รกราก

rók-râak

Meanings

1NounB2

ancestral home; native place

The place of one's origin or ancestry; where one's family originally lived (one's roots).

Examples

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2NounB2

settlement; permanent home

A place where someone settles and lives permanently; often used with 'ตั้งรกรากตั้งรกรากdtâng-rók-râak[to] settle; [to] put down roots' ([to] settle down).

Examples

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

rók

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

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รกรากrók-râakรกรากrók-râakancestral home; native placeancestral home; native placeWord