ตาก
dtàakMeanings
1VerbA2
to dry; air-dry; sun-dry
To make something dry by exposing it to air or sunlight.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseตากdtàakตากdtàak1to dry; air-dry; sun-dry2[to] expose; be exposed (to the elements)3Tak (province)ผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: ผืน (pieces of cloth); ม้วน (rolls); พับ (bolts)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerระเบียงrá-biiangระเบียงrá-biiang1balcony; veranda; porch2open corridor / gallery
Mom is drying clothes on the balcony.
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Yesterday I dried fish in the sun since morning.
The rain has stopped; I will dry the blanket again.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanตากdtàakข้าวkâaoบนbonลานlaanให้hâiแห้งhɛ̂ɛngก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเก็บgèpเข้ายุ้งฉางkâo-yúng-chǎang
Villagers dry rice in the yard before storing it in the granary.
2VerbA2
[to] expose; be exposed (to the elements)
to expose something or oneself, or remain exposed, to sun, wind, rain, or other outdoor conditions
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ตากdtàakตากdtàak1to dry; air-dry; sun-dry2[to] expose; be exposed (to the elements)3Tak (province)ผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: ผืน (pieces of cloth); ม้วน (rolls); พับ (bolts)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerระเบียงrá-biiangระเบียงrá-biiang1balcony; veranda; porch2open corridor / gallery
I hang the clothes out on the balcony.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiตากdtàakที่นอนtîi-nɔɔnพับpápไว้wáiกลางแดดglaang-dɛ̀ɛtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótกลิ่นอับglìn-àp
Mom told me to put the foldable mattress out in the sun to reduce musty smells.
After washing the shoes, we put them out in the air in front of the house until they dry.
ชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongตากdtàakปลาbplaaบนbonตะแกรงdtà-grɛɛngไม้ไผ่máai-pàiให้hâiแดดdɛ̀ɛtช่วยchûuaiไล่lâiกลิ่นคาวglìn-kaaoก่อนgɔ̀ɔnนำไปnam-bpaiแปรรูปbprɛɛ-rûup
Fishermen lay fish out on bamboo racks so the sun can remove the fishy odor before processing.
3Proper nounA2
Tak (province)
A province in western Thailand.
Examples
ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitตากdtàakตากdtàak1to dry; air-dry; sun-dry2[to] expose; be exposed (to the elements)3Tak (province)
This year I want to travel to Tak.
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In winter, Tak has cool weather and very beautiful mountains.
เราraoแวะกินwɛ́-ginก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiaoที่tîiตากdtàakก่อนgɔ̀ɔnขับkàpต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiแม่สอดmɛ̂ɛ-sɔ̀ɔt
We stopped for noodles in Tak before driving on to Mae Sot.
ตากdtàakเป็นbpenจังหวัดjang-wàtทางผ่านtaang-pàanสำคัญsǎm-kanบนbonเส้นsênทางเหนือtaang-nʉ̌ʉaที่tîiเชื่อมchʉ̂ʉamภาคกลางpâak-glaangกับgàpชายแดนchaai-dɛɛnเมียนมาmiian-maa
Tak is an important transit province on the northern route linking the central region to the Myanmar border.
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
dtàak
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 | — | — |