ดัก
dàkMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] set a trap; ambush; lie in wait
to prepare or place something to catch or stop; to wait in hiding to attack, stop, or catch someone or something
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ดักหนูdàk-nǔuดักหนูdàk-nǔu[to] trap mice/ratsด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooกับดักgàp-dàkกับดักgàp-dàk1trap2trap; snare (figurative)ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureนาnaaนาnaapaddy field; rice field
The villagers set wooden traps to catch mice behind the field.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatซุ่มดักsûm-dàkโจรjooที่tîiคาดว่าkâat-wâaจะjàหนีnǐiผ่านทางpàan-taangนี้níiเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn
The police lay in wait to ambush the thief who was expected to flee through this way last night.
พ่อpɔ̂ɔวางตาwaang-dtaaข่ายkàaiดักdàkปลาbplaaไว้wáiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเช้าcháoแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยไปkɔ̂i-bpaiเช็คchékตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yen
Dad set up a net to catch fish in the morning and checked it in the evening.
หน่วยพิทักษ์nùuai-pí-tákป่าbpàaซ่อนตัวsɔ̂ɔn-dtuuaดักdàkพรานpraanตามdtaamเส้นทางsên-taangที่tîiสัตว์ป่าsàt-bpàaมักmákใช้cháiโดยdooiวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnจับกุมjàp-gumอย่างรอบคอบyàang-rɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔp
The forest protection unit hid to ambush poachers along trails frequently used by wildlife, planning the arrest carefully.
2VerbB2
[to] intercept; cut off (someone’s path or message)
to stop or catch someone or something before it reaches its destination, including physically blocking a path or intercepting communication
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerดักdàkดักdàk1[to] set a trap; ambush; lie in wait2[to] intercept; cut off (someone’s path or message)3[to] head off; preempt [sb]/[sth] (colloquial)รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎisuspect; person under suspicionก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingด่านตรวจdàan-dtrùuatด่านตรวจdàan-dtrùuatcheckpoint; roadblock; inspection pointและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เชิญchəənเชิญchəən1[to] invite2please; go ahead (polite imperative)3please …; kindly … (formal)ลงมาlong-maaลงมาlong-maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and underตรวจค้นdtrùuat-kónตรวจค้นdtrùuat-kón[to] search [sb]/[sth]/[somewhere]; conduct a search
The police intercepted the suspect's car before the checkpoint and asked them to step out for a search.
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ผมpǒmโทรหาtoo-hǎaเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanแต่dtɛ̀ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛเขาkǎoดักdàkสายsǎaiและlɛ́บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเขาkǎoยังyangไม่mâiกลับบ้านglàp-bâan
I called my friend, but his mother intercepted the call and said he hadn't come home yet.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiดักdàkคนร้ายkon-ráaiที่tîiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamหนีnǐiออกɔ̀ɔkทางtaangประตูหลังbprà-dtuu-lǎngของkɔ̌ɔngอาคารaa-kaan
Security officers intercepted the criminal who was trying to escape through the back door of the building.
ระบบrá-bòpไฟร์วอลล์fai-wɔɔnถูกtùukตั้งค่าdtâng-kâaให้hâiดักdàkอีเมลii-meenต้องสงสัยdtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàถึงtʉ̌ngกล่องจดหมายglɔ̀ng-jòt-mǎaiของkɔ̌ɔngพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan
The firewall is configured to intercept suspicious emails before they reach employees' inboxes.
3VerbB2
[to] head off; preempt [sb]/[sth] (colloquial)
to anticipate what someone will say or do and address or block it in advance; to head off a point or move (colloquial)
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutดักdàkดักdàk1[to] set a trap; ambush; lie in wait2[to] intercept; cut off (someone’s path or message)3[to] head off; preempt [sb]/[sth] (colloquial)ไว้ก่อนwái-gɔ̀ɔnไว้ก่อนwái-gɔ̀ɔn1for now; for the time being2in advance; beforehandว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)โกรธgròotโกรธgròot1angry; mad2[to] be angry (at/with/about)จะได้jà-dâaiจะได้jà-dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)ไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเข้าใจผิดkâo-jai-pìtเข้าใจผิดkâo-jai-pìt1[to] misunderstand; misinterpret2[to] mistake [sb/sth] for [sb/sth]
She quickly headed it off by saying she wasn’t angry, so no one would misunderstand.
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พอpɔɔเห็นhěnท่าทีtâa-tiiเขาkǎoฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂รีบrîipบอกbɔ̀ɔkดักdàkว่าwâaไม่ได้mâi-dâaiต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanเงินngənเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเขาkǎoหาข้ออ้างhǎa-kɔ̂ɔ-âang
Seeing his attitude, I preemptively said I didn’t want money, so he wouldn’t have an excuse.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangดักdàkคำถามkam-tǎamนักข่าวnák-kàaoด้วยdûuaiการชี้แจงgaan-chíi-jɛɛngตัวเลขdtuua-lêekล่วงหน้าlûuang-nâaทำให้tam-hâiประเด็นbprà-denอ่อนɔ̀ɔnไม่mâiถูกtùukขยายkà-yǎaiต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
The politician headed off the reporters’ questions by presenting the figures in advance, preventing the sensitive issue from escalating.
อาจารย์aa-jaanดักdàkข้อโต้แย้งkɔ̂ɔ-dtôo-yɛ́ɛngไว้wáiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛต้นdtônบทbòtโดยdooiนิยามní-yaamคำสำคัญkam-sǎm-kanอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeenเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiตีความdtii-kwaamไปbpaiคนละkon-láทางtaang
The professor preempted counterarguments from the start by clearly defining key terms to avoid divergent interpretations.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dàk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |