ถก
tòkMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] roll up; hitch up
To fold or roll something upward, such as sleeves, pant legs, or a skirt.
Examples
หน้าฝนnâa-fǒnหน้าฝนnâa-fǒn1rainy season; monsoon season2during the rainy seasonฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ถกtòkถกtòk1[to] roll up; hitch up2[to] discuss; debateขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantกางเกงgaang-geengกางเกงgaang-geeng1pants; trousers2classifier: ตัว (for pants)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningลุยluiลุยlui1[to] wade; plow through2[to] go for it; tackle head-on3[to] attack; lay into4adventurous; ready to tackle anything (colloq.)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; filler
In the rainy season, I roll up my pant legs before wading through water.
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Before cooking, he rolled his sleeves up to avoid the oil.
เธอtəəถกtòkชายกระโปรงchaai-grà-bproongขึ้นkʉ̂nเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปีนbpiinขึ้นkʉ̂nรถสองแถวrót-sɔ̌ɔng-tɛ̌ɛo
She lifted and rolled up the hem of her skirt slightly to climb onto the songthaew.
พอถึงpor tĕungทุ่งนาtûng naaเราraoทุกคนtúk konต้องdtôngถกtòkขาkăaกางเกงgaang gayngขึ้นkêunสูงsŏongๆ-แล้วláeoค่อยkôiลงไปlong bpaiเกี่ยวข้าวgìiao kâao
When we reached the field, we all had to roll our pant legs up high before going down to harvest rice.
2VerbB1
[to] discuss; debate
To discuss or debate a matter seriously, often weighing different viewpoints.
Examples
พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideถกtòkถกtòk1[to] roll up; hitch up2[to] discuss; debateเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)งบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maan1budget (financial plan)2budget (allocated funds)อย่างจริงจังyàang-jing-jangอย่างจริงจังyàang-jing-jangseriously; earnestlyก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai[to] decide
We discussed the budget seriously before deciding.
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ในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumเราraoถกtòkกันganถึงtʉ̌ngข้อดีข้อเสียkɔ̂ɔ-dii-kɔ̂ɔ-sǐiaของkɔ̌ɔngแผนใหม่pɛ̌ɛn-màiอย่างyàangเปิดใจbpə̀ət-jai
In the meeting, we discussed the pros and cons of the new plan openly.
นักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎaถกtòkประเด็นbprà-denสิ่งแวดล้อมsìng-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔmโดยdooiแลกเปลี่ยนlɛ̂ɛk-bplìianมุมมองmum-mɔɔngที่tîiต่างกันdtàang-ganอย่างมีเหตุผลyàang-mii-hèet-pǒn
The students debated environmental issues, exchanging different viewpoints rationally.
คณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanถกเถียงกันtòk-tǐiang-ganอย่างyàangเคร่งเครียดkrêeng-krîiatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชั่งน้ำหนักchâng-nám-nàkผลกระทบpǒn-grà-tópต่อdtɔ̀ɔทุกtúkฝ่ายfàaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnออกɔ̀ɔkนโยบายná-yoo-baai
The committee debated intensely to weigh the impacts on all parties before issuing a policy.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
tòk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |