วก
wókMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] turn back; double back
To change direction and go back the way one came; to loop back.
Examples
ขับรถkàp-rótขับรถkàp-rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedทางเข้าtaang-kâoทางเข้าtaang-kâoentrance; entrywayไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toวกกลับwók-glàpวกกลับwók-glàp1[to] double back; [to] turn back2[to] go back to the topic; [to] circle back (figurative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerที่เดิมtîi-dəəmที่เดิมtîi-dəəm1the same place; the original place2in the same place; at the original location
I drove past the entrance, so I had to loop back to the same spot.
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เดินdəənผิดpìtซอยsɔɔiเราraoเลยləəiวกwókไปbpaiเส้นทางsên-taangเดิมdəəmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาทางhǎa-taangใหม่mài
We took the wrong alley, so we looped back to the original route to find a new way.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnป้ายbpâaiปิดbpìtถนนtà-nǒnเราraoจำใจjam-jaiต้องdtɔ̂ngวกกลับwók-glàpไปbpaiทางแยกtaang-yɛ̂ɛkก่อนหน้าgɔ̀ɔn-nâaแล้วlɛ́ɛoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเส้นทางsên-taangรองrɔɔng
Upon seeing the road-closed sign, we had to loop back to the previous junction and take a secondary route.
เรือrʉʉaแล่นlɛ̂ɛnเลยləəiท่าเรือtâa-rʉʉaชาวเรือchaao-rʉʉaจึงjʉngวกกลับwók-glàpทวนกระแสtuuan-grà-sɛ̌ɛเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเทียบtîiapฝั่งfàngอย่างyàangปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
The boat passed the pier, so the crew looped back against the current to dock safely.
2VerbC1
[to] digress; veer off-topic
To stray from the main subject and then often return to it.
Examples
อาจารย์เล่าaa-jaan-lâoอาจารย์เล่าaa-jaan-lâothe teacher/professor tellsเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)อื่นʉ̀ʉnอื่นʉ̀ʉn1other; different; else2other; anotherแทรกsɛ̂ɛkแทรกsɛ̂ɛk1[to] insert; interpose2[to] slip in; mingle3[to] interrupt; cut in4[to] penetrate; infiltrate5[to] weave into; intersperseไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastพักหนึ่งpák-nʉ̀ngพักหนึ่งpák-nʉ̀ngfor a moment; for a whileแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)วกกลับwók-glàpวกกลับwók-glàp1[to] double back; [to] turn back2[to] go back to the topic; [to] circle back (figurative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหัวข้อhǔua-kɔ̂ɔหัวข้อhǔua-kɔ̂ɔ1topic; subject2title; heading3item; list entryเดิมdəəmเดิมdəəm1original; initial2former; previous3as before; originally; same as before
The teacher digressed for a while and then circled back to the original topic.
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ตอนdtɔɔnประชุมbprà-chumเขาkǎoพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuuaนานมากnaan-mâakก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàวกกลับwók-glàpมาmaaที่tîiแผนงานpɛ̌ɛn-ngaanหลักlàk
During the meeting, he talked about his personal experiences for a long time before returning to the main plan.
บทความbòt-kwaamนี้níiเหมือนจะmʉ̌ʉan-jàออกนอกเรื่องɔ̀ɔk-nɔ̂ɔk-rʉ̂ʉangอยู่yùuหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángแต่dtɛ̀ɛท้ายที่สุดtáai-tîi-sùtก็gɔ̂วกกลับwók-glàpมาmaaเชื่อมโยงchʉ̂ʉam-yoongกับgàpประเด็นbprà-denกลางglaangอย่างyàangแนบเนียนnɛ̂ɛp-niian
This article seems to go off-topic several times, but ultimately loops back to connect with the central issue seamlessly.
ผู้บรรยายpûu-ban-yaaiตั้งใจdtâng-jaiวกwókไปbpaiเล่าlâoฉากหลังchàak-lǎngทางสังคมtaang-sǎng-komการเมืองgaan-mʉʉangแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iวกกลับwók-glàpมาmaaขยายความkà-yǎai-kwaamข้อโต้แย้งkɔ̂ɔ-dtôo-yɛ́ɛngหลักlàk
The speaker deliberately digressed to discuss the sociopolitical background, then returned to elaborate on the main argument.
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
wók
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 | — | — |