ภาค
pâakMeanings
region; area
a major geographic division of a country (e.g., ภาคเหนือภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉa1the North; northern region (of Thailand)2northern (style, food, etc.) the North, ภาคใต้ภาคใต้pâak-dtâaiSouthern Thailand; the south (of a country/area) the South)
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part; section; division
one subdivision of a larger whole (e.g., part/section of a book, movie, course, or story arc/season)
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sector (economic/societal)
a segment of the economy or society (e.g., ภาครัฐภาครัฐpâak-rát1government sector; public sector; the state2state-run; government- (attributive) public sector, ภาคเอกชนภาคเอกชนpâak-èek-gà-chonprivate sector; non-government sector private sector)
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Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภาค said พาก?
pâak
- Same-sounding letterภ sounds just like พ, so the reading uses พ.Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ค is said like ก (k).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ค, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pâak
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 | — | — |