ตากแห้ง
dtàak-hɛ̂ɛngMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] sun-dry [sth]; air-dry [sth]
to make something dry by exposing it to sunlight or open air
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseตากแห้งdtàak-hɛ̂ɛngตากแห้งdtàak-hɛ̂ɛng1[to] sun-dry [sth]; air-dry [sth]2sun-dried; air-driedปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)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 sun-drying fish on the balcony.
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He took the washed clothes to hang dry on the clothesline.
The villagers will sun-dry chilies to sell in the winter.
We have to air-dry the herbs before grinding them into powder.
The clothes are dry already, you can collect them.
If it rains like this, the clothes probably won't dry easily.
ปลาหมึกbplaa-mʉ̀kที่tîiตากdtàakไว้wáiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเช้าcháoตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiก็gɔ̂น่าจะnâa-jàตากแห้งdtàak-hɛ̂ɛngแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The squid that has been drying since this morning should be dry by now.
ใบชาbai chaaจะjàค่อยๆkôi kôiตากแห้งdàak hâengในที่ร่มnai têe rômจนกว่าjon gwàaความชื้นkwaam chéunจะjàหมดไปmòt bpai
The tea leaves will slowly air-dry in the shade until the moisture is gone.
2AdjectiveA2
sun-dried; air-dried
made dry by being left in the sun or open air
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.พริกpríkพริกprík1chili; chili pepper2chili plantตากแห้งdtàak-hɛ̂ɛngตากแห้งdtàak-hɛ̂ɛng1[to] sun-dry [sth]; air-dry [sth]2sun-dried; air-dried
This is a sun-dried chili.
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Mom bought sun-dried squid to fry.
กล้วยตากglûuai-dtàakแห้งhɛ̂ɛngเป็นbpenของว่างkɔ̌ɔng-wâangที่tîiอร่อยà-rɔ̀iและlɛ́มีประโยชน์mii-bprà-yòot
Sun-dried bananas are a delicious and useful snack.
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpใส่sàiเห็ดhètหอมhɔ̌ɔmตากแห้งdtàak-hɛ̂ɛngลงในlong-naiซุปsúpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmความหอมkwaam-hɔ̌ɔm
He likes to add dried shiitake mushrooms to his soup to enhance the aroma.
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
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ตากdtàakตากdtàak1to dry; air-dry; sun-dry2[to] expose; be exposed (to the elements)3Tak (province)to dry; air-dry; sun-dryPart 1
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ตากแห้งdtàak-hɛ̂ɛngตากแห้งdtàak-hɛ̂ɛng[to] sun-dry [sth]; air-dry [sth][to] sun-dry [sth]; air-dry [sth]Word