ถากถาง
tàak-tǎangMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] mock sarcastically; taunt
To speak to or about someone in a scornful, sarcastic, or cutting way; to taunt with biting remarks.
Examples
ทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toพูดจาpûut-jaaพูดจาpûut-jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)ถากถางtàak-tǎangถากถางtàak-tǎang1[to] mock sarcastically; taunt2[to] clear by cutting (weeds, brush)เพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laaตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laaall the time; constantly
Why do you have to speak scornfully to your colleagues all the time?
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He doesn't like being taunted by his mother-in-law for being useless.
พอporเขาkăoทำพลาดtam plâatแทนที่จะtaen têe jàให้กำลังใจhâi gam-lang-jaiเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanกลับglàpพูดpôotถากถางtàak tăangซ้ำเติมsám dterm
When he made a mistake, instead of encouraging him, his friends made cutting remarks to rub it in.
คำพูดkam-pûutถากถางtàak-tǎangของkɔ̌ɔngหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaบั่นทอนกำลังใจbàn-tɔɔn-gam-lang-jaiในnaiการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnมากmâak
My boss's sarcastic remarks greatly undermine my motivation to work.
2VerbC1
[to] clear by cutting (weeds, brush)
To clear an area by cutting away grass, weeds, or undergrowth, typically with a large knife or blade.
Examples
คุณลุงkun-lungคุณลุงkun-lung1uncle (parent’s older brother)2polite address for an older manกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderมีดmîitมีดmîitknifeถากถางtàak-tǎangถากถางtàak-tǎang1[to] mock sarcastically; taunt2[to] clear by cutting (weeds, brush)หญ้าyâaหญ้าyâa1grass2weed; weedy vegetationที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)รกrókรกrók1messy; cluttered2overgrown; weedy3annoying; in the way4placentaอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operations
My uncle is using a knife to clear the overgrown grass behind the house.
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ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàปลูกพืชbplùuk-pʉ̂ʉtผลpǒnเกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnต้องdtɔ̂ngถากถางtàak-tǎangวัชพืชwát-chá-pʉ̂ʉtและlɛ́เตรียมdtriiamดินdinให้hâiพร้อมprɔ́ɔmก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
Before planting crops, farmers must clear the weeds and prepare the soil first.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganถากถางพงtàak-tǎang-pongหญ้าyâaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำเป็นtam-bpenเส้นทางเดินป่าsên-taang-dəən-bpàaศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
The villagers helped each other clear the thicket to create a nature study trail.
เขาkǎoใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaทั้งtángบ่ายbàaiในnaiการgaanถากถางtàak-tǎangเถาวัลย์tǎo-wanที่tîiปกคลุมbpòk-klumพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiซึ่งsʉ̂ngจะjàใช้cháiสร้างsâangบ้านbâan
He spent the whole afternoon clearing the vines that covered the area where the house will be built.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ถากtàakถากtàak1[to] hoe; [to] clear (weeds)2[to] hew; [to] hack/pare off (surface)3[to] graze; skim[to] hoe; [to] clear (weeds)Part 1
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ถากถางtàak-tǎangถากถางtàak-tǎang[to] mock sarcastically; taunt[to] mock sarcastically; tauntWord