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wók-glàpMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] double back; [to] turn back
To change direction and go back the way one came; to double back.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowนึกได้nʉ́k-dâaiนึกได้nʉ́k-dâai[to] suddenly remember [sth]; [to] recall [sth]; [to] realize [sth]ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyกุญแจgun-jɛɛกุญแจgun-jɛɛ1key (for a lock)2lock; locking device3key; crucial factor4answer key; key (solutions)5clef (music)6wrench; spannerเลยləəiเลยləəi1at 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)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at home
He just realized he forgot his keys, so he had to turn back to the house.
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เราraoขับรถkàp-rótไปbpaiได้dâaiครึ่งทางkrʉ̂ng-taangแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngวกกลับwók-glàpเพราะprɔ́มีmiiอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetใหญ่yàiข้างหน้าkâang-nâa
We were halfway there, but had to double back because there was a big accident ahead.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakเดินป่าdəən-bpàaไปbpaiสองsɔ̌ɔngชั่วโมงchûua-moongเราraoก็gɔ̂ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiวกกลับwók-glàpเพราะprɔ́เห็นว่าhěn-wâaฟ้าfáaเริ่มมืดrə̂əm-mʉ̂ʉtแล้วlɛ́ɛo
After hiking for two hours, we decided to turn back because we saw the sky was getting dark.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaนักสำรวจnák-sǎm-rùuatตระหนักdtrà-nàkว่าwâaเสบียงsà-biiangใกล้glâiจะjàหมดmòtพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoจึงjʉngไม่มีmâi-miiทางเลือกtaang-lʉ̂ʉakอื่นʉ̀ʉnนอกจากnɔ̂ɔk-jàakต้องdtɔ̂ngวกกลับwók-glàpไปยังbpai-yangค่ายkâaiฐานtǎan
When the explorers realized their supplies were running low, they had no choice but to double back to the base camp.
2VerbB1
[to] go back to the topic; [to] circle back (figurative)
To return to a previous subject in a conversation or discussion.
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)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 markerบทเรียนbòt-riianบทเรียนbòt-riian1lesson (curriculum unit)2lesson (what one learns)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)อีกครั้งìik-krángอีกครั้งìik-krángagain; once more
The teacher said, 'We will return to this lesson again later.'
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ขอโทษkɔ̌ɔ-tôotที่tîiขัดจังหวะkàt-jang-wàนะnáครับkrápแต่dtɛ̀ɛผมpǒmขอkɔ̌ɔวกกลับwók-glàpไปที่bpai-tîiประเด็นbprà-denแรกrɛ̂ɛkที่tîiเราraoคุยกันkui-ganได้ไหมdâai-mǎi
Sorry to interrupt, but can I return to the first point we discussed?
เธอterชอบchôpวกกลับwók glàpไปbpaiพูดpôotเรื่องrêuuangเก่าๆgào gàoที่têeเราraoตกลงกันdtòk long ganไปแล้วbpai láewว่าwâaจบjòp
She likes to circle back to old issues that we had already agreed were over.
การอภิปรายgaan-à-pí-bpraaiกำลังgam-langไปbpaiได้dâaiด้วยดีdûuai-diiแต่dtɛ̀ɛผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanก็gɔ̂วกกลับwók-glàpไปสู่bpai-sùuปัญหาbpan-hǎaด้านdâanงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiละเอียดอ่อนlá-ìiat-ɔ̀ɔn
The discussion was going well, but the manager circled back to the budget problem, which is a sensitive topic.
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
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
วกwókวกwók1[to] turn back; double back2[to] digress; veer off-topic[to] turn back; double backPart 1
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กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contrary[to] return; go/come backPart 2
วกกลับwók-glàpวกกลับwók-glàp[to] double back; [to] turn back[to] double back; [to] turn backWord