ฝัก
fàkMeanings
1NounA2
pod (of a plant)
A seed case of certain plants, typically elongated, that contains seeds (e.g., bean pod).
Examples
สวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanสวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanbackyard; back gardenมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฝักfàkฝักfàk1pod (of a plant)2classifier: pods; ears of corn; sheaths3spindle/bobbin4sheath; scabbardถั่วเขียวtùua-kǐiaoถั่วเขียวtùua-kǐiaomung beanห้อยhɔ̂ɔiห้อยhɔ̂ɔi1[to] hang; dangle; suspend2hanging; droopingอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)
The backyard garden has green bean pods hanging all over the plant.
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Mom shelled the peanut pods to roast the seeds for a snack.
ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngเก็บgèpฝักfàkถั่วฝักยาวtùua-fàk-yaaoที่tîiแก่gɛ̀ɛพอดีpɔɔ-diiไม่อย่างนั้นmâi-yàang-nánเมล็ดmá-létจะjàแข็งkɛ̌ng
In the morning we must pick long-bean pods that are just mature; otherwise the seeds will harden.
เกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnเลือกlʉ̂ʉakฝักfàkที่tîiไม่mâiมีรอยmii-rɔɔiแมลงเจาะmá-lɛɛng-jɔ̀เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำไปnam-bpaiคัดkátเมล็ดพันธุ์má-lét-panสำหรับsǎm-ràpฤดูกาลหน้าrʉ́-duu-gaan-nâa
Farmers select pods with no insect damage to sort seeds for the next season.
2ClassifierA2
classifier: pods; ears of corn; sheaths
A classifier used for plant pods, ears of corn, and knife or sword sheaths.
Examples
กระเทียมgrà-tiiamกระเทียมgrà-tiiamgarlic (plant/bulb)หัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)นับnápนับnáp1[to] count2[to] include; be counted3[to] consider; regardเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ngเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ng1[to] be the best; [to] be number one2[to] be united; [to] be as oneฝักfàkฝักfàk1pod (of a plant)2classifier: pods; ears of corn; sheaths3spindle/bobbin4sheath; scabbardนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
This whole bulb of garlic counts as one (using the classifier 'ฝัก').
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Mom bought five cloves (counted with the classifier) of garlic for the tom yum yesterday.
เวลาwee-laaซื้อsʉ́ʉกระเทียมgrà-tiiamที่tîiตลาดdtà-làatเขาkǎoจะjàถามtǎamว่าwâaเอาaoกี่gìiฝักfàkไม่ได้mâi-dâaiถามtǎamเป็นbpenกิโลgì-loo
When buying garlic at the market, they ask how many cloves (using this classifier), not by kilogram.
3NounB2
spindle/bobbin
A small rod or bobbin used for winding thread or yarn.
Examples
ช่างทอchâng-tɔɔช่างทอchâng-tɔɔweaverใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderฝักfàkฝักfàk1pod (of a plant)2classifier: pods; ears of corn; sheaths3spindle/bobbin4sheath; scabbardใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ด้ายdâaiด้ายdâai1thread2yarn; textile thread3classifier: เส้น / หลอด / ม้วนแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)สอดsɔ̀ɔtสอดsɔ̀ɔt1[to] insert; put in2[to] thread through; pass between3[to] interject; butt in; meddleผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughกี่gìiกี่gìi1how many; how much2how many? (pron.)3loom; weaving loomเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatทอผ้าtɔɔ-pâaทอผ้าtɔɔ-pâa[to] weave clothได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerลื่นlʉ̂ʉnลื่นlʉ̂ʉn1slippery; slick2[to] be slippery; slide3smooth; seamless (process/experience)4slick; glib (speech/behavior)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country
The weaver uses a small bobbin to hold thread and pass it through the loom for smoother weaving.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเริ่มrə̂əmปักผ้าbpàk-pâaครูkruuให้เราhâi-raoใส่sàiไหมmǎiลงในlong-naiฝักfàkให้hâiตึงdtʉngพอดีpɔɔ-dii
Before starting embroidery, the teacher had us wind the silk onto the bobbin with just the right tension.
ถ้าtâaพันpanด้ายdâaiบนbonฝักfàkไม่สม่ำเสมอmâi-sà-màm-sà-mə̌əเวลาwee-laaทอtɔɔจะjàติดขัดdtìt-kàtและlɛ́ทำให้tam-hâiลายlaaiเบี้ยวbîiao
If the thread is wound unevenly on the bobbin, weaving will snag and distort the pattern.
เขาkǎoเปลี่ยนbplìianมาใช้maa-cháiฝักfàkแบบbɛ̀ɛpน้ำหนักเบาnám-nàk-baoเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiกี่gìiทำงานtam-ngaanได้dâaiเร็วreoและlɛ́คงที่kong-tîiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
She switched to lightweight bobbins to make the loom run faster and more consistently.
4NounC1
sheath; scabbard
A protective case for the blade of a knife, sword, or similar weapon.
Examples
ดาบdàapดาบdàap1sword2Police Senior Sergeant Major (Thai rank); ดาบตำรวจเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2classifier: knives, swords, candles, cartsนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)อย่างประณีตyàang-bprà-nîitอย่างประณีตyàang-bprà-nîitmeticulously; exquisitely; finelyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ฝักfàkฝักfàk1pod (of a plant)2classifier: pods; ears of corn; sheaths3spindle/bobbin4sheath; scabbardกำมะหยี่gam-má-yìiกำมะหยี่gam-má-yìi1velvet (fabric)2velvety; soft and smooth like velvetสีดำsǐi-damสีดำsǐi-dam1black (color)2black
That sword was carefully kept in a black velvet sheath.
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กวีพรรณนาgà-wii-pan-ná-naaถึงtʉ̌ngมีดmîitที่tîiยังอยู่yang-yùuในnaiฝักfàkราวกับraao-gàpความจริงkwaam-jingที่tîiยังyangถูกtùukปิดบังbpìt-bang
The poet described the knife still in its sheath, as if the truth were still concealed.
ในnaiวรรณคดีโบราณwan-ná-ká-dii-boo-raanมักmákเอ่ยถึงyèe-tʉ̌ngฝักfàkอันanงามวิจิตรngaam-wí-jìtซึ่งsʉ̂ngโอบòopอาวุธaa-wútดุจนิทราdùt-nít-traaไม่ให้mâi-hâiเผยโฉมpə̌əi-chǒom
In ancient literature, there is often mention of a splendid sheath that cradles the weapon like sleep, keeping it from revealing itself.
เขาkǎoยังyangถนอมน้ำใจtà-nɔ̌ɔm-náam-jaiด้วยdûuaiถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamอ่อนโยนɔ̀ɔn-yoonราวกับraao-gàpเก็บgèpคมkomมีดmîitไว้wáiในnaiฝักfàkไม่ให้mâi-hâiบาดเจ็บbàat-jèpความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-pan
He tempered his words gently, as if keeping the blade in its sheath so as not to wound the relationship.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
fàk
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 | — | — |