ปลัก
bplàkMeanings
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] chill; refrigerateในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ปลักbplàkปลักbplàk1a muddy hollow; mire; wallow2(fig.) a rut; a stagnant situationตอนdtonตอนdton1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherร้อนๆrón rónร้อนๆrón rón1hot; piping hot2freshly; while still hot
Buffaloes like to lie and soak in a muddy hollow when the weather is hot.
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Be careful walking, there is a large mud hollow over there.
พอpɔɔฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkแอ่งน้ำɛ̀ɛng-náamข้างkâangทุ่งนาtûng-naaก็gɔ̂กลายเป็นglaai-bpenปลักbplàkให้hâiพวกpûuakควายkwaaiลงไปlong-bpaiเล่นlên
After it rained heavily, the puddle next to the rice field became a muddy hollow for the buffaloes to go down and play in.
หมูป่าmŏo bpàaมักจะmák jàใช้cháiจมูกjà-mòokดุนdunดินdinให้hâiเป็นbpenปลักbplàkเล็กๆlék lékใกล้glâiแหล่งน้ำlàeng náamเพื่อpêuuaลงไปlong bpaiคลุกklúkโคลนklohn
Wild boars often use their snouts to push soil to create small muddy hollows near water sources to go wallow in the mud.
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
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herจมปลักjom-bplàkจมปลักjom-bplàk[to] be mired; stuck and unable to move onอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ความเศร้าkwaam-sâoความเศร้าkwaam-sâosadnessมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerนานเกินไปnaan-gəən-bpaiนานเกินไปnaan-gəən-bpai1for too long2too long (in duration)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laaถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laait's time [to do sth]ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toก้าวต่อไปgâao-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiก้าวต่อไปgâao-dtɔ̀ɔ-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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อย่าyàaปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiตัวเองdtuua-eengจมปลักjom-bplàkอยู่yùuกับgàpอดีตà-dìitที่tîiไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiได้dâai
Don't let yourself get bogged down in a past that cannot be changed.
เขาkăoตระหนักdtrà-nàkว่าwâaถ้าtâaไม่mâiพัฒนาpát-tá-naaตัวเองdtuua engก็gâwจะjàจมปลักjom bplàkอยู่yòoกับgàpตำแหน่งdtam-nàengเดิมๆderm dermและláeไม่mâiก้าวหน้าgâao nâaในnaiหน้าที่การงานnâa-têe gaan ngaan
He realized that if he didn't develop himself, he would be stuck in the same old position and not advance in his career.
หลายlǎaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaในnaiชุมชนchum-chonนี้níiจมปลักjom-bplàkอยู่ในyùu-naiวังวนwang-wonของkɔ̌ɔngความยากจนkwaam-yâak-jonและlɛ́หนี้สินnîi-sǐnจนjonหาhǎaทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔkได้dâaiยากyâak
Many families in this community are stuck in a cycle of poverty and debt, making it difficult to find a way out.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปล, the first consonant ป sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bplàk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |