ฮักษา

hák-sǎa

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] take care of; protect; maintain [sb/sth]

to take care of, look after, protect, or maintain someone or something; to preserve (Isan/Lao usage, equivalent to Thai ‘รักษารักษาrák-sǎa1[to] treat; cure2[to] preserve; maintain; keep3[to] guard; look after; protect4[to] keep (a promise/law); observe5[to] hold (a position); serve as’).

Examples

ข่อยkòiข่อยkòi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushสิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)ฮักษาhák-săaฮักษาhák-săa1[to] take care of; protect; maintain [sb/sth]2[to] treat [sb]; cure [an illness]ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsสิ่งนี้sìng néeสิ่งนี้sìng néethis thingให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ดีๆdee deeดีๆdee dee1properly; carefully; nicely; politely2really good; decent; properเด้อdérเด้อdérsentence-ending particle (Isan/Lao)
I will take good care of this thing.
3 more examples
เฮาhaoต้องdtôngซ่อยกันsôi ganฮักษาhák-săaความสัมพันธ์kwaam săm-panของkŏngเฮาhaoไว้wáiให้hâiอยู่yòoไปbpaiโดนๆdohn dohn
We must help each other maintain our relationship so it lasts for a long time.
คนkonในnaiหมู่บ้านmòo bâanพากันpaa ganฮักษาhák-săaวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamเก่าแก่gào gàeเอาไว้ao wáiบ่bòให้hâiเสื่อมsèuamสูญsŏon
The villagers help each other preserve the old culture so it doesn't fade away.
การgaanฮักษาhák-sǎaทรัพยากรธรรมชาติsáp-pá-yaa-gɔɔn-tam-má-châatให้hâiคงkongความอุดมสมบูรณ์kwaam-ù-dom-sǒm-buunถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenหน้าที่nâa-tîiของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonทุกtúkรุ่นrûnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaส่งต่อsòng-dtɔ̀ɔให้hâiคนรุ่นหลังkon-rûn-lǎng
Protecting natural resources to maintain their abundance is the duty of every generation, in order to pass them on to the next.
2VerbB2

[to] treat [sb]; cure [an illness]

to provide medical treatment to someone or for an illness; to cure or heal (Isan/Lao usage, equivalent to Thai ‘รักษารักษาrák-sǎa1[to] treat; cure2[to] preserve; maintain; keep3[to] guard; look after; protect4[to] keep (a promise/law); observe5[to] hold (a position); serve as’ in a medical context).

Examples

ตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodesข่อยkɔ̀ɔiข่อยkɔ̀ɔi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushเป็นไข้bpen-kâiเป็นไข้bpen-kâi[to] have a fever; be feverishแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseกะgàกะgà1work shift2with (informal)3[to] estimate; guess4[to] intend; plan (informal)5(dialectal) then; also; indeedพาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔ[to] go to the doctorให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เพิ่นpə̂ənเพิ่นpə̂ənhe; she; they (Isan)ฮักษาhák-sǎaฮักษาhák-sǎa1[to] take care of; protect; maintain [sb/sth]2[to] treat [sb]; cure [an illness]ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)
When I had a fever, my mom took me to the doctor to get treated.
3 more examples
อาการป่วยaa-gaan-bpùuaiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaฮักษาhák-sǎaนานnaanแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàหายดีhǎai-dii
For this kind of illness, how long does it take to treat it until it's fully cured?
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaหมอmɔ̌ɔจะjàบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaโรคrôokนี้níiฮักษาhák-sǎaยากyâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂จะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamอย่างเต็มที่yàang-dtem-tîi
Even though the doctor said this disease is difficult to cure, he will try his best.
ทีมแพทย์teem pâetกำลังgam-langค้นคว้าkón kwáaวิธีwí-teeใหม่ๆmài màiเพื่อpêuuaฮักษาhák-săaผู้ป่วยpûu bpùuaiที่têeป่วยbpùaiเป็นbpenโรคหายากrôhk hăa yâak
The medical team is researching new methods to treat patients with rare diseases.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ฮักษา said ฮัก-สา?

hák-sǎa

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

hák

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

1[to] take care of; protect; maintain [sb/sth]