ฟอก
fɔ̂ɔkMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] bleach; whiten
to make something lighter or white, especially by chemicals, sunlight, or washing (e.g., cloth, teeth)
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultผ้าขาวpâa-kǎaoผ้าขาวpâa-kǎaowhite cloth; white fabricไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastตากแดดdtàak-dɛ̀ɛtตากแดดdtàak-dɛ̀ɛt1[to] sun‑dry; dry [sth] in the sun2[to] be out in the sun; expose oneself to sunlightเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofฟอกfɔ̂ɔkฟอกfɔ̂ɔk1[to] bleach; whiten2[to] cleanse; purify; filter; launder3[to] launder moneyให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)สว่างsà-wàangสว่างsà-wàang1bright; well-lit2[to] become bright; be illuminated3clear; evident (figurative)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
Mom put the white cloth in the sun to lighten it.
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หมอฟันmɔ̌ɔ-fanแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiฟอกfɔ̂ɔkฟันfanเพราะprɔ́คราบkrâapกาแฟgaa-fɛɛทำให้tam-hâiสีหมองsǐi-mɔ̌ɔng
The dentist recommended whitening the teeth because coffee stains made them dull.
โรงงานroong-ngaanใช้cháiสารเคมีsǎan-kee-miiฟอกfɔ̂ɔkผ้าpâaให้ได้hâi-dâaiเฉดchèetขาวkǎaoตามที่dtaam-tîiลูกค้าlûuk-káaต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaan
The factory uses chemicals to bleach fabric to the shade of white the client wants.
ช่างchângซักsákรีดrîitเลือกlʉ̂ʉakฟอกfɔ̂ɔkเฉพาะจุดchà-pɔ́-jùtที่tîiมีmiiคราบฝังแน่นkrâap-fǎng-nɛ̂nเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiสีsǐiผ้าpâaโดยรวมdooi-ruuamซีดsîitเกินไปgəən-bpai
The launderer bleaches only the spots with stubborn stains to avoid making the overall fabric color too faded.
2VerbB1
[to] cleanse; purify; filter; launder
to remove dirt or impurities from something (e.g., air, blood), or to make something clean; also used for cleaning fabrics or laundering
Examples
โรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanhospitalต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toฟอกfɔ̂ɔkฟอกfɔ̂ɔk1[to] bleach; whiten2[to] cleanse; purify; filter; launder3[to] launder moneyเลือดlʉ̂ʉatเลือดlʉ̂ʉat1blood2bloodline; lineage3spirit; vigorให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaipatient; sick personสัปดาห์sàp-daaสัปดาห์sàp-daa1week2classifier: weeksละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2each; per3[to] omit; leave out; skip4topic/softening particleสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or times
The hospital has to filter the patient's blood twice a week.
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เครื่องกรองkrʉ̂ʉang-grɔɔngอากาศaa-gàatในnaiห้องนี้hɔ̂ng-níiช่วยchûuaiฟอกfɔ̂ɔkกลิ่นglìnและlɛ́ฝุ่นfùnออกɔ̀ɔkได้ดีdâai-dii
The air purifier in this room helps remove odors and dust effectively.
ร้านซักรีดráan-sák-rîitรับrápฟอกfɔ̂ɔkผ้าpâaเปื้อนbpʉ̂ʉanคราบkrâapหนักnàkด้วยdûuaiน้ำยาnáam-yaaพิเศษpí-sèet
The laundry shop cleans heavily stained fabrics with a special solution.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiของkɔ̌ɔngเด็กเล็กdèk-lékเราraoควรkuuanฟอกfɔ̂ɔkน้ำnáamใช้cháiผ่านpàanระบบrá-bòpกรองgrɔɔngก่อนเสมอgɔ̀ɔn-sà-mə̌ə
For the safety of small children, we should always purify water through a filtration system first.
3VerbB2
[to] launder money
to conceal the origin of illegally obtained money by passing it through legitimate channels
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingฟอกเงินfɔ̂ɔk-ngənฟอกเงินfɔ̂ɔk-ngən[to] launder moneyผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughร้านทองráan-tɔɔngร้านทองráan-tɔɔnggold shopของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengone's own
He was arrested for laundering money through his own gold shop.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatสงสัยsǒng-sǎiว่าwâaบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtนี้níiฟอกเงินfɔ̂ɔk-ngənโดยdooiใช้cháiบัญชีban-chiiปลอมbplɔɔmหลายlǎaiบัญชีban-chii
The police suspect that this company launders money by using multiple fake accounts.
แก๊งgɛ́ngใช้cháiธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtท่องเที่ยวtɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoเป็นbpenฉากหน้าchàak-nâaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaฟอกเงินfɔ̂ɔk-ngənจากjàakการพนันgaan-pá-nanออนไลน์ɔɔn-laai
The gang used a travel business as a front to launder money from online gambling.
อัยการai-yá-gaanชี้ว่าchíi-wâaมีmiiการฟอกเงินgaan-fɔ̂ɔk-ngənผ่านpàanการบริจาคgaan-bɔɔ-rí-jàakการกุศลgaan-gù-sǒnปลอมbplɔɔmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพรางpraangแหล่งที่มาlɛ̀ng-tîi-maa
The prosecutor pointed out that money was laundered through fake charitable donations to conceal its origin.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
fɔ̂ɔk
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |