สึก
sʉ̀kMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] wear; wear down; erode
to become worn down, abraded, or eroded from use, friction, or exposure
Examples
รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoshoe; footwearคู่kûuคู่kûu1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3in pairs; double4[to] pair; matchนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)สึกsʉ̀kสึกsʉ̀k1[to] wear; wear down; erode2[to] disrobe (from monkhood)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเปลี่ยนbplìianเปลี่ยนbplìian1[to] change; become different2[to] switch; replace; exchangeใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)
The soles of these shoes are worn down; I need to replace them.
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หลังlăngใช้cháiกระดาษทรายgrà-dàat saaiขัดkàtนานnaanๆ-ขอบไม้kòp máaiก็gâwสึกsèukจนjonเรียบลื่นrîiap lêun
After sanding for a long time, the wooden edges became worn down and smooth.
The bicycle brakes have started to wear down, so they’re more slippery than before.
ถ้าtâaไม่mâiหยอดyɔ̀ɔtน้ำมันnám-manโซ่sôoจะjàสึกsʉ̀kจากjàakแรงเสียดทานrɛɛng-sìiat-taanและlɛ́เกิดgə̀ətเสียงดังsǐiang-dang
If you don’t oil it, the chain will wear from friction and make noise.
2VerbB1
[to] disrobe (from monkhood)
to leave or be released from Buddhist monastic life
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)สึกsʉ̀kสึกsʉ̀k1[to] wear; wear down; erode2[to] disrobe (from monkhood)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâaเดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâa1next month2next month (time adverbial)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan[to] go to work
He will leave the monkhood next month to return to work.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakบวชbùuatครบkrópพรรษาpan-sǎaเขาkǎoตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiสึกsʉ̀kและlɛ́ดูแลduu-lɛɛครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
After completing the rainy-season retreat, he decided to disrobe and take care of his family.
พอpɔɔสึกsʉ̀kแล้วlɛ́ɛoเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ตั้งใจเรียนdtâng-jai-riianต่อdtɔ̀ɔและlɛ́ทำtamงานอาสาสมัครngaan-aa-sǎa-sà-màk
Once he left the monkhood, he intended to continue studying and do volunteer work.
ท่านtânประกาศbprà-gàatว่าwâaจะjàสึกsʉ̀kเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaภารกิจpaa-rá-gìtทางศาสนาtaang-sàat-sà-nǎaที่tîiรับไว้ráp-wáiเสร็จสิ้นsèt-sînเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกลับไปglàp-bpaiทำtamงานวิชาการngaan-wí-chaa-gaan
He announced that he would disrobe once his religious duties were completed, in order to return to academic work.
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
sʉ̀k
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 | — | — |