ตอก(dtòk)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] hammer; [to] drive in

to strike with a hammer or similar tool so as to force something in, as in driving a nail, stake, or pile

Examples

ช่างchângช่างchâng1never mind; let it be2how (exclamatory)3artisan; mechanic; technician4crafts-; technical (prefix)5[to] be inclined to; be prone to (do often)ตอกdtòkตอกdtòk1[to] hammer; [to] drive in2[to] stamp; [to] punch (a ticket/document)3[to] retort; [to] snap back4rattan/bamboo stripตะปูdtà-bpuuตะปูdtà-bpuu1nail (metal fastener)2nail (fingernail/toenail) [nonstandard/regional]เข้ากับkâo gàpเข้ากับkâo gàp1[to] get along (with sb); fit in (socially)2[to] go (well) with; match; suit [sb/sth]3[to] be appropriate to; be in keeping with (a situation/occasion); be consistent with (facts/evidence)ไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)3prefix in tool/implement names4classifier (long, rigid objects)5stick; rod; club; bat
The carpenter hammers the nail into the wood.
2VerbB1

[to] stamp; [to] punch (a ticket/document)

to mark or impress with a stamp or punch, such as stamping a document or punching a ticket

Examples

เจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeเจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeofficial; officer; staff memberตอกdtòkตอกdtòk1[to] hammer; [to] drive in2[to] stamp; [to] punch (a ticket/document)3[to] retort; [to] snap back4rattan/bamboo stripบัตรโดยสารbàt doi săanบัตรโดยสารbàt doi săantravel ticket; passenger ticketก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearรถไฟrót faiรถไฟrót fai1railway; rail service2train
The staff punched the tickets before we boarded the train.
3VerbB2

[to] retort; [to] snap back

to reply sharply or pointedly (informal usage)

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillวิจารณ์wí-jaanวิจารณ์wí-jaan1[to] critique; [to] comment on2[to] criticize (often negatively)แรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)ๆ-เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerตอกกลับdtòk glàpตอกกลับdtòk glàp[to] retort; [to] talk backทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritทำได้tam dâiทำได้tam dâi1[to] be able to do [sth]2[!] I/we did it!3[to] be allowed to do [sth]ดีกว่าdee gwàaดีกว่าdee gwàa1better; preferable (comparative of 'ดี')2had better; would rather (suggestion/decision)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
As soon as he criticized harshly, she snapped back, “Can you do any better?”
4NounB2

rattan/bamboo strip

a thin strip of rattan or bamboo used for weaving, tying, or binding

Examples

ช่างchângช่างchâng1never mind; let it be2how (exclamatory)3artisan; mechanic; technician4crafts-; technical (prefix)5[to] be inclined to; be prone to (do often)สานsăanสานsăan1[to] weave; interlace2[to] build on; carry forward; connectใช้cháiใช้chái1[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]ตอกdtòkตอกdtòk1[to] hammer; [to] drive in2[to] stamp; [to] punch (a ticket/document)3[to] retort; [to] snap back4rattan/bamboo stripไม้ไผ่máai pàiไม้ไผ่máai pài1bamboo (plant)2bamboo (material)ถักtàkถักtàk1[to] knit; crochet2[to] braid [sth]; plait [sth]ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveกระบุงgrà-bungกระบุงgrà-bung1classifier: basketful2a large woven basketขายkăaiขายkăai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)
The craftsman uses thin bamboo strips to weave baskets to sell at the market.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

สวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1[to] oppose; contradict; go against2[to] move against; counter (direction)3classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations4garden; orchard; park
  • [to] oppose; contradict; go against
  • [to] move against; counter (direction)
  • classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations
  • garden; orchard; park
ประทับตราbprà-táp dtraaประทับตราbprà-táp dtraa[to] stamp; [to] affix a seal

[to] stamp; [to] affix a seal

ตีdteeตีdtee1[to] swat; smack (insects/objects)2[to] forge; hammer (metal)3[to] print; stamp; imprint4[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)5[to] interpret; construe; take as6[to] chase away; drive off7o'clock (ตี + number, night hours)8[to] hit; strike; beat9[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)
  • [to] swat; smack (insects/objects)
  • [to] forge; hammer (metal)
  • [to] print; stamp; imprint
  • [to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)
  • [to] interpret; construe; take as
  • [to] chase away; drive off
  • o'clock (ตี + number, night hours)
  • [to] hit; strike; beat
  • [to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)