ซาก
sâakMeanings
1NounB1
remains; ruins
what is left of something after destruction, decay, or collapse
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureไฟไหม้fai-mâiไฟไหม้fai-mâi1a fire (destructive)2[to] catch fire; be on fireเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเหลือlʉ̌ʉa1[to] remain; be left2[to] have left; have remaining3[to] be left over; be surplus4[to] exceed; be more thanแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ซากsâakซากsâak1remains; ruins2carcass; animal corpse3wreck; wreckageของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ข้าวของkâao-kɔ̌ɔngข้าวของkâao-kɔ̌ɔng1belongings; possessions2goods; waresที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไหม้mâiไหม้mâi1[to] burn; catch fire2[to] scorch; char; be burnt3burnt; scorched; charredเกรียมgriiamเกรียมgriiam1scorched; burnt (surface)2[to] become scorched; be charred
After the fire, only the remains of the house and charred belongings were left.
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น้ำท่วมใหญ่náam-tûuam-yàiทิ้งtíngซากsâakของkɔ̌ɔngเรือนแพrʉʉan-pɛɛและlɛ́เครื่องใช้krʉ̂ʉang-cháiลอยlɔɔiเกลื่อนglʉ̀ʉanแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náam
The great flood left the remains of raft houses and utensils floating all over the river.
ตึกdtʉ̀kเก่าgàoถูกtùukทุบtúpจนjonเหลือlʉ̌ʉaซากsâakกำแพงgam-pɛɛngบางส่วนbaang-sùuanยังyangตั้งอยู่dtâng-yùuให้เห็นhâi-hěnเป็นbpenหลักฐานlàk-tǎan
The old building was demolished leaving remains; parts of the walls still stood as evidence.
หลังlǎngเหตุhèetแผ่นดินไหวpɛ̀n-din-wǎiเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiเข้าตรวจสอบkâo-dtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpซากsâakของkɔ̌ɔngอาคารaa-kaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaค้นkónหาสาเหตุhǎa-sǎa-hèetการgaanพังถล่มpang-tà-lòm
After the earthquake, officials inspected the remains of the building to determine the cause of the collapse.
2NounB1
carcass; animal corpse
the dead body of an animal, especially when decomposing
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceซากสัตว์sâak sàtซากสัตว์sâak sàtanimal carcassเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-ริมrimริมrim1edge; rim; border2outermost; at the edgeทางเดินtaang dernทางเดินtaang dern1walkway; passage; corridor; aisle; path2path; route; course (figurative)3tract; passageway (anatomy/system)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated
We found the remains of a small animal along the forest trail.
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นักชีววิทยาnák-chii-wá-wít-tá-yaaเก็บgèpตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangจากjàakซากsâakกวางgwaangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตรวจdtrùuatสาเหตุการตายsǎa-hèet-gaan-dtaai
A biologist collected samples from a deer's carcass to examine the cause of death.
กลิ่นglìnจากjàakซากsâakหมูmǔuทำให้tam-hâiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanรีบrîipแจ้งjɛ̂ɛngเทศบาลtêet-sà-baanมาmaaจัดการjàt-gaan
The smell from a pig's carcass made the villagers quickly notify the municipality to handle it.
อีกาii-gaaทั้งtángฝูงfǔungตอมdtɔɔmซากsâakสุนัขsù-nákข้างถนนkâang-tà-nǒnจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngกั้นgânพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการปนเปื้อนgaan-bpon-bpʉ̂ʉan
A flock of crows swarmed a dog's carcass by the road, so the area had to be cordoned off to prevent contamination.
3NounB2
wreck; wreckage
a destroyed or badly damaged vehicle, structure, or object
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerพบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] find; discover3[to] encounter; experienceซากรถsâak-rótซากรถsâak-rót1vehicle wreck; car wreckage2scrap/junk vehicleที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerพลิกคว่ำplík-kwâmพลิกคว่ำplík-kwâm[to] overturn; [to] capsizeอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainข้างทางkâang-taangข้างทางkâang-taang1roadside/wayside2by the road/along the way3roadside (as a modifier)หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureเกิดอุบัติเหตุgə̀ət-ù-bàt-dtì-hèetเกิดอุบัติเหตุgə̀ət-ù-bàt-dtì-hèet[to] have an accidentเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last night
The police found the wreck of a car overturned by the roadside after last night’s accident.
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ไฟไหม้fai-mâiรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngจนjonเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเพียงpiiangซากอาคารsâak-aa-kaanดำdamไหม้mâiและlɛ́โครงเหล็กบิดkroong-lèk-bìtงอngɔɔ
The fire was so severe that only the charred remains of the building and twisted steel frames were left.
นักดำน้ำnák-dam-náamลงlongสำรวจsǎm-rùuatซากsâakเรือrʉʉaที่tîiจมjomอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiน้ำnáamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaค้นkónหาสาเหตุhǎa-sǎa-hèetของkɔ̌ɔngการgaanอับปางàp-bpaang
Divers explored the wreck of the ship underwater to determine the cause of the sinking.
เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanเร่งrêngเคลียร์kliiaซากsâakสะพานsà-paanที่tîiพังถล่มpang-tà-lòmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปิดbpə̀ətทางสัญจรtaang-sǎn-jɔɔnและlɛ́ป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganอันตรายan-dtà-raai
The municipality rushed to clear the wreckage of the collapsed bridge to reopen traffic and prevent danger.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
sâak
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |