ชักดาบ
chák-dàapMeaning
1Verb
skip out on payment
Deliberately avoid paying money owed for goods, services, or a loan.
Examples
ลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; clientสั่งอาหารsàng-aa-hǎanสั่งอาหารsàng-aa-hǎan[to] order foodเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullโต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtótable; deskแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ชักดาบchák-dàapชักดาบchák-dàapskip out on paymentหนีnǐiหนีnǐi1[to] flee; run away; escape2[to] avoid; evade; dodge; shirk3[to] elopeออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)ประตูหลังbprà-dtuu-lǎngประตูหลังbprà-dtuu-lǎng1back door; rear entrance2secret method; unofficial way3backdoor (computing)ตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodes6[to] castrate (an animal)7[to] air-layer (a branch)พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanemployee; staff member; workerเผลอplə̌əเผลอplə̌ə1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticing
The customers ordered a tableful of food and skipped out on the bill, escaping through the back door when the staff were not looking.
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ฉันchǎnให้ยืมhâi-yʉʉmเงินngənเพราะprɔ́ไว้ใจwái-jaiไม่mâiคิดว่าkít-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàชักดาบchák-dàapแล้วlɛ́ɛoบล็อกblɔ́kเบอร์bəəฉันchǎn
I lent him money because I trusted him; I never thought he would refuse to repay it and block my number.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ชักchákชักchák1[to] pull; [to] draw (toward oneself/along)2[to] raise/lower (a flag, blinds)3[to] begin to; start to4[to] have convulsions; [to] twitch5seizure; convulsion (episode)6[to] draw up (liquid into a syringe)7[to] withdraw; [to] pull back[to] pull; [to] draw (toward oneself/along)Part 1
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ชักดาบchák-dàapชักดาบchák-dàapskip out on paymentskip out on paymentWord