จักร

jàk

Meanings

1NounB2

wheel; disc; gear

a wheel or circular disc; also a toothed wheel (gear); often used in formal or literary contexts

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2NounB2

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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3NounC1

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

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——