วัก
wákMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] scoop up (liquid, sand, etc.) with the hand(s)
To use a cupped hand (or both hands) to scoop up a liquid or loose material such as water or sand.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก้มลงgôm-longก้มลงgôm-long[to] bend down; [to] stoopใช้มือchái-mʉʉใช้มือchái-mʉʉ[to] use one's hand(s)วักwákวักwák[to] scoop up (liquid, sand, etc.) with the hand(s)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ลำธารlam-taanลำธารlam-taanstream; brookขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcohol
He bent down and used his hands to scoop up water from the stream to drink.
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ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkฉันchănชอบchôpไปbpaiทะเลtá-layแล้วláeoใช้มือchái meuวักทรายwák saaiขึ้นมาkêun maaโปรยbproiเล่นlên
When I was a kid, I liked to go to the beach and use my hands to scoop up sand and sprinkle it around.
ถ้าtâaไม่มีmâi-miiขันkǎnคุณkunก็gɔ̂ใช้cháiมือสองmʉʉ-sɔ̌ɔngข้างkâangวักwákน้ำราดnáam-râatตัวdtuuaตอนdtɔɔnอาบน้ำàap-náamได้dâai
If you don't have a water bowl, you can use both hands to scoop water to pour over yourself when bathing.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakทำงานtam-ngaanในnaiไร่râiมาmaaทั้งวันtáng-wanชาวนาchaao-naaก็gɔ̂วักwákน้ำnáamจากjàakตุ่มดินเผาdtùm-din-pǎoขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaล้างหน้าล้างตาláang-nâa-láang-dtaaให้hâiสดชื่นsòt-chʉ̂ʉn
After working in the fields all day, the farmer scooped water from the earthenware jar to wash his face and freshen up.
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
wák
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 | — | — |