ผักกอก
pàk-gɔ̀ɔkMeaning
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water lettuce (regional)
A regional name for water lettuce, a plant that floats on water and has soft, pale green leaves growing in a tight group.
Examples
ผักกอกpàk-gɔ̀ɔkผักกอกpàk-gɔ̀ɔkwater lettuce (regional)ลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2floating; adrift3[to] float (price/exchange rate)4too light for the skin (makeup, colloquial)อยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]บ่อbɔ̀ɔบ่อbɔ̀ɔ1pit; hole; excavation2well (water)3pond; pool4classifier: wells/ponds/pits5source; origin (figurative)
Water lettuce is floating in the pond.
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เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoฉันchǎnเห็นhěnผักกอกpàk-gɔ̀ɔkใบbaiสีเขียวอ่อนsǐi-kǐiao-ɔ̀ɔnลอยlɔɔiอยู่ในyùu-naiคลองklɔɔng
This morning, I saw water lettuce with pale green leaves floating in the canal.
Mom scooped the water lettuce out of the basin yesterday.
ผักกอกpàk-gɔ̀ɔkมีmiiใบอ่อนbai-ɔ̀ɔnนุ่มnûmซ้อนกันsɔ́ɔn-ganเป็นกระจุกbpen-grà-jùkและlɛ́ลอยlɔɔiอยู่yùuบนผิวน้ำbon-pǐu-náamโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngปลูกbplùukลงlongดินdin
Water lettuce has soft leaves clustered closely together and floats on the water without needing to be planted in soil.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pàk
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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กอกgɔ̀ɔkกอกgɔ̀ɔk1[to] rap; [to] knock2hog plum; Spondias tree or fruit3[to] draw blood; [to] cup[to] rap; [to] knockPart 2
ผักกอกpàk-gɔ̀ɔkผักกอกpàk-gɔ̀ɔkwater lettuce (regional)water lettuce (regional)Word