พยัก
pá-yákMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] nod (elliptical; often with หน้าหน้าnâa1topping (food)2season; time of year3in front; at the front4page5next; upcoming6face7front; frontage)
to nod; commonly used with หน้าหน้าnâa1topping (food)2season; time of year3in front; at the front4page5next; upcoming6face7front; frontage as พยักหน้าพยักหน้าpá-yák-nâa[to] nod (one's head) ‘to nod (the head)’
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herพยักหน้าpá-yák nâaพยักหน้าpá-yák nâa[to] nod (one's head)เบาๆbao baoเบาๆbao bao1gently; softly; quietly; lightly; slightly; mildly2casually; in a relaxed way; not too seriouslyเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to] assume; take sth to be true3[to be] understanding (of [sb])
She nodded gently to say she understood.
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If you agree, nod your head and I’ll start right away.
เขาkǎoไม่mâiพูดpûutอะไรà-raiแค่kɛ̂ɛพยักหน้าpá-yák-nâaสองsɔ̌ɔngครั้งkrángเป็นbpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanว่าwâaโอเคoo-kee
He didn’t say anything, just nodded twice as a signal that it was okay.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanพยักหน้าpá-yák-nâaเห็นด้วยhěn-dûuaiหลังจากlǎng-jàakฟังfangเหตุผลhèet-pǒnของkɔ̌ɔngทีมtiimจนjonจบjòp
The manager nodded in agreement after listening to the team’s reasoning to the end.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พยัก said พะ-ยัก?
pá-yák
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |