สุก
sùkMeanings
1AdjectiveA1
cooked; done (food)
heated by cooking until done and safe or ready to eat
Examples
ไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)สุกsùkสุกsùk1cooked; done (food)2ripe (fruit)3[to] ripen; [to] get cookedแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)กินได้gin-dâaiกินได้gin-dâai1edible; can be eaten2[to] be able to eat [sth]
The chicken is cooked and ready to eat.
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The rice is cooked and very fragrant.
2AdjectiveA2
ripe (fruit)
fully mature and ready to eat, referring to fruit or produce
Examples
กล้วยglûuaiกล้วยglûuai1banana (fruit)2banana plant/tree3easy; a breeze (slang)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สุกsùkสุกsùk1cooked; done (food)2ripe (fruit)3[to] ripen; [to] get cookedแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)หวานหอมwǎan-hɔ̌ɔmหวานหอมwǎan-hɔ̌ɔmsweet and fragrantมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This banana is ripe now; it’s very sweet and fragrant.
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มะม่วงmá-mûuangหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanเริ่มrə̂əmสุกsùkเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเก็บgèpมาmaaทำtamข้าวเหนียวมะม่วงkâao-nǐiao-má-mûuang
The mangoes in front of the house are starting to be ripe; I’ll pick them to make mango sticky rice.
Choose guavas that are just ripe; the flesh won’t be too hard.
ทุเรียนtú-riianต้องdtɔ̂ngรอrɔɔให้hâiสุกพอดีsùk-pɔɔ-diiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแกะgɛ̀แล้วlɛ́ɛoกลิ่นglìnจะjàหอมhɔ̌ɔmและlɛ́เนื้อnʉ́ʉaไม่mâiเละlé
Durian should be left to ripen perfectly first; when opened, it will be fragrant and the flesh won’t be mushy.
3VerbB1
[to] ripen; [to] get cooked
to become ripe (fruit) or become cooked (food)
Examples
เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháothis morning; earlier this morningกล้วยglûuaiกล้วยglûuai1banana (fruit)2banana plant/tree3easy; a breeze (slang)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)ดิบdìpดิบdìp1raw (not cooked)2unripe3unprocessed; crude; raw (materials/emotions)4harsh; uncouth (behavior)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàaiตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàai1afternoon2in the afternoonก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerสุกพอดีsùk-pɔɔ-diiสุกพอดีsùk-pɔɔ-diijust right (cooked or ripe)
This morning the bananas were still unripe, but by afternoon they became ripe.
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The curry isn't cooked through yet; it needs to simmer a bit more.
มะม่วงmá-mûuangในnaiสวนsǔuanเริ่มrə̂əmสุกsùkพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmไปbpaiทั้งtángบ้านbâan
The mangoes in the garden are starting to ripen all at once, filling the house with fragrance.
ข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaoจะjàสุกพอดีsùk-pɔɔ-diiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaไอน้ำai-náamซึมsʉmเข้าkâoเมล็ดmá-létจนjonใสsǎiและlɛ́นุ่มnûm
Sticky rice becomes perfectly cooked when the steam penetrates the grains until they turn translucent and tender.
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
sùk
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 | — | — |