พุก
púkMeaning
1NounB1
wall plug; anchor
a fastener inserted into a hole in masonry, concrete, or drywall to hold a screw securely
Examples
ช่างchâangช่างchâang1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)พุกpúkพุกpúkwall plug; anchorก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerขันkǎnขันkǎn1water bowl; dipping bowl2[to] tighten (by turning)3classifier: water bowls; bowlfuls4[to] crow (rooster)5[to] laugh; feel amusedสกรูsà-gruuสกรูsà-gruu1screw (fastener)2backspin shot; screw shot (billiards)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand (in เข้าใจ)5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ผนังปูนpà-nǎng-bpuunผนังปูนpà-nǎng-bpuuncement/concrete wall; plastered masonry wall
The technician told me to insert an anchor before tightening the screw into the concrete wall.
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If you don't use an anchor, the screw may loosen and the shelf could fall.
เขาkǎoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakพุกpúkที่tîiเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpผนังpà-nǎngยิปซัมyíp-samเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiสกรูsà-gruuยึดyʉ́tได้dâaiแน่นnɛ̂n
He chose anchors suitable for drywall so that the screw would hold firmly.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpผนังpà-nǎngก่อgɔ̀ɔอิฐìtควรkuuanเจาะรูjɔ̀-ruuขนาดพอดีkà-nàat-pɔɔ-diiแล้วlɛ́ɛoใส่sàiพุกpúkเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiสกรูsà-gruuยึดyʉ́tได้dâaiมั่นคงmân-kongและlɛ́รับน้ำหนักráp-nám-nàkได้dâaiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
For masonry walls, you should drill a fitting hole and insert an anchor so the screw holds securely and supports more weight.
จะjàติดdtìtชั้นวางchán-waangบนbonผนังปูนpà-nǎng-bpuunต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiพุกpúkก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iขันkǎnสกรูsà-gruuเข้าไปkâo-bpai
To mount a shelf on a concrete wall, you need to use an anchor first and then drive the screw in.
ถ้าtâaไม่ใส่mâi-sàiพุกpúkผนังpà-nǎngยิปซั่มyíp-sâmจะjàยึดyʉ́tสกรูsà-gruuไม่อยู่mâi-yùuของkɔ̌ɔngอาจàatหล่นlònได้dâai
If you don’t insert an anchor, a gypsum wall won’t hold the screw and the item might fall.
เลือกlʉ̂ʉakพุกpúkให้hâiเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpวัสดุwát-sà-dùเพราะprɔ́เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaขันkǎnสกรูsà-gruuพุกpúkจะjàขยายตัวkà-yǎai-dtuuaไปbpaiยึดแน่นyʉ́t-nɛ̂nกับgàpผนังpà-nǎng
Choose an anchor suited to the material because when the screw is driven, the anchor expands to grip the wall firmly.
ช่างchâangแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiใช้cháiพุกpúkชนิดchá-nítขยายkà-yǎaiในnaiผนังอิฐpà-nǎng-ìtมวลmuuanเบาbaoเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiพุกบานpúk-baanและlɛ́ยึดแน่นyʉ́t-nɛ̂nเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaขันkǎnสกรูsà-gruuเข้าไปkâo-bpai
The technician recommended expansion anchors for aerated brick walls so that the anchor flares and grips tightly when the screw is driven in.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
púk
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 | — | — |