ทุคคต
túk-kótMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
poor; destitute
poor, destitute, or impoverished (often used in formal, literary, or religious contexts)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เรื่องเล่าrêuuang lâoเรื่องเล่าrêuuang lâostory; narrative; accountทางศาสนาtaang sàat-sà-năaทางศาสนาtaang sàat-sà-năa1religious; of religion2in religious termsชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male sex3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shoreทุคคตtúk-kótทุคคตtúk-kótpoor; destituteคนหนึ่งkon nèungคนหนึ่งkon nèung1one person2a person; someoneได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerทำบุญtam bunทำบุญtam bun1[to] make merit; perform religious good deeds2hold a merit-making ceremonyด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooอาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsมื้อméuuมื้อméuu1meal2classifier: mealsสุดท้ายsùt táaiสุดท้ายsùt táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimatelyของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirs
In a religious tale, an impoverished man made merit with his very last meal.
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พระราชาprá raa-chaaในnaiนิทานชาดกní-taan chaa-dòkทรงโปรดsong bpròhtให้hâiแจกจ่ายjàek jàaiทานtaanแก่gàeเหล่าlàoคนkonทุคคตtúk-kótและláeผู้ยากไร้pôo yâak ráiในเมืองnai meuuangอย่างyàangทั่วถึงtûua tĕung
The king in the Jataka tale graciously ordered the widespread distribution of alms to the destitute and the poor in the city.
แม้máeเขาkăoจะjàถือกำเนิดtĕu gam-nèrtมาmaaในnaiครอบครัวkrôp kruuaที่têeขัดสนkàt sŏnและláeเป็นเพียงbpen piiangคนkonทุคคตtúk-kótแต่dtàeเขาkăoก็gâwมีเกียรติmee gìiatและláeไม่เคยmâi koieคิดคดทรยศkít kót tor-rá-yótต่อdtòแผ่นดินpàen din
Even though he was born into a needy family and was merely a destitute person, he had honor and never thought of betraying the land.
วรรณกรรมwan-ná-gamชิ้นนี้chín néeสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tón hâi hĕn tĕungชะตากรรมchá-dtaa gamอันanน่าnâaรันทดran-tótของkŏngผู้pôoทุคคตtúk-kótที่têeมักmákถูกtòokกดขี่gòt kèeและláeเอารัดเอาเปรียบao rát ao bprìiapโดยdoiผู้มีอำนาจpôo mee am-nâatในnaiสังคมsăng-kom
This piece of literature reflects the tragic fate of the destitute, who are often oppressed and exploited by those with power in society.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทุคคต said ทุก-คะ-คต?
túk-kót
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |