ซักฟอก(sák fôk)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] launder; wash (with detergent)
to wash clothes or fabrics, often with scrubbing and detergent
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseซักฟอกsák fôkซักฟอกsák fôk1[to] launder; wash (with detergent)2[to] grill; interrogate (about wrongdoing)เสื้อsêuuaเสื้อsêuua1shirt; top2jacket; coat (outerwear) — regional/colloquial3classifier: ตัวด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toผงซักฟอกpŏng sák fôkผงซักฟอกpŏng sák fôklaundry detergent powderในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)กะละมังgà-lá-mangกะละมังgà-lá-mang1basin; washbasin; tub2classifier: basins/tubs (ใบ)
Mom washes the shirts with detergent in a basin.
2VerbB2
[to] grill; interrogate (about wrongdoing)
to question intensely or investigate thoroughly, especially regarding alleged misconduct (often used in political contexts, e.g., a censure debate)
Examples
ฝ่ายค้านfàai káanฝ่ายค้านfàai káanthe opposition (politics)เตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam1[to] prepare [sb/sth] for [sth]2[to] be prepared; be ready3[to] prepare; get readyซักฟอกsák fôkซักฟอกsák fôk1[to] launder; wash (with detergent)2[to] grill; interrogate (about wrongdoing)รัฐมนตรีrát-tà-mon-dtreeรัฐมนตรีrát-tà-mon-dtreeminister; cabinet ministerเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maan1budget (allocated funds)2budget (financial plan)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2illegal; against the law3improper; inappropriate4miss-; wrongly (prefix/adverbial use)5be wrong; make a mistakeวัตถุประสงค์wát-tù bprà-sŏngวัตถุประสงค์wát-tù bprà-sŏng1objective; purpose; aim2objective (document heading)
The opposition is preparing to intensely question the minister about the budget used for the wrong purposes.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ซักผ้าsák pâaซักผ้าsák pâa[to] wash clothes; [to] do laundry
[to] wash clothes; [to] do laundry
สอบสวนsòp sŭuanสอบสวนsòp sŭuan1[to] investigate (formally)2[to] interrogate3investigation; inquiry
- [to] investigate (formally)
- [to] interrogate
- investigation; inquiry
ซักไซ้sák sáiซักไซ้sák sái1[to] interrogate; grill2[to] pry; nose into
- [to] interrogate; grill
- [to] pry; nose into
ไต่สวนdtài sŭuanไต่สวนdtài sŭuan1[to] inquire; conduct a hearing2inquiry; hearing (formal investigation)
- [to] inquire; conduct a hearing
- inquiry; hearing (formal investigation)
ซักถามsák tăamซักถามsák tăam1[to] question; interrogate2[to] inquire; ask (formally)
- [to] question; interrogate
- [to] inquire; ask (formally)
Word Breakdown
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ซักฟอกsák fôkซักฟอกsák fôk[to] launder; wash (with detergent)