ถัก

tàk

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] knit; crochet

To make fabric or an item by looping or interlacing yarn with knitting needles or a crochet hook. Example: ถักผ้าพันคอ (to knit/crochet a scarf)

Examples

ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesถักtàkถักtàk1[to] knit; crochet2[to] braid [sth]; plait [sth]ผ้าพันคอpâa-pan-kɔɔผ้าพันคอpâa-pan-kɔɔscarf; neckerchiefด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooไหมพรมmǎi-promไหมพรมmǎi-promyarn (for knitting/crochet)สีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛng1the color red2red; red-colored
Grandma is knitting a red scarf with yarn.
3 more examples
เราraoหัดhàtถักtàkหมวกไหมพรมmùuak-mǎi-promตามdtaamวิดีโอwí-dii-ooและlɛ́สำเร็จsǎm-rètใบbaiแรกrɛ̂ɛkเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi
I practiced knitting a yarn hat from a video and finished my first one yesterday.
แม่mɛ̂ɛถักtàkผ้าห่มpâa-hòmเป็นbpenของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakให้เราhâi-raoอบอุ่นòp-ùnตอนdtɔɔnหน้าหนาวnâa-nǎao
Mom knitted a blanket as a gift because she wants me to be warm in winter.
เธอtəəใช้cháiเข็มถักkěm-tàkสองsɔ̌ɔngไม้máaiสลับsà-làpลายlaaiเมล็ดข้าวmá-lét-kâaoอย่างประณีตyàang-bprà-nîitจนjonกลายเป็นglaai-bpenเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaคาร์ดิแกนkaa-dì-gɛɛnทรงสวยsong-sǔuai
She used two knitting needles to alternate a seed stitch pattern meticulously, resulting in a beautifully shaped cardigan.
2VerbB1

[to] braid [sth]; plait [sth]

[to] braid or plait [sth], such as hair, rope, or fibers, into a pattern or a single strand. Example: ถักเปียถักเปียtàk-bpiia[to] braid hair; [to] plait hair (to braid hair)

Examples

เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháothis morning; earlier this morningแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseถักtàkถักtàk1[to] knit; crochet2[to] braid [sth]; plait [sth]ผมเปียpǒm-bpiiaผมเปียpǒm-bpiiabraid (of hair); plaitให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)
This morning my mom braided my hair for school.
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เมื่อคืนmêuua keunฉันchănฝึกfèukถักtàkเชือกchûueakเป็นbpenลวดลายlûuat laaiง่ายngâaiๆ-เพื่อpêuuaทำtamสายsăaiคล้องklóngกุญแจgun-jae
Last night I practiced braiding a rope into a simple pattern to make a keychain strap.
พี่สาวpêe săaoสอนsŏnฉันchănถักเปียtàk bpiaก้างปลาgâang bplaaโดยdoiแยกyâekผมpŏmเป็นสองbpen sŏngส่วนsùuanแล้วláeoสลับsà-làpไขว้kâiเส้นผมsên pŏmเล็กlékๆ-ไปเรื่อยbpai rêuuaiๆ-
My sister taught me to braid a fishtail by dividing the hair into two sections and alternately crossing small strands.
ช่างทำผมchâng-tam-pǒmถักเปียtàk-bpiiaแบบbɛ̀ɛpซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnโดยdooiขัดkàtเส้นผมsên-pǒmทีละtii-láช่อchɔ̂ɔให้เกิดhâi-gə̀ətลวดลายlûuat-laaiต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangจนjonรอบrɔ̂ɔpศีรษะsǐi-sà
The hairstylist braided an intricate style by interlacing small sections of hair to create a continuous pattern around the head.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Low tone

tàk

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

2[to] braid [sth]; plait [sth]