ดักรอ
dàk-rɔɔMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] lie in wait for [sb]; [to] ambush
to wait for someone at a specific place with the intention of intercepting, surprising, or ambushing them.
Examples
โจรjohnโจรjohnthief; robberดักรอdàk rorดักรอdàk ror[to] lie in wait for [sb]; [to] ambushเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]ซอยsoiซอยsoi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleysมืดๆmêuut mêuutมืดๆmêuut mêuut1darkish; dim2when it's dark; at nightเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofชิงทรัพย์ching sápชิงทรัพย์ching sáp[to] rob; [to] take [sth] by force
The robber was waiting to ambush him in the dark alley to steal his belongings.
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เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanของฉันkŏng chănแอบàepไปbpaiดักรอdàk rorที่têeร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanเพื่อpêuuaจัดjàtงานวันเกิดngaan wan gèrtเซอร์ไพรส์ser práiให้hâi
My friends went to wait at the restaurant to throw me a surprise birthday party.
เขาkǎoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kไม่mâiปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-paiเพราะprɔ́แฟนเก่าfɛɛn-gàoมาmaaดักรอdàk-rɔɔหน้าnâaบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtทุกวันtúk-wanหลังเลิกงานlǎng-lə̂ək-ngaan
She feels unsafe because her ex-boyfriend comes to wait for her in front of the company every day after work.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnดักรอdàk-rɔɔจับกุมjàp-gumผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiที่tîiสถานีรถไฟsà-tǎa-nii-rót-faiโดยdooiปลอมตัวbplɔɔm-dtuuaเป็นbpenนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiao
The police planned to wait and arrest the suspect at the train station by disguising themselves as tourists.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ดักdàkดักdàk1[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)[to] set a trap; ambush; lie in waitPart 1
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ดักรอdàk-rɔɔดักรอdàk-rɔɔ[to] lie in wait for [sb]; [to] ambush[to] lie in wait for [sb]; [to] ambushWord