ลัก
lákMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] steal; take secretly
to take something that belongs to someone else without permission, especially secretly
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillลักlákลักlák1[to] steal; take secretly2[to] sneak; do secretlyเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventรู้ตัวrúu-dtuuaรู้ตัวrúu-dtuua1[to] realize; become aware of one's situation2[to] be aware of oneself; be conscious
He stole his brother's money without him knowing.
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Last night someone stole the bicycle in front of my house.
เขาkăoถูกtòokจับได้jàp dâiเพราะpráwลักlákโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpของkŏngเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanอย่างyàangเงียบngîiapๆ-
He was caught because he secretly stole a coworker’s phone.
2VerbB1
[to] sneak; do secretly
to do something secretly or stealthily (often used as a prefix-like verb in compounds, e.g., ลักลอบลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔp1[to] do secretly; do illicitly; do without permission2secretly; illicitly; on the sly)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔpลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔp1[to] do secretly; do illicitly; do without permission2secretly; illicitly; on the slyไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔ[to] go to the doctorที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt1upcountry; outside the capital2provincial; out-of-townโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)บอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
He secretly went to see a doctor in another province without telling anyone.
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พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanบางคนbaang-konลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔpออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanก่อนเวลาgɔ̀ɔn-wee-laaเพราะprɔ́กลัวgluuaรถติดrót-dtìt
Some employees sneak out of work early because they fear traffic jams.
เธอterลักลอบlák lôpโทรหาtoh hăaเพื่อนpêuuanตอนดึกdton dèukๆ-เพราะpráwไม่mâiอยากyàakให้hâiพ่อแม่pôr mâeรู้rúu
She secretly called her friend late at night because she didn't want her parents to know.
นักกิจกรรมnák gìt-jà-gamลักลอบlák lôpจัดประชุมjàt bprà-chumย่อยyôiในnaiคาเฟ่kaa-fêhเงียบngîiapๆ-เพื่อpêuuaหลีกเลี่ยงlèek lîangความสนใจkwaam sŏn jaiจากjàakสื่อsèuu
The activists secretly arranged a small meeting in a quiet café to avoid media attention.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
lák
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 | — | — |