จวัก
jà-wàkMeaning
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coconut-shell ladle
a ladle traditionally made from a coconut shell fitted with a handle, used especially for scooping curry or soup.
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderจวักjà-wàkจวักjà-wàkcoconut-shell ladleที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทำจากtam-jàakทำจากtam-jàak1[to] be made of/from [sth]2[to] make [sth] from [sth]กะลามะพร้าวgà-laa-má-práaoกะลามะพร้าวgà-laa-má-práaococonut shellตักน้ำdtàk-náamตักน้ำdtàk-náam[to] scoop/draw waterจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตุ่มdtùmตุ่มdtùm1water jar; large earthen jar2bump; lump; swelling3knob; nub
Grandma used a ladle made from a coconut shell to scoop water from the large earthen jar.
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In the old days, Thai people used a coconut-shell ladle to scoop rice from the clay pot.
ในnaiพิธีบายศรีสู่ขวัญpí-tii-baai-sǐi-sùu-kwǎnจะมีjà-miiการใช้gaan-cháiจวักjà-wàkตักdtàkน้ำมนต์náam-monประพรมbprà-promเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความเป็นสิริมงคลkwaam-bpen-sì-rí-mong-kon
In the Baci ceremony, a 'jawàk' is used to scoop holy water for sprinkling to bestow blessings.
แม้mɛ́ɛปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banจะมีjà-miiทัพพีtáp-piiสมัยใหม่sà-mǎi-màiแต่dtɛ̀ɛบางbaangครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaในnaiชนบทchon-ná-bòtยังคงyang-kongนิยมní-yomใช้cháiจวักjà-wàkเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenเครื่องใช้krʉ̂ʉang-cháiที่tîiสืบทอดกันมาsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔt-gan-maa
Although there are modern ladles now, some rural families still prefer to use the 'jawàk' because it is a utensil passed down through generations.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is จวัก said จะ-หวัก?
jà-wàk
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jà
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 | — | — |