จับสาก
jàp-sàakMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] hold the pestle
to take hold of or grasp the pestle, as when pounding ingredients in a mortar
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จับสากjàp sàakจับสากjàp sàak[to] hold the pestleไว้wáiไว้wái1[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.)แน่นๆnâen nâenแน่นๆnâen nâen1very tight; packed; crowded; dense2tightly; firmly; densely; securely3substantial; content‑rich; robust (figurative)4densely; in abundance (figurative)ตอนdtonตอนdton1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodesตำพริกdtam príkตำพริกdtam prík[to] pound chilies
Mom told me to hold the pestle tightly while pounding chilies.
3 more examplesShow less
เขาkǎoจับสากjàp-sàakด้วยdûuaiสองมือsɔ̌ɔng-mʉʉเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiลื่นlʉ̂ʉnขณะkà-nàตำdtamกระเทียมgrà-tiiam
He grasped the pestle with both hands to keep it from slipping while pounding garlic.
พอpɔɔจับสากjàp-sàakแล้วlɛ́ɛoระวังrá-wangอย่าyàaให้hâiโดนdoonขอบครกkɔ̀ɔp-krókเพราะprɔ́อาจàatกระเด็นgrà-den
Once you take hold of the pestle, be careful not to hit the rim of the mortar, as it might splatter.
เวลาwee-laaเราraoจับสากjàp-sàakต้องdtɔ̂ngกะgàแรงrɛɛngให้hâiพอดีpɔɔ-diiจะได้jà-dâaiบดbòtพริกpríkกับgàpเกลือglʉʉaให้hâiละเอียดlá-ìiatโดยdooiไม่mâiเมื่อยmʉ̂ʉaiมือmʉʉ
When we grasp the pestle, we need to gauge the force properly to grind the chilies with salt finely without tiring our hands.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jàp
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surface[to] hold; graspPart 1
+
จับสากjàp-sàakจับสากjàp-sàak[to] hold the pestle[to] hold the pestleWord