ชักตก
chák-dtòkMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] have a seizure; convulse
To have a seizure with convulsions; to suffer a fit. Often used colloquially for epileptic or febrile seizures.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoไข้สูงkâi-sǔungไข้สูงkâi-sǔunghigh feverแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ชักตกchák-dtòkชักตกchák-dtòk[to] have a seizure; convulseญาติyâatญาติyâatrelative; family memberจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)รีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)พาไปpaa-bpaiพาไปpaa-bpai[to] take [sb] (to [somewhere])โรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanhospitalทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
The child had a high fever and had a seizure, so the relatives rushed him to the hospital.
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แพทย์pɛ̂ɛtอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaอาการaa-gaanชักตกchák-dtòkอาจàatเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakโรคลมชักrôok-lom-chákหรือrʉ̌ʉไข้ขึ้นkâi-kʉ̂nอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
The doctor explained that convulsive seizures may result from epilepsy or a sudden spike in fever.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiเริ่มrə̂əmชักตกchák-dtòkเราraoควรkuuanวางwaangเขาkǎoตะแคงdtà-kɛɛngและlɛ́เคลียร์kliiaสิ่งกีดขวางsìng-gìit-kwǎangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการgaanสำลักsǎm-lákและlɛ́การบาดเจ็บgaan-bàat-jèp
When a patient starts convulsing, we should place them on their side and clear obstructions to prevent choking and injury.
เหตุการณ์hèet-gaanที่tîiสถานีรถไฟsà-tǎa-nii-rót-faiทำให้tam-hâiผู้คนpûu-konแตกตื่นdtɛ̀ɛk-dtʉ̀ʉnเพราะprɔ́มีmiiผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanชักตกchák-dtòkกลางglaangชานชาลาchaan-chaa-laaเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiจึงjʉngเข้าkâoช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaอย่างทันท่วงทีyàang-tan-tûuang-tii
The incident at the train station caused panic because a passenger had a seizure on the platform, so staff assisted promptly.
Tones
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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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ชักตกchák-dtòkชักตกchák-dtòk[to] have a seizure; convulse[to] have a seizure; convulseWord