ผลัก
plàkMeanings
1VerbA1
[to] push
to move something or someone away by applying force against it
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillผลักplàkผลักplàk1[to] push2[to] drive; impel (figurative)3[to] shift; offload (figurative)ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goalsเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeๆ-เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเปิดทางbpèrt taangเปิดทางbpèrt taang1[to] clear a path; let [sb]/[sth] through2[to] give right-of-way; yield3[to] pave the way; enable; facilitate
He pushes the door gently to make way.
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I push the box away to clear the walkway.
Dad pushes the boat away from the shore and then gets on.
เธอtəəผลักplàkเก้าอี้gâo-îiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakโต๊ะdtóเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiมีmiiที่วางtîi-waangกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎo
She pushes the chair away from the table to make space for her bag.
He pushed the door so hard that it burst open.
Yesterday the wind was so strong it pushed me back a step.
As soon as he heard the signal, he pushed the cart to roll out immediately.
ตอนdtɔɔnคนแน่นkon-nɛ̂nเขาkǎoถูกtùukเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanผลักplàkขึ้นkʉ̂nรถไฟrót-faiอย่างแรงyàang-rɛɛngเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiทันเวลาtan-wee-laa
When it was crowded, his friend forcefully pushed him onto the train to make it in time.
2VerbB2
[to] drive; impel (figurative)
to cause or pressure something to happen or to make someone act
Examples
เสียงวิจารณ์sǐiang-wí-jaanเสียงวิจารณ์sǐiang-wí-jaancriticism; critical feedbackจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmสังคมsǎng-komสังคมsǎng-kom1social studies (subject)2society; community3social; societal4social circle; social worldผลักplàkผลักplàk1[to] push2[to] drive; impel (figurative)3[to] shift; offload (figurative)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)หน่วยงานnùuai-ngaanหน่วยงานnùuai-ngaan1agency; department; bureau2unit (organizational)รีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)แก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎi1[to] fix; correct; amend2[to] modify; adjust3[to] amend (a law/rule)ปัญหาbpan-hǎaปัญหาbpan-hǎa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)
Public criticism pushed the agency to fix the problem quickly.
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แรงกดดันrɛɛng-gòt-danจากjàakครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaผลักplàkให้hâiเขาkǎoตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiสมัครsà-màkงานราชการngaan-râat-chá-gaan
Pressure from his family pushed him to decide to apply for a government job.
สถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtที่tîiตึงตัวdtʉng-dtuuaผลักplàkให้hâiองค์กรong-gɔɔnต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับbpràpโครงสร้างkroong-sâangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàai
The tight economic situation pushed the organization to restructure to cut costs.
การเปิดเผยgaan-bpə̀ət-pə̌əiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunอย่างyàangโปร่งใสbpròong-sǎiสามารถsǎa-mâatผลักplàkให้hâiผู้มีอำนาจpûu-mii-am-nâatยอมรับผิดyɔɔm-ráp-pìtและlɛ́เริ่มrə̂əmปฏิรูปbpà-dtì-rûup
Transparent disclosure of information can push those in power to take responsibility and begin reforms.
3Verb
[to] shift; offload (figurative)
to transfer a burden, duty, blame, or responsibility to [sb] else to avoid bearing it oneself
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ผลักplàkผลักplàk1[to] push2[to] drive; impel (figurative)3[to] shift; offload (figurative)ภาระpaa-ráภาระpaa-rá1burden; responsibility; obligation2load; weight (figurative or literal)ทั้งหมดtáng-mòtทั้งหมดtáng-mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everythingมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)สิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)
Don't shift the entire burden onto me.
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เขาkǎoไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmช่วยchûuaiดูแลduu-lɛɛแม่mɛ̂ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลับglàpผลักplàkภาระpaa-ráทั้งหมดtáng-mòtให้hâiน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎao
He refuses to help care for his mother and instead shifts the entire burden onto his younger sister.
เราraoทำงานtam-ngaanนี้níiด้วยกันdûuai-ganเธอtəəจะjàผลักplàkความรับผิดชอบkwaam-ráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpมาmaaให้hâiฉันchǎnคนเดียวkon-diiaoไม่ได้mâi-dâai
We worked on this together. You can't shift all the responsibility onto me.
แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàยอมรับyɔɔm-rápความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatในnaiการบริหารgaan-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanกลับglàpผลักplàkภาระpaa-ráในnaiการแก้ปัญหาgaan-gɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaให้hâiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanระดับล่างrá-dàp-lâang
Rather than acknowledge their management mistakes, the executives shifted the burden of resolving the problems onto lower-level employees.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ผล, the first consonant ผ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
plàk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |