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

พ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)3[to] move houseจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàt1provincial; out-of-town2upcountry; outside the capitalมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerตั้งรกรากdtâng rók-râakตั้งรกรากdtâng rók-râak1[to] settle; [to] put down roots2[to] settle (as settlers/colonists)3[to] settle down (start a stable life/family)อยู่ที่yòo têeอยู่ที่yòo têe1[to] be at; be located at2[to] depend on; be up to3[to] be at (a level/amount)กรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàe1from; since (starting point)2from X to Yยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)หนุ่มสาวnùm săaoหนุ่มสาวnùm săaoyoung men and women; young people
My parents moved from the provinces to settle down in Bangkok when they were still young.
2NounB2

settlement; permanent home

A place where someone settles and lives permanently; often used with 'ตั้งรกรากตั้งรกรากdtâng rók-râak1[to] settle; [to] put down roots2[to] settle (as settlers/colonists)3[to] settle down (start a stable life/family)' ([to] settle down).

Examples

พ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)3[to] move houseจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàt1provincial; out-of-town2upcountry; outside the capitalมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerตั้งรกรากdtâng rók-râakตั้งรกรากdtâng rók-râak1[to] settle; [to] put down roots2[to] settle (as settlers/colonists)3[to] settle down (start a stable life/family)อยู่ที่yòo têeอยู่ที่yòo têe1[to] be at; be located at2[to] depend on; be up to3[to] be at (a level/amount)กรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàe1from; since (starting point)2from X to Yยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)หนุ่มสาวnùm săaoหนุ่มสาวnùm săaoyoung men and women; young people
My parents moved from the provinces to settle down in Bangkok when they were still young.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

รกrókรกrók1messy; cluttered2overgrown; weedy3annoying; in the way4placentaPart 1
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รากrâakรากrâak1root (plant part)2root; origin; foundation3square root (math)4root/stem; base (ling./math)5to take root; to be rootedPart 2
รกรากrók râakรกรากrók râakancestral home; native place