ซักผ้า
sák-pâaMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] wash clothes; [to] do laundry
to wash clothes, often as a regular chore; to do the laundry.
Examples
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This Saturday I plan to wash a big pile of clothes.
Can you please put the clothes in the washing machine for me?
ปกติแล้วbpòk-gà-dtì-lɛ́ɛoฉันchǎnจะjàซักผ้าsák-pâaอาทิตย์ละaa-tít-láครั้งkrángแต่dtɛ̀ɛช่วงนี้chûuang-níiฝนตกfǒn-dtòkบ่อยbɔ̀iเลยləəiไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iได้dâaiซักsák
Normally, I do laundry once a week, but it's been raining a lot lately so I haven't done it much.
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
sák
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
ซักsákซักsák1[to] wash (clothes)2about; approximately (before numbers)3[to] interrogate; question closely[to] wash (clothes)Part 1
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ผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: ผืน (pieces of cloth); ม้วน (rolls); พับ (bolts)cloth; fabric; textilePart 2
ซักผ้าsák-pâaซักผ้าsák-pâa[to] wash clothes; [to] do laundry[to] wash clothes; [to] do laundryWord