ปลัก(bplàk)

Meanings

1NounB2

a muddy hollow; mire; wallow

A muddy hollow or mire where water collects, often used by animals like buffalo for wallowing.

Examples

ควายkwaaiควายkwaai1water buffalo2fool; idiot (insult)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)นอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downแช่châeแช่châe1[to] soak; immerse2[to] marinate3[to] chill; refrigerate4[to] be soaked; become saturatedในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ปลักbplàkปลักbplàk1a muddy hollow; mire; wallow2(fig.) a rut; a stagnant situationตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weather3atmosphere (figurative); ambienceร้อนๆrón rónร้อนๆrón rón1very hot; piping hot2freshly; while still hot
Buffaloes like to lie and soak in a muddy hollow when the weather is hot.
2NounB2

(fig.) a rut; a stagnant situation

Figuratively, a state of being stuck or bogged down in a negative situation, as in the phrase 'จมปลักจมปลักjom bplàk[to] be mired; stuck and unable to move on' (jom plàk), meaning to be in a rut.

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herจมปลักjom bplàkจมปลักjom bplàk[to] be mired; stuck and unable to move onอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ความเศร้าkwaam sâoความเศร้าkwaam sâosadnessมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerนานเกินไปnaan gern bpaiนานเกินไปnaan gern bpai1for too long2too long (in duration)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ถึงเวลาtĕung way-laaถึงเวลาtĕung way-laait's time [to do sth]ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightก้าวต่อไปgâao dtòr bpaiก้าวต่อไปgâao dtòr bpai1[to] move on; [to] step forward2the next step
You have been stuck in a state of sadness for too long; it's time to move on.

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