ลักตัว
lák-dtuuaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] kidnap [sb]; [to] abduct [sb]
to illegally take someone away by force, usually to demand money in exchange for releasing them.
Examples
มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2rumor; hearsayว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเศรษฐีsèet-tǐiเศรษฐีsèet-tǐirich person; wealthy individualคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ng1one person2a person; someoneถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ลักตัวlák-dtuuaลักตัวlák-dtuua[to] kidnap [sb]; [to] abduct [sb]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous day
There's news that a millionaire was kidnapped yesterday.
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โจรjoonลักตัวlák-dtuuaเด็กdèkไปbpaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเรียกrîiakค่าไถ่kâa-tàiจากjàakพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎo
The criminals kidnapped the child to demand ransom from his parents.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatกำลังgam-langสืบสวนsʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanคดีká-diiที่tîiนักธุรกิจnák-tú-rá-gìtหญิงyǐngถูกtùukลักตัวlák-dtuuaไปbpaiจากjàakหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəเองeeng
The police are investigating the case where a businesswoman was abducted from in front of her own house.
กลุ่มglùmผู้ก่อการร้ายpûu-gɔ̀ɔ-gaan-ráaiได้dâaiเผยแพร่pə̌əi-prɛ̂ɛวิดีโอwí-dii-ooของkɔ̌ɔngตัวประกันdtuua-bprà-ganที่tîiถูกtùukลักตัวlák-dtuuaไปbpaiพร้อมกับprɔ́ɔm-gàpยื่นyʉ̂ʉnข้อเรียกร้องkɔ̂ɔ-rîiak-rɔ́ɔngที่tîiรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatยอมรับyɔɔm-rápได้dâai
The terrorist group released a video of the kidnapped hostage, along with making demands that the government cannot accept.
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
- 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
ลักตัวlák-dtuuaลักตัวlák-dtuua[to] kidnap [sb]; [to] abduct [sb][to] kidnap [sb]; [to] abduct [sb]Word