พักฐาน
pák-tǎanMeanings
1VerbC1
[to] consolidate; undergo a pullback (finance)
For a stock price or financial market to pause after a rise, with prices moving sideways or declining temporarily rather than continuing upward.
Examples
ราคาหุ้นraa-kaa-hûnราคาหุ้นraa-kaa-hûnstock priceขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toพักฐานpák-tǎanพักฐานpák-tǎan1[to] consolidate; undergo a pullback (finance)2residence; dwelling (rare)โดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withขยับขึ้นkà-yàp-kʉ̂nขยับขึ้นkà-yàp-kʉ̂n[to] move up; [to] shift up; [to] rise; [to] be promotedลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineเพียงเล็กน้อยpiiang-lék-nɔ́ɔiเพียงเล็กน้อยpiiang-lék-nɔ́ɔi1only a little2slight; small in amount
The stock price has risen for several days and is now starting to consolidate, moving up and down only slightly.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakปรับขึ้นbpràp-kʉ̂nอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangดัชนีตลาดหุ้นdàt-chá-nii-dtà-làat-hûnก็gɔ̂พักฐานpák-tǎanและlɛ́ลดลงlót-longเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiขณะที่kà-nà-tîiนักลงทุนnák-long-tunบางส่วนbaang-sùuanขายkǎaiทำกำไรtam-gam-rai
After rising steadily, the stock market index entered a consolidation phase and dipped slightly as some investors took profits.
แม้mɛ́ɛราคาหุ้นraa-kaa-hûnจะjàพักฐานpák-tǎanหลังจากlǎng-jàakทะยานขึ้นtá-yaan-kʉ̂nแรงrɛɛngแต่dtɛ̀ɛนักวิเคราะห์nák-wí-krɔ́ยังyangมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaแนวโน้มnɛɛo-nóomระยะยาวrá-yá-yaaoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเปลี่ยนไปbplìian-bpaiตราบใดที่dtràap-dai-tîiผลประกอบการpǒn-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-gaanยังyangเติบโตdtə̀əp-dtoo
Although the stock price is consolidating after a sharp rally, analysts still believe the long-term trend remains unchanged as long as earnings continue to grow.
การที่gaan-tîiดัชนีdàt-chá-niiพักฐานpák-tǎanอยู่yùuในกรอบnai-grɔ̀ɔpแคบkɛ̂ɛpหลังlǎngปรับขึ้นbpràp-kʉ̂nแรงrɛɛngอาจàatสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnว่าwâaนักลงทุนnák-long-tunกำลังgam-langรอrɔɔปัจจัยbpàt-jaiใหม่màiมากกว่าmâak-gwàaจะเป็นjà-bpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanของkɔ̌ɔngขาลงkǎa-long
The index consolidating within a narrow range after a sharp rise may indicate that investors are waiting for a new catalyst rather than signal a downtrend.
2NounC2
residence; dwelling (rare)
A place where someone lives or stays.
Examples
ระหว่างที่rá-wàang-tîiระหว่างที่rá-wàang-tîiwhile; during the time thatบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2again; anew3new; inexperienced (novice)4hibiscus (Northern Thai)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardสร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; foundไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)4[to] reach orgasm; come (informal, euphemistic)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเรือนrʉʉanเรือนrʉʉan1house; dwelling (traditional/wooden); hull/body (of sth)2classifier: houses; clocks; watches3body; figure (formal/lit.)เล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พักฐานpák-tǎanพักฐานpák-tǎan1[to] consolidate; undergo a pullback (finance)2residence; dwelling (rare)ชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoชั่วคราวchûua-kraao1temporary; provisional; interim2temporarily; for the time being
While his new house was still under construction, he used a small house in the garden as a temporary residence.
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เรือนไม้rʉʉan-máaiริมคลองrim-klɔɔngซึ่งsʉ̂ngเคยkəəiเป็นbpenพักฐานpák-tǎanของkɔ̌ɔngปู่ย่าbpùu-yâaถูกtùukปรับปรุงbpràp-bprungให้hâiลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanกลับมาglàp-maaอยู่อาศัยyùu-aa-sǎiได้dâaiอีกครั้งìik-kráng
The wooden house by the canal, once his grandparents' residence, was renovated so that their descendants could live there again.
แม้mɛ́ɛพักฐานpák-tǎanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoจะjàเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangเรือนrʉʉanเช่าchâoหลังlǎngเล็กlékแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂เป็นที่bpen-tîiที่tîiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaได้dâaiอยู่yùuพร้อมหน้าprɔ́ɔm-nâaกันganหลังจากlǎng-jàakแยกย้ายyɛ̂ɛk-yáaiไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanต่างถิ่นdtàang-tìnหลายlǎaiปีbpii
Although his home was only a small rented house, it was where the family could finally live together after years of working in different places.
เรือนrʉʉanเก่าgàoริมคลองrim-klɔɔngมิใช่mí-châiเพียงpiiangพักฐานpák-tǎanของตระกูลkɔ̌ɔng-dtrà-guunหากhàakยังyangเป็นbpenเสมือนsà-mʉ̌ʉanรากแก้วrâak-gɛ̂ɛoที่tîiยึดโยงyʉ́t-yoongลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanให้hâiกลับมาglàp-maaพร้อมหน้าprɔ́ɔm-nâaกันganทุกtúkสงกรานต์sǒng-graan
The old house by the canal is not merely the family's residence; it is also like a taproot that keeps the younger generations connected and brings them back together every Songkran.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พักฐาน said พัก-ถาน?
pák-tǎan
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 vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pák
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
พักpákพักpák1[to] rest; take a break2[to] stay; lodge3[to] pause; put [sth] on hold4interval; stretch; spell[to] rest; take a breakPart 1
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ฐานtǎanฐานtǎan1base; foundation2base (operations)3basis; grounds4[on the] charge of; for the offence of (ฐาน + alleged offence)5base (mathematics)6base (baseball)7rank; social standingbase; foundationPart 2
พักฐานpák-tǎanพักฐานpák-tǎan[to] consolidate; undergo a pullback (finance)[to] consolidate; undergo a pullback (finance)Word