หวาก
wàakMeaning
1NounB2
palm wine (Southern Thai)
In Southern Thai, a traditional alcoholic drink made by fermenting sap collected from palm trees.
Examples
ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionเหล้าlâoเหล้าlâo1liquor; spirits2alcoholic drink (general)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหมักmàkหมักmàk1[to] marinate2[to] ferment3[to] apply and leave on (treatment)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmน้ำหวานnáam-wǎanน้ำหวานnáam-wǎan1sweet drink; sugary beverage2sweet liquid3flavored syrup (concentrate)4nectarของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsต้นตาลdtôn-dtaanต้นตาลdtôn-dtaanpalmyra palm tree; toddy palmว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeหวากwàakหวากwàakpalm wine (Southern Thai)
In this village, people call the alcoholic drink fermented from palm sap 'wak.'
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แม้mɛ́ɛหวากwàakจะjàทำจากtam-jàakน้ำหวานnáam-wǎanของkɔ̌ɔngต้นตาลdtôn-dtaanแต่dtɛ̀ɛเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaผ่านpàanการหมักgaan-màkแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂มีmiiแอลกอฮอล์ɛn-gɔɔ-hɔɔจึงjʉngไม่ควรmâi-kuuanดื่มdʉ̀ʉmก่อนgɔ̀ɔnขับรถkàp-rót
Although wak is made from sweet palm sap, it contains alcohol after fermentation, so you should not drink it before driving.
แทนที่จะtaen têe jàขายkăaiน้ำหวานnáam wăanจากjàakต้นdtônตาลโตนดdtaan dtà-nòhtที่เก็บtêe gèpมาmaaได้dâiทั้งหมดtáng mòtลุงlungแบ่งส่วนbàeng sùuanหนึ่งnèungไว้wáiหมักmàkเป็นbpenหวากwàakซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenเหล้าlâoพื้นบ้านpúuan bâanของkŏngภาคใต้pâak dtâi
Rather than selling all the palmyra palm sap he collects, my uncle sets some aside to ferment into wak, a traditional alcoholic drink from southern Thailand.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ว puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
wàak
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 | — | — |