จวก
jùuakMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] harshly criticize; scold (informal)
To attack someone or something with harsh words; to criticize severely or scold forcefully.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseจวกjùuakจวกjùuak1[to] harshly criticize; scold (informal)2[to] hoe; dig with a hoeฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingกลับบ้านดึกglàp-bâan-dʉ̀kกลับบ้านดึกglàp-bâan-dʉ̀k[to] go home late (at night); get home late
Mom gave me a harsh scolding for coming home late.
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ลูกค้าlûuk-káaจวกjùuakร้านนี้ráan-níiยับyápในnaiอินเทอร์เน็ตin-təə-nétเพราะprɔ́รอrɔɔอาหารaa-hǎanนานnaanเกือบgʉ̀ʉapสองsɔ̌ɔngชั่วโมงchûua-moong
A customer slammed this restaurant online after waiting almost two hours for the food.
โค้ชkóotจวกjùuakนักเตะnák-dtèทั้งtángทีมtiimที่tîiเล่นlênกันganอย่างyàangประมาทbprà-mâatจนjonแพ้pɛ́ɛ
The coach tore into the whole team for playing so carelessly that they lost.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtถูกtùukผู้บริโภคpûu-bɔɔ-rí-pôokจวกjùuakอย่างหนักyàang-nàkหลังจากlǎng-jàakพยายามpá-yaa-yaamโยนyoonความผิดkwaam-pìtให้hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaแทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàยอมรับyɔɔm-rápว่าwâaสินค้าsǐn-káaมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎa
The company was harshly criticized by consumers after trying to blame customers instead of admitting that its product was faulty.
2VerbB2
[to] hoe; dig with a hoe
To cut into or dig up soil with a hoe.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderจอบjɔ̀ɔpจอบjɔ̀ɔphoe (garden tool)จวกjùuakจวกjùuak1[to] harshly criticize; scold (informal)2[to] hoe; dig with a hoeดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operationsแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)กล้วยglûuaiกล้วยglûuai1banana (fruit)2banana plant/tree3easy; a breeze (slang)ลงไปlong-bpaiลงไปlong-bpai1[to] go down; descend (away)2directional particle: down/into (away)3and below; downward from (a point)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)
Dad digs up the soil behind the house with a hoe, then plants two banana plants.
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ดินdinตรงนี้dtrong-níiแข็งมากkɛ̌ng-mâakต้องdtɔ̂ngออกแรงɔ̀ɔk-rɛɛngจวกjùuakด้วยdûuaiจอบjɔ̀ɔpหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángกว่าจะgwàa-jàเป็นbpenหลุมlǔm
The soil here is very hard, so it takes several forceful strokes with a hoe to make a hole.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakฝนตกfǒn-dtòkจนjonดินdinนิ่มnîmลงlongชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanก็gɔ̂ใช้cháiจอบjɔ̀ɔpจวกjùuakดินdinตามdtaamแนวnɛɛoที่tîiขีดkìitไว้wáiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำtamร่องระบายน้ำrɔ̂ng-rá-baai-náam
After the rain softens the soil, the farmer uses a hoe to dig along the marked line to make a drainage channel.
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
jùuak
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 | — | — |