ฤกษ์
rə̂əkMeanings
1NounB2
auspicious time
A favorable or lucky moment determined by astrology for beginning an activity or ceremony.
Examples
คู่บ่าวสาวkûu-bàao-sǎaoคู่บ่าวสาวkûu-bàao-sǎao1bride and groom2newlyweds (by extension)รอrɔɔรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitให้hâiให้hâi1[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)หมอดูmɔ̌ɔ-duuหมอดูmɔ̌ɔ-duufortune-teller; seerบอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showฤกษ์แต่งงานrə̂ək-dtɛ̀ng-ngaanฤกษ์แต่งงานrə̂ək-dtɛ̀ng-ngaanauspicious wedding time/dateก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerค่อยkɔ̂iค่อยkɔ̂i1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see offการ์ดเชิญgáat-chəənการ์ดเชิญgáat-chəəninvitation card
The couple is waiting for the astrologer to announce the auspicious wedding time before sending invitations.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiขึ้นบ้านใหม่kʉ̂n-bâan-màiตามdtaamฤกษ์rə̂əkที่tîiพระpráกำหนดgam-nòtเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaอยู่เย็นเป็นสุขyùu-yen-bpen-sùk
Mom said to move into the new house at the auspicious time set by the monk so the family will live peacefully.
เจ้าของร้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-ráanเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเปิดกิจการbpə̀ət-gìt-jà-gaanในnaiวันwanและlɛ́เวลาที่wee-laa-tîiได้dâaiฤกษ์rə̂əkจากjàakโหรhǒonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเสริมsə̌əmความkwaamเฮงhengตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtôn
The shop owner chose to open the business on the date and time deemed auspicious by the astrologer to boost luck from the start.
พิธีpí-tiiตั้งdtângศาลsǎanถูกtùukเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanเพราะprɔ́หมอดูmɔ̌ɔ-duuเห็นว่าhěn-wâaฤกษ์rə̂əkในnaiช่วงบ่ายchûuang-bàaiไม่เป็นมงคลmâi-bpen-mong-konจึงjʉngเปลี่ยนไปbplìian-bpaiทำtamตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตามdtaamคัมภีร์kam-piiโหราศาสตร์hǒo-raa-sàat
The spirit house ceremony was postponed because the astrologer saw that the afternoon time was inauspicious, so it was changed to the morning according to astrological texts.
2NounB2
opportune moment (figurative)
A suitable or timely moment to act; an opening or chance (figurative, from the idea of auspicious timing).
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaan1manager; administrator2personal manager; handlerเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ฤกษ์rə̂əkฤกษ์rə̂ək1auspicious time2opportune moment (figurative)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยกมือyók-mʉʉยกมือyók-mʉʉ[to] raise one's handถามtǎamถามtǎam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] ask about; consult3[to] question; interrogateข้อสงสัยkɔ̂ɔ-sǒng-sǎiข้อสงสัยkɔ̂ɔ-sǒng-sǎi1question; query; point of doubt2suspicion; doubtทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
When the manager fell silent, it was a good moment for me to raise my hand and ask my question.
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ฝนfǒnเริ่มrə̂əmเบาลงbao-longถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenฤกษ์rə̂əkที่tîiเราraoควรkuuanออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taangก่อนgɔ̀ɔnมืดmʉ̂ʉt
The rain started to ease up, which was a timely chance for us to set off before dark.
เขาkǎoรอrɔɔจนjonคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngพลาดplâatจึงjʉngคว้าkwáaฤกษ์rə̂əkนั้นnánเปิดbpə̀ətตัวสินค้าdtuua-sǐn-káaในnaiราคาพิเศษraa-kaa-pí-sèet
He waited until a competitor slipped up, then seized that opening to launch the product at a special price.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaกระแสสังคมgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-sǎng-komเริ่มrə̂əmสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔnประเด็นbprà-denนี้níiก็gɔ̂เป็นbpenฤกษ์rə̂əkให้hâiภาคประชาชนpâak-bprà-chaa-chonผลักดันplàk-danนโยบายná-yoo-baaiต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉang
When public sentiment began to support the issue, it became an opportune moment for civil groups to push the policy forward.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ฤกษ์ said เริก?
rə̂ək
- Vowel spellingThe letter ฤ is read ริ here.Silent letterษ์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
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 -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
rə̂ək
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
ษ์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |