สาก
sàakMeanings
1NounA2
pestle
a heavy club-shaped tool used with a mortar for pounding or grinding
Examples
ย่าyâaย่าyâapaternal grandmotherกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderสากsàakสากsàak1pestle2coarse; rough (to the touch)3uncultured; blunt [figurative]ตำพริกdtam-príkตำพริกdtam-prík[to] pound chiliesในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ครกkrókครกkrókmortar (for pounding)
Grandma is using a pestle to pound chilies in the mortar.
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Before cooking the curry, I ground the curry paste with a pestle until fine.
Mom told me to hold the pestle firmly when pounding garlic.
เชฟchépเลือกlêuuakสากsàakไม้máiหนักๆnàk nàkเพื่อให้pêuua hâiบดbòtเครื่องเทศkrêuuang têtได้dâiหอมhŏmและláeเนียนniian
The chef chose a heavy wooden pestle to grind the spices aromatic and smooth.
2AdjectiveB1
coarse; rough (to the touch)
having a rough, abrasive, or uneven surface; not smooth
Examples
พื้นผิวpʉ́ʉn-pǐuพื้นผิวpʉ́ʉn-pǐu1surface; outermost layer2texture; surface finishกระดาษทรายgrà-dàat-saaiกระดาษทรายgrà-dàat-saaisandpaper; abrasive paperนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สากsàakสากsàak1pestle2coarse; rough (to the touch)3uncultured; blunt [figurative]นิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i1a little; a bit2a small amount
The surface of this sandpaper is a bit rough.
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กำแพงปูนgam-pɛɛng-bpuunยังyangสากsàakอยู่yùuเพราะprɔ́ช่างchângยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiขัดkàtให้hâiเรียบrîiap
The cement wall is still rough because it hasn’t been polished smooth yet.
If the tabletop is rough, your hands will scrape easily when dragging items.
พื้นผิวpʉ́ʉn-pǐuไม้máaiที่tîiสากsàakและlɛ́มีmiiเสี้ยนsîianต้องdtɔ̂ngขัดkàtด้วยdûuaiกระดาษทรายgrà-dàat-saaiหลายlǎaiเบอร์bəəจนjonเรียบrîiapสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
A rough, splintery wooden surface needs to be sanded with multiple grits until evenly smooth.
3AdjectiveB2
uncultured; blunt [figurative]
describing speech or manners that are coarse or unrefined
Examples
วิธีwí-tiiวิธีwí-tiimethod; wayพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsฟังดูfang-duuฟังดูfang-duuto sound; seem (by hearing)สากsàakสากsàak1pestle2coarse; rough (to the touch)3uncultured; blunt [figurative]ไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀i1a little (farther/over); slightly2a bit (too); somewhat excessiveทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop responding
His way of speaking sounded rather coarse, making the room fall silent.
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เธอtəəเตือนdtʉʉanน้องnɔ́ɔngว่าwâaอย่าyàaพูดpûutสากsàakใส่sàiแขกkɛ̀ɛkเพราะprɔ́ดูduuไม่สุภาพmâi-sù-pâap
She warned her younger sibling not to speak coarsely to guests because it’s impolite.
ถึงtʉ̌ngใจจริงjai-jingจะjàดีdiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamที่tîiสากsàakและlɛ́ตรงdtrongเกินไปgəən-bpaiก็gɔ̂อาจàatทำให้tam-hâiคนฟังkon-fangรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kถูกtùukกระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛk
Even with good intentions, speech that is coarse and overly blunt can make listeners feel attacked.
เขาkǎoมักmákใช้cháiคำพูดkam-pûutสากsàakแบบbɛ̀ɛpไม่mâiคิดkítจนjonบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiatทุกครั้งtúk-kráng
He often speaks in a coarse manner without thinking, making the meeting atmosphere tense every time.
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
sàak
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 | — | — |