วักกะ
wák-gàMeaning
1NounB2
kidney (learned/technical)
A kidney, either of the paired organs that filter the blood and produce urine; a learned term derived from Pali.
Examples
ตำราdtam-raaตำราdtam-raa1textbook; manual; handbook2treatise; authoritative/classical text3recipe; formula (traditional)เล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2classifier: knives, swords, candles, cartsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionไตdtaiไตdtai1kidney2Tai (ethnolinguistic group) [proper name]ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeวักกะwák-gàวักกะwák-gàkidney (learned/technical)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)อวัยวะà-wai-yá-wáอวัยวะà-wai-yá-wáorgan; [a] body partที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]กรองgrɔɔngกรองgrɔɔng[to] filter; strainเลือดlʉ̂ʉatเลือดlʉ̂ʉat1blood2bloodline; lineage3spirit; vigor4health points; HP (gaming slang)
This textbook calls the kidney “vakka” and explains that it is an organ that helps filter the blood.
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วักกะwák-gàหรือrʉ̌ʉไตdtaiมีmiiสองsɔ̌ɔngข้างkâangและlɛ́ทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiกรองgrɔɔngของเสียkɔ̌ɔng-sǐiaออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakเลือดlʉ̂ʉat
The kidneys, also called “vakka,” are a pair of organs that filter waste from the blood.
ตำราdtam-raaอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaวักกะwák-gàทำงานtam-ngaanผิดปกติpìt-bpòk-gà-dtìของเสียkɔ̌ɔng-sǐiaอาจàatสะสมsà-sǒmในnaiเลือดlʉ̂ʉatจนjonส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng-pǒn-grà-tóp-dtɔ̀ɔอวัยวะà-wai-yá-wáอื่นʉ̀ʉn
The textbook explains that when the kidneys malfunction, waste can accumulate in the blood and affect other organs.
หากhàakวักกะwák-gàทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngข้างkâangสูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatในnaiการกรองgaan-grɔɔngเลือดlʉ̂ʉatร่างกายrâang-gaaiก็gɔ̂จะjàไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatกำจัดgam-jàtของเสียkɔ̌ɔng-sǐiaผ่านpàanปัสสาวะbpàt-sǎa-wáได้dâaiตามปกติdtaam-bpòk-gà-dtì
If both kidneys lose their ability to filter the blood, the body will no longer be able to eliminate waste normally through urine.
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
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
วักwákวักwák[to] scoop up (liquid, sand, etc.) with the hand(s)[to] scoop up (liquid, sand, etc.) with the hand(s)Part 1
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กะgàกะgà1work shift2with (informal)3[to] estimate; guess4[to] intend; plan (informal)5(dialectal) then; also; indeedwork shiftPart 2
วักกะwák-gàวักกะwák-gàkidney (learned/technical)kidney (learned/technical)Word