ทาก
tâakMeanings
1NounA2
slug
a shell-less land mollusk that moves slowly and secretes slime
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asทากtâakทากtâak1slug2land leechตัวหนึ่งdtuua nèungตัวหนึ่งdtuua nèung1one (of them); a certain one2one (classifier ‘ตัว’)คลานklaanคลานklaan1[to] crawl2[to] creep along slowlyช้าๆcháa cháaช้าๆcháa cháaslowly; unhurriedlyบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ทางเดินtaang dernทางเดินtaang dern1walkway; passage; corridor; aisle; path2path; route; course (figurative)3tract; passageway (anatomy/system)
I saw a slug slowly crawling on the walkway.
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After it rains, slugs often come out onto the lawn.
เราraoโรยrooiเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakไข่kàiบดbòtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกันganทากtâakไม่ให้mâi-hâiขึ้นkʉ̂nกระถางต้นไม้grà-tǎang-dtôn-máai
We sprinkled crushed eggshells to keep slugs from climbing into the plant pots.
ทากtâakไม่มีmâi-miiเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakและlɛ́ทิ้งtíngเมือกลื่นmʉ̂ʉak-lʉ̂ʉnไว้wáiตามdtaamทางtaangที่tîiมันmanเคลื่อนที่klʉ̂ʉan-tîi
Slugs have no shells and leave a slippery trail of slime along their path.
2NounB1
land leech
a bloodsucking annelid worm that lives in damp terrestrial habitats, especially forests
Examples
ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstทากtâakทากtâak1slug2land leechในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rainบ่อยbòiบ่อยbòioften; frequentlyๆ-มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7creamy; rich (texture/taste)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerกัดgàtกัดgàt1[to] bite2[to] corrode; [to] etch3[to] sting; [to] irritate (skin)4caustic; irritating (to skin)5[to] mill (machining)ดูดdòotดูดdòot1[to] suck; draw in by suction2[to] inhale; take a drag3[to] absorb4[to] vacuum; extract by suction5[to] attract strongly; [to] draw in (fig.)เลือดlêuuatเลือดlêuuat1blood2bloodline; lineage3spirit; vigorเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Be careful of leeches in the forest; when it rains frequently, they can bite and suck your blood.
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เขาkǎoโดนdoonล้อlɔ́ɔว่าwâaเป็นbpenทากtâakเพราะprɔ́ชอบchɔ̂ɔpเกาะติดgɔ̀-dtìtเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmไปไหนbpai-nǎi
He was teased as a leech because he likes to cling to friends and never go anywhere else.
ค่ายkâaiเดินป่าdəən-bpàaเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaให้hâiใส่sàiถุงเท้าtǔng-táaoยาวyaaoเพราะprɔ́ทากtâakชอบchɔ̂ɔpพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiชื้นchʉ́ʉnและlɛ́จะjàไต่dtàiขึ้นkʉ̂nขาkǎaได้dâaiง่ายngâai
The hiking camp warned us to wear long socks because leeches like damp areas and can easily crawl up your legs.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
tâak
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |