน้าประตูnâa-bprà-dtuuin front of the doorไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventเข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ข้างในkâang-naiข้างในkâang-nai1inside; within2inside (of); within3the inside; the interior
The guard kept the stranger at the gate and did not let him in.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatต้องdtɔ̂ngกักgàkผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiไว้wáiในnaiห้องสอบhɔ̂ng-sɔ̀ɔpสวนsǔuanจนกว่าจะjon-gwàa-jàได้dâaiคำให้การkam-hâi-gaan
The police had to hold the suspect in the interrogation room until they obtained a statement.
เขาkǎoกักgàkสุนัขsù-nákไว้wáiในnaiสวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanเพราะprɔ́ถนนtà-nǒnหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanอันตรายan-dtà-raai
He confined the dog in the backyard because the road in front of the house is dangerous.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiกักgàkผู้ประท้วงpûu-bprà-túuangบางส่วนbaang-sùuanไว้wáiบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenแนวกั้นnɛɛo-gânเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaควบคุมkûuap-kumไม่ให้mâi-hâiเคลื่อนklʉ̂ʉanขบวนkà-buuanเข้าkâoพื้นที่หวงห้ามpʉ́ʉn-tîi-hǔuang-hâam
Officials held some protesters at the barricade to prevent them from moving into the restricted area.
2VerbB2
[to] quarantine; isolate
to separate people, animals, or goods to prevent the spread of disease or contamination.
Examples
ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2span; extent3section; segment (part of something)4range; interval (between limits)5distance between supportsมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoไข้หวัดนกkâi-wàt-nókไข้หวัดนกkâi-wàt-nókbird flu; avian influenzaเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiofficial; officer; staff memberกักgàkกักgàk1[to] detain; confine; hold back2[to] quarantine; isolate3[to] hoard; withhold from distributionไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyฟาร์มfaamฟาร์มfaam1farm2[to] farm; grind (gaming)3classifier: แห่งเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-gan1[to] protect; guard2[to] prevent; avert; ward off3preventive; protectiveการแพร่เชื้อgaan-prɛ̂ɛ-chʉ́ʉaการแพร่เชื้อgaan-prɛ̂ɛ-chʉ́ʉaspread of infection
During the avian flu outbreak, officials quarantined the entire farm’s chickens to prevent the spread of the virus.
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ผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanที่tîiมีไข้mii-kâiถูกtùukกักgàkที่tîiด่านตรวจdàan-dtrùuatสาธารณสุขsǎa-taa-rá-ná-sùkจนกว่าจะjon-gwàa-jàตรวจdtrùuatโรคrôokเสร็จsèt
Passengers with fever were quarantined at the public health checkpoint until the screening was completed.
ผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiล็อตlɔ́tนี้níiถูกtùukกักgàkที่tîiท่าเรือtâa-rʉʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการปนเปื้อนgaan-bpon-bpʉ̂ʉanก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàปล่อยbplɔ̀iเข้าสู่kâo-sùuตลาดdtà-làat
This batch of fruit was held at the port because it must be checked for contamination before being released to the market.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพบpópสุนัขsù-nákติดเชื้อdtìt-chʉ́ʉaเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiกักสัตว์gàk-sàtทุกtúkตัวdtuuaในnaiศูนย์พักพิงsǔun-pák-pingและlɛ́ทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiอย่างเข้มงวดyàang-kêm-ngûuatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหยุดยั้งyùt-yángการแพร่ระบาดgaan-prɛ̂ɛ-rá-bàat
When an infected dog was found, officials quarantined all animals in the shelter and strictly sanitized the area to halt the outbreak.
3VerbB2
[to] hoard; withhold from distribution
to keep goods or resources back, especially by not releasing them to the market or others.
Examples
พ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káaพ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káamale merchant; trader; shopkeeper; vendorบางคนbaang-konบางคนbaang-konsome people; some personsกักgàkกักgàk1[to] detain; confine; hold back2[to] quarantine; isolate3[to] hoard; withhold from distributionข้าวสารkâao-sǎanข้าวสารkâao-sǎanuncooked rice (raw grains)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)
Some merchants keep rice off the market, causing prices to rise.
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เขาkǎoถูกtùukกล่าวหาglàao-hǎaว่าwâaกักgàkน้ำมันnám-manไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmขายkǎaiตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiขาดแคลนkàat-klɛɛn
He was accused of hoarding fuel and refusing to sell during the shortage.
บริษัทใหญ่bɔɔ-rí-sàt-yàiกักสินค้าgàk-sǐn-káaไว้wáiในnaiคลังklangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรอrɔɔให้hâiความต้องการkwaam-dtɔ̂ng-gaanสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iปล่อยbplɔ̀i
The big company held back goods in warehouses, waiting for demand to rise before releasing them.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaผู้ผลิตpûu-pà-lìtกักgàkวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpไว้wáiโดยdooiอ้างâangต้นทุนdtôn-tunสูงsǔungผลpǒnที่tîiตามมาdtaam-maaคือkʉʉผู้บริโภคpûu-bɔɔ-rí-pôokต้องdtɔ̂ngจ่ายjàaiแพงขึ้นpɛɛng-kʉ̂n
When producers withhold raw materials citing high costs, the result is consumers having to pay more.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gàk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |