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túk

Meanings

1NounB2

suffering; misery; distress

a state of physical or mental suffering, pain, hardship, or great unhappiness; in Buddhism, the inherent unsatisfactoriness of existence

Examples

หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)สูญเสียsŏon sĭiaสูญเสียsŏon sĭia1[to] lose; suffer a loss2[to] be bereaved; lose [sb] to deathงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตกอยู่dtòk yòoตกอยู่dtòk yòo1[to] find oneself in; end up in (a state/situation)2[to] be under the power/control/influence of [sb]/[sth]3[to] be in the possession/custody of [sb]/[sth]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ความทุกข์kwaam túkความทุกข์kwaam túk1suffering; distress2hardship; adversity3dukkha (Buddhism)และláeและláeand (coordinating)นอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)หลับหลายlàp lăaiหลับหลายlàp lăai[to] sleep a lot; sleep for a long time (Isan/Lao)สัปดาห์sàp-daaสัปดาห์sàp-daa1classifier: weeks2week
After losing his job, he was in a state of suffering and couldn’t sleep for weeks.
2NounB2

[to] suffer; be in distress

to experience pain, hardship, or mental distress; to feel unhappy or troubled

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ทุกข์túkทุกข์túk1suffering; misery; distress2[to] suffer; be in distressเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàkทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy loadและláeและláeand (coordinating)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)
He feels distressed because he has to work hard and has no time for his family.

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