รกๆ
rók rókMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
messy; cluttered
Messy or cluttered in appearance; reduplication does not necessarily imply a high degree.
Examples
ห้องนอนhông nonห้องนอนhông nonbedroomของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพี่ชายpêe chaaiพี่ชายpêe chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneรกๆrók rókรกๆrók rók1messy; cluttered2overgrown; weedy3messily; in a cluttered wayมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaclothes; clothing; apparelกองgongกองgong1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpsอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เตียงdtiangเตียงdtiang1bed (furniture)2CLF: beds; bed-like platforms3hospital bed/capacity
My older brother's bedroom looks messy; there are clothes piled on the bed.
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โต๊ะทำงานdtó tam ngaanของฉันkŏng chănรกๆrók rókไปหน่อยbpai nòiต้องdtôngหาเวลาhăa way-laaจัดระเบียบjàt rá-bìiapใหม่màiแล้วláeo
My desk is a bit cluttered; I need to find time to reorganize it.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeสวนหลังบ้านsŭuan lăng bâanจะjàดูdooรกๆrók rókแต่dtàeก็gâwมีmeeมุมmumเล็กๆlék lékที่têeน่ารักnâa rákสำหรับsăm-ràpนั่งnângพักผ่อนpák pòn
Even though the backyard looks cluttered, there's a cute little corner to sit and relax.
สภาพsà-pâapที่têeดูdooรกๆrók rókของkŏngห้องใต้หลังคาhông dtâi lăng-kaaซ่อนsônสมบัติsŏm-bàtล้ำค่าlám kâaของkŏngครอบครัวkrôp kruuaเอาไว้ao wáiหลายlăaiชิ้นchín
The cluttered appearance of the attic concealed several valuable family heirlooms.
2AdjectiveB1
overgrown; weedy
Overgrown with weeds or other vegetation.
Examples
สวนหลังบ้านsŭuan lăng bâanสวนหลังบ้านsŭuan lăng bâanbackyard; back gardenฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneรกๆrók rókรกๆrók rók1messy; cluttered2overgrown; weedy3messily; in a cluttered wayเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] trim; clip3[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect4[to] eliminate; remove5[to] edit; cut (media/text)6[to] deduct7[to] cross (a path); cut acrossหญ้าyâaหญ้าyâa1grass2weed; weedy vegetationมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)อาทิตย์aa-títอาทิตย์aa-tít1classifier for weeks2the Sun3week4Sunday (abbr.)5given nameแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
My backyard looks overgrown because I haven't cut the grass for many weeks.
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เราraoต้องdtôngช่วยกันchûuai ganถางหญ้าtăang yâaที่têeรกๆrók rókตรงนั้นdtrong nánออกไปòk bpaiก่อนที่gòn têeจะมีjà meeสัตว์sàtอันตรายan-dtà-raaiเข้ามาkâo maaอยู่yòo
We need to clear that overgrown grassy area before dangerous animals move in.
ทางเดินtaang dernไปbpaiน้ำตกnám dtòkค่อนข้างkôn kâangรกๆrók rókควรkuuanใส่sàiกางเกงgaang gayngขาkăaยาวyaaoเพื่อpêuuaป้องกันbpông ganกิ่งไม้gìng máaiขีดข่วนkìit kùuan
The path to the waterfall is quite overgrown; you should wear long pants to protect against scratches from branches.
สภาพsà-pâapที่ดินtêe dinที่têeถูกทิ้งร้างtòok tíng ráangจนjonรกๆrók rókเป็นbpenอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkสำคัญsăm-kanต่อdtòการพัฒนาgaan pát-tá-naaพื้นที่púen têeในnaiเขตชานเมืองkèt chaan meuuang
The condition of the abandoned land, which has become very overgrown, is a significant obstacle to developing suburban areas.
3AdverbB1
messily; in a cluttered way
In a messy or cluttered manner.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)โยนyohnโยนyohn1[to] throw; toss; cast2[to] shift blame; pass the buckเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaclothes; clothing; apparelไว้บนwái bonเตียงdtiangเตียงdtiang1bed (furniture)2CLF: beds; bed-like platforms3hospital bed/capacityรกๆrók rókรกๆrók rók1messy; cluttered2overgrown; weedy3messily; in a cluttered wayแบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)สิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)
Don't just throw your clothes messily on the bed like that.
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เขาkăoชอบchôpวางwaangเอกสารèk-gà-săanไว้บนwái bonโต๊ะทำงานdtó tam ngaanรกๆrók rókจนjonหาhăaอะไรà-raiไม่เคยmâi koieเจอjer
He likes to place documents on his desk in a cluttered manner, so he can never find anything.
หลังจากlăng jàakกลับมาglàp maaจากjàakไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoของฝากkŏng fàakก็gâwถูtŏoกวางgwaangกองgongไว้wáiรกๆrók rókในnaiมุมmumห้องhông
After returning from the trip, the souvenirs were piled messily in the corner of the room.
การเก็บgaan gèpสายไฟsăai faiรกๆrók rókให้hâiเป็นระเบียบbpen rá-bìiapไม่เพียงแต่mâi piiang dtàeทำให้ดูtam hâi dooสวยงามsŭuay ngaamแต่ยังdtàe yangช่วยchûuaiเพิ่มpêrmความปลอดภัยkwaam bplòt paiด้วยdûuay
Organizing cables that are placed in a cluttered manner not only makes it look nice but also helps increase safety.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รกๆ said รก-รก?
rók rók
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
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 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 | — | — |