จักร
jàkMeanings
wheel; disc; gear
a wheel or circular disc; also a toothed wheel (gear); often used in formal or literary contexts
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sewing machine (colloquial, short for จักรเย็บผ้าจักรเย็บผ้าjàk-yép-pâasewing machine)
a sewing machine; commonly shortened to จักรจักรjàk1wheel; disc; gear2sewing machine (colloquial, short for จักรเย็บผ้า)3chakra; discus (emblematic, weapon) in everyday speech
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chakra; discus (emblematic, weapon)
a symbolic wheel or chakra; also the divine discus weapon (Sudarshana Chakra) in Indic tradition; appears in emblems (e.g., national symbol)
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Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is จักร said จัก?
jàk
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
jàk
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 | — | — |