สัก
sàkMeanings
1AdverbA2
about; approximately
used before numbers or time to indicate an approximate amount
Examples
รอrɔɔรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)สักsàkสักsàk1about; approximately2teak3[to] tattoo4any; even (a little); at allนาทีnaa-tiiนาทีnaa-tii1minute (time unit)2moment; minute (informal)ได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
Can you wait for me about a minute?
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He said he will arrive home in about an hour.
Can I borrow about a hundred? I’ll pay you back tomorrow.
ขอเลื่อนkɔ̌ɔ-lʉ̂ʉanประชุมbprà-chumออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiสักsàkครึ่งkrʉ̂ngชั่วโมงchûua-moongเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiทุกคนtúk-konเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaให้hâiพร้อมprɔ́ɔm
Let’s postpone the meeting by about half an hour so everyone can get ready.
2NounB1
teak
teak, a tropical hardwood tree (Tectona grandis) or its wood
Examples
บ้านไม้bâan-máaiบ้านไม้bâan-máaiwooden house; timber houseหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทำจากtam-jàakทำจากtam-jàak1[to] be made of/from [sth]2[to] make [sth] from [sth]ไม้สักmáai-sàkไม้สักmáai-sàk1teak wood2made of teakทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structure
This wooden house is made entirely of teak.
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ช่างchângบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเฟอร์นิเจอร์ไม้fəə-ní-jə̂ə-máaiสักsàkทนแดดทนฝนton-dɛ̀ɛt-nɔɔn-fǒnและlɛ́ดูแลduu-lɛɛง่ายngâai
The craftsman said teak furniture is weather-resistant and easy to maintain.
ป่าbpàaที่นี่tîi-nîiเคยkəəiอุดมไปด้วยù-dom-bpai-dûuaiไม้สักmáai-sàkแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiต้องdtɔ̂ngฟื้นฟูfʉ́ʉn-fuuอย่างจริงจังyàang-jing-jang
This forest used to be rich in teak, but now it needs serious restoration.
โครงการkroong-gaanปลูกbplùukสักsàkเชิงอนุรักษ์chəəng-à-nú-rákเน้นnénใช้cháiกล้าไม้glâa-máaiท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaความหลากหลายkwaam-làak-lǎaiทางพันธุกรรมtaang-pan-tú-gam
The conservation-oriented teak planting project emphasizes using local seedlings to preserve genetic diversity.
3VerbB1
[to] tattoo
to make a tattoo on the skin; to inscribe designs by piercing and adding pigment
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forสักsàkสักsàk1about; approximately2teak3[to] tattoo4any; even (a little); at allรูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerข้อมือkôr meuuข้อมือkôr meuuwrist
He wants to get a small tattoo on his wrist.
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Tomorrow I have an appointment with an artist to get my first tattoo.
เธอtəəสักsàkข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiไว้wáiหลังlǎngหูhǔuเพราะprɔ́มีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiพิเศษpí-sèet
She got a Thai phrase tattooed behind her ear because it has a special meaning.
ช่างchângสักsàkแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiดูแลduu-lɛɛแผลplɛ̌ɛอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krátเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiสีsǐiติดdtìtและlɛ́ลายlaaiคมชัดkom-chát
The tattoo artist advised strict aftercare to ensure the color holds and the design stays sharp.
4AdverbB2
any; even (a little); at all
used with negatives or emphasis to mean even the smallest amount or degree; at all
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่ได้นอนmâi-dâai-nɔɔnไม่ได้นอนmâi-dâai-nɔɔndidn't sleep; haven't sleptสักsàkสักsàk1about; approximately2teak3[to] tattoo4any; even (a little); at allนาทีnaa-tiiนาทีnaa-tii1minute (time unit)2moment; minute (informal)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingงานด่วนngaan-dùuanงานด่วนngaan-dùuanurgent work; rush job
Yesterday I didn’t sleep even a minute because of urgent work.
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ช่วงนั้นchûuang-nánไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiช่วยchûuaiฉันchǎnสักsàkคนkonทำให้tam-hâiทุกอย่างtúk-yàangช้าcháaไปbpaiมากmâak
At that time, not a single person helped me, which slowed everything down a lot.
ในnaiรายงานraai-ngaanนี้níiเราraoไม่พบmâi-pópหลักฐานlàk-tǎanสักsàkชิ้นchínที่tîiสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔnข้อกล่าวหาkɔ̂ɔ-glàao-hǎa
In this report, we didn’t find a single piece of evidence supporting the allegation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sàk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |