ตวก
dtùuakMeaning
1NounB1
ladle; serving spoon (Northern Thai)
In Northern Thai, a ladle or serving spoon with a handle, used to scoop or serve food, especially curries or other liquids.
Examples
เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháothis morning; earlier this morningยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderตวกdtùuakตวกdtùuakladle; serving spoon (Northern Thai)ตักdtàkตักdtàk1lap (of a person)2[to] scoop; ladle; spoon upแกงgɛɛngแกงgɛɛng1Thai curry (soup/stew)2[to] make curry; cook a curry dish3classifier: อย่างใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ถ้วยtûuaiถ้วยtûuai1cup; small bowl2classifier: cups; small bowls; trophy cups3trophy (cup)
This morning, Grandma used a ladle to scoop curry into a bowl.
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เวลาwee-laaทำแกงtam-gɛɛngเลี้ยงlíiangคนkonทั้งtángหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanยายyaaiจะjàใช้cháiตวกdtùuakด้ามdâamยาวyaaoเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiตักdtàkจากjàakหม้อmɔ̂ɔใหญ่yàiได้dâaiโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngยื่นมือyʉ̂ʉn-mʉʉเข้าใกล้kâo-glâiไอน้ำai-náam
When making curry for the whole village, Grandma uses a long-handled ladle so she can serve from the large pot without putting her hand near the steam.
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
dtùuak
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 | — | — |