ถาก
tàakMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] hoe; [to] clear (weeds)
To cut or clear weeds or grass from the surface of soil, typically with a hoe or similar tool.
Examples
เช้านี้cháao-níiเช้านี้cháao-níithis morningพ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastถากtàakถากtàak1[to] hoe; [to] clear (weeds)2[to] hew; [to] hack/pare off (surface)3[to] graze; skimหญ้าyâaหญ้าyâa1grass2weed; weedy vegetationหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooจอบjɔ̀ɔpจอบjɔ̀ɔphoe (garden tool)
This morning my father went to clear the grass behind the house with a hoe.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnถากtàakหญ้ารอบyâa-rɔ̂ɔpแปลงผักbplɛɛng-pàkเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiดินdinโปร่งbpròongและlɛ́ปลูกbplùukง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n
Yesterday I cleared the grass around the vegetable bed to loosen the soil and make planting easier.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganถากtàakวัชพืชwát-chá-pʉ̂ʉtข้างkâangคันนาkan-naaแล้วlɛ́ɛoรวบrûuapกองgɔɔngไว้wáiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเผาทำลายpǎo-tam-laai
The villagers helped clear the weeds along the paddy bunds and then piled them up to burn.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnฝนfǒnแรกrɛ̂ɛkจะjàมาmaaเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngถากtàakหญ้าyâaบนbonหน้าดินnâa-dinให้หมดhâi-mòtเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiวัชพืชwát-chá-pʉ̂ʉtแย่งyɛ̂ɛngธาตุอาหารtâat-aa-hǎanจากjàakต้นกล้าdtôn-glâa
Before the first rains arrive, we must clear the grass on the soil surface so that weeds do not compete for nutrients with the seedlings.
2VerbB2
[to] hew; [to] hack/pare off (surface)
To cut, scrape, or pare off the outer layer of a material such as wood, bark, or soil.
Examples
ช่างไม้châng-máaiช่างไม้châng-máaicarpenter; woodworkerถากtàakถากtàak1[to] hoe; [to] clear (weeds)2[to] hew; [to] hack/pare off (surface)3[to] graze; skimเปลือกไม้bplʉ̀ʉak-máaiเปลือกไม้bplʉ̀ʉak-máaitree barkรอบrɔ̂ɔpรอบrɔ̂ɔp1around; surrounding2round; cycle; lap; turn3time slot; session4perimeter; circumference; surrounding area5classifier: rounds; laps; showings6all around; fullyท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máaiท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máailog; length of woodก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàbefore (introducing a clause)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toแกะสลักgɛ̀-sà-làkแกะสลักgɛ̀-sà-làk1[to] carve; [to] engrave2carving; engraving (art or activity)
The carpenter pared off the bark around the log before starting to carve.
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He used a knife to shave off the wood’s surface to make a handle.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnทาสีtaa-sǐiรั้วrúuaเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngถากtàakชั้นchánไม้ผุmáai-pùออกให้ɔ̀ɔk-hâiหมดmòtเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiสีsǐiติดทนdtìt-ton
Before painting the fence, we need to scrape off the rotten wood layer so the paint adheres well.
คนงานkon-ngaanถากtàakดินdinชั้นบนchán-bonที่tîiแข็งkɛ̌ngออกɔ̀ɔkบางส่วนbaang-sùuanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปรับbpràpหน้าดินnâa-dinให้hâiเท่ากันtâo-ganสำหรับsǎm-ràpวางwaangอิฐìt
The workers pared off part of the hard topsoil to level the ground for laying bricks.
3VerbB2
[to] graze; skim
To strike or pass across a surface with only slight contact, as a bullet grazing someone's skin.
Examples
ลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnball (for sports/games)ถากเสาtàak-sǎoถากเสาtàak-sǎo[to] hew/pare a post/pillarไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastนิดเดียวnít-diiaoนิดเดียวnít-diiao1just a little; only a bit; a tiny amount2a tiny bit; a very small amountทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ทีมเราtiim-raoทีมเราtiim-raoour teamอดòtอดòt1[to] refrain; [to] resist (doing)2[to] go without; [to] forgo3[to] fast; [to] abstain from foodได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals
The ball just grazed the post, causing our team to miss the goal.
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รถมอเตอร์ไซค์rót-mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiถากtàakแขนkɛ̌ɛnผมpǒmแล้วlɛ́ɛoขี่kìiผ่านไปpàan-bpaiอย่างyàangหวุดหวิดwùt-wìt
A motorcycle skimmed my arm and sped past, narrowly missing me.
กระสุนgrà-sǔnถากtàakหมวกนิรภัยmùuak-ní-rá-paiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoไปbpaiทำให้tam-hâiรอดชีวิตrɔ̂ɔt-chii-wítมาmaaได้dâaiอย่างyàangเฉียดฉิวchìiat-chǐu
The bullet grazed his helmet, allowing him to survive by a hair’s breadth.
หินhǐnก้อนgɔ̂ɔnใหญ่yàiกลิ้งglîngลงlongมาจากmaa-jàakเขาkǎoแต่dtɛ̀ɛถากtàakไหล่เขาlài-kǎoไปbpaiเพียงpiiangนิดnítก่อนgɔ̀ɔnตกdtòkกระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛkพื้นpʉ́ʉnด้านล่างdâan-lâang
A large rock rolled down the hill but only nicked his shoulder slightly before crashing to the ground below.
ลูกฟุตบอลlûuk-fút-bɔɔnพุ่งpûngมาmaaถากtàakแขนkɛ̌ɛnจนjonแดงdɛɛngนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเจ็บjèpมากmâak
The soccer ball grazed my arm, making it a little red, but it didn’t hurt much.
แมวmaeoข่วนkùuanถากtàakแขนkăaenฉันchănเป็นรอยbpen roiบางbaangๆ-แค่kâeแสบผิวsàep pĭuไม่ถึงกับmâi tĕung gàpเป็นbpenแผลลึกplăe lúk
The cat scratched my arm in a superficial way, just stinging the skin without becoming a deep wound.
กระสุนgrà-sŭnเฉียดchìiatถากtàakไหล่làiไปbpaiทิ้งไว้tíng wáiเพียงpiiangรอยถลอกroi tà-lòkตื้นdtêunๆ-กับgàpความตกใจkwaam dtòk-jai
The bullet merely grazed the shoulder, leaving only a shallow abrasion and a fright.
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
tàak
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 | — | — |