ชัก
chákMeanings
[to] pull; [to] draw (toward oneself/along)
To pull or draw something toward oneself or along a surface, often with a short or repeated motion.
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[to] raise/lower (a flag, blinds)
To hoist or lower by pulling a rope or cord (e.g., a flag, blinds).
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[to] begin to; start to
Used before a verb or state expression to indicate that an action, feeling, or condition is beginning to develop or become noticeable.
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[to] have convulsions; [to] twitch
To experience involuntary muscle contractions; to convulse or twitch (medical or figurative).
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seizure; convulsion (episode)
An episode of convulsions or seizure (e.g., ‘เป็นชัก’).
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[to] draw up (liquid into a syringe)
To draw liquid into a syringe by pulling back its plunger.
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[to] withdraw; [to] pull back
To take back or pull out (e.g., withdraw troops, pull back support) in formal or written Thai.
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Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chák
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |