สำลัก
sǎm-lákMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] choke (on food, water, smoke, etc.)
to choke, gag, or cough when food, liquid, smoke, or another irritant enters or blocks the airway
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)เร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)สำลักน้ำsǎm-lák-náamสำลักน้ำsǎm-lák-náam[to] choke on water
He ate too fast and choked on water.
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Yesterday I choked on porridge because I laughed while eating.
Don’t drink soda too fast, or you’ll choke and keep coughing.
เขาkǎoสำลักsǎm-lákชิ้นchínปลาติดbplaa-dtìtคอkɔɔเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเลยləəiทำtamไฮม์haiลิคlíkจนjonหายใจhǎai-jaiได้dâai
He choked on a piece of fish stuck in his throat, so his friend performed the Heimlich and he could breathe again.
เขาkǎoสำลักsǎm-lákควันkwanตอนdtɔɔnจุดjùtเตาdtaoจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngเปิดbpə̀ətหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangทันทีtan-tii
He coughed and sputtered from the smoke when lighting the stove, so he had to open the window immediately.
พอporเดินผ่านdern pàanร้านráanที่têeฉีดchèetน้ำnáamหอมแรงhŏm raengๆ-ฉันchănสำลักกลิ่นsăm-lák glìnจนjonไอaiไม่หยุดmâi yùt
When I walked past the shop with a strong perfume spray, I sputtered from the smell and couldn't stop coughing.
นักว่ายน้ำnák wâai náamเผลอplĕrสูดsòotน้ำnáamเข้าไปkâo bpaiนิดหน่อยnít nòiเลยloieสำลักsăm-lákและláeต้องdtôngหยุดพักyùt pákที่têeขอบสระkòp sà
The swimmer accidentally inhaled a bit of water, so he sputtered and had to stop to rest at the pool edge.
ในnaiห้องครัวhɔ̂ng-kruuaที่tîiควันkwanคลุ้งklúngเชฟchéepสำลักsǎm-lákเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiจากjàakพริกคั่วprík-kûuaจึงjʉngสวมหน้ากากsǔuam-nâa-gàakและlɛ́เปิดbpə̀ətฮูดhûutดูดdùutอากาศaa-gàat
In the smoke-filled kitchen, the chef sputtered slightly from roasted chilies, so he put on a mask and turned on the range hood.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สำลัก said สัม-ลัก?
sǎm-lák
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǎm
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |