ปัก
bpàkMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] stick; insert; set upright
to push or place a pointed object into a surface so it stays or stands in place (e.g., stick a pin, plant a flag, set a pole).
Examples
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Yesterday he planted a flag on the mountain peak.
Tomorrow the workers will set a pole in front of the house.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganปักหลักbpàk-làkไม้máaiรอบrɔ̂ɔpแปลงผักbplɛɛng-pàkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกันganสัตว์sàtเข้าkâo
The villagers set wooden stakes around the vegetable plot to keep animals out.
2VerbB1
[to] embroider
to decorate fabric by sewing designs or patterns with thread.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesปักbpàkปักbpàk1[to] stick; insert; set upright2[to] embroider3north (Chinese-derived combining element)ลายดอกไม้laai-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiลายดอกไม้laai-dɔ̀ɔk-máaifloral pattern; floral printลงบนlong-bonลงบนlong-bononto; upon (onto a surface)ผ้าเช็ดหน้าpâa-chét-nâaผ้าเช็ดหน้าpâa-chét-nâa1handkerchief2pocket square
Mom is embroidering a flower pattern onto a handkerchief.
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ฉันchănชอบchôpปักbpàkตัวอักษรdtuua àk-sŏnชื่อchêuไว้บนwái bonกระเป๋าผ้าgrà-bpăo pâaเพื่อให้pêuua hâiดูเป็นdoo bpenของเราkŏng rao
I like to embroider my name’s initials on fabric bags to make them look personal.
เธอtəəปักbpàkลายไทยlaai-taiโบราณboo-raanลงบนlong-bonผ้าซิ่นpâa-sînอย่างประณีตyàang-bprà-nîitจนjonคนkonชมchomทั้งtángงานngaan
She embroidered traditional Thai motifs onto the sinh so delicately that everyone at the event praised her.
คุณkunยายสอนyaai-sɔ̌ɔnเทคนิคték-nìkการปักgaan-bpàkแบบbɛ̀ɛpซาตินsaa-dtinสติชsà-dtìtให้hâiฉันchǎnเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiลายlaaiใบไม้bai-máaiดูduuมีมิติmii-mí-dtìและlɛ́เรียบเนียนrîiap-niian
Grandma taught me the satin stitch technique so the leaf designs look dimensional and smooth.
3NounC1
north (Chinese-derived combining element)
North; a Chinese-derived element found in names such as ปักกิ่งปักกิ่งbpàk-gìngBeijing (capital of China) (Beijing), rather than the usual standalone Thai word for north.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeปักbpàkปักbpàk1[to] stick; insert; set upright2[to] embroider3north (Chinese-derived combining element)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownปักกิ่งbpàk-gìngปักกิ่งbpàk-gìngBeijing (capital of China)แปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsทิศเหนือtít-nʉ̌ʉaทิศเหนือtít-nʉ̌ʉanorth; northern direction
I just learned that 'pak' in the Thai name for Beijing means north.
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ครูkruuอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaปักbpàkเป็นbpenคำkamที่tîiมาจากmaa-jàakภาษาจีนpaa-sǎa-jiinและlɛ́หมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngทิศเหนือtít-nʉ̌ʉaแต่dtɛ̀ɛภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiทั่วไปtûua-bpaiไม่ได้ใช้mâi-dâai-cháiคำkamนี้níiบอกbɔ̀ɔkทิศtít
The teacher explained that 'pak' comes from Chinese and means north, but it is not used to indicate direction in everyday Thai.
หากhàakแยกyɛ̂ɛkองค์ประกอบong-bprà-gɔ̀ɔpของkɔ̌ɔngชื่อchʉ̂ʉปักกิ่งbpàk-gìngจะjàพบว่าpóp-wâaปักbpàkสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngทิศเหนือtít-nʉ̌ʉaส่วนsùuanกิ่งgìngหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngเมืองหลวงmʉʉang-lǔuangชื่อchʉ̂ʉนี้níiจึงjʉngมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiว่าwâaเมืองหลวงmʉʉang-lǔuangทางเหนือtaang-nʉ̌ʉa
If we break down the Thai name for Beijing, we find that 'pak' refers to north, while 'king' means capital; the name therefore means northern capital.
แม้mɛ́ɛปักbpàkในnaiชื่อchʉ̂ʉปักกิ่งbpàk-gìngจะjàมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiว่าwâaทิศเหนือtít-nʉ̌ʉaแต่dtɛ̀ɛการนำมาใช้gaan-nam-maa-cháiแทนtɛɛnคำว่าkam-wâaเหนือnʉ̌ʉaโดยลำพังdooi-lam-pangย่อมyɔ̂mทำให้tam-hâiผู้ฟังpûu-fangชาวไทยchaao-taiสับสนsàp-sǒnเพราะprɔ́คุ้นkúnกับgàpคำkamนี้níiในฐานะnai-tǎa-náส่วนหนึ่งsùuan-nʉ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngชื่อเฉพาะchʉ̂ʉ-chà-pɔ́มากกว่าmâak-gwàa
Although 'pak' in the Thai name for Beijing means north, using it on its own instead of the usual Thai word for north would confuse Thai listeners, who are more familiar with it as part of a proper name.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpàk
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 | — | — |