ฮาก
hâakMeanings
1NounA2
root (Isan/Lao); plant roots
In Isan/Lao usage: the roots of a plant; the underground part that absorbs water and nutrients. Standard Thai uses ‘รากรากrâak1root (plant part)2root; origin; foundation3root (math)4root (linguistics)5[to] vomit; throw up’.
Examples
ต้นข้าวdtôn-kâaoต้นข้าวdtôn-kâaorice plantดูดdùutดูดdùut1[to] suck; draw in by suction2[to] inhale; take a drag3[to] absorb4[to] vacuum; extract by suction5[to] attract strongly; [to] draw in (fig.)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmฮากhâakฮากhâak1root (Isan/Lao); plant roots2[to] vomit; throw up (Isan/colloq.)3vomit; puke (Isan/colloq.)ในดินnai-dinในดินnai-dinin the soil; within the ground
Rice plants absorb water from the roots in the soil.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanขุดkùtดูduuฮากhâakมันสำปะหลังman-sǎm-bpà-lǎngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเช็กchékว่าwâaมีmiiโรคrôokหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi
Villagers dug up the cassava roots to check for diseases.
Several days of rain made the plant roots moist and grow faster.
ถ้าtâaดินdinแน่นnɛ̂nเกินไปgəən-bpaiฮากhâakของkɔ̌ɔngต้นไม้dtôn-máaiจะjàขยายkà-yǎaiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiและlɛ́ดูดdùutสารอาหารsǎan-aa-hǎanได้dâaiน้อยnɔ́ɔi
If the soil is too compact, the tree's roots cannot spread and absorb fewer nutrients.
2VerbA2
[to] vomit; throw up (Isan/colloq.)
Isan/colloquial Thai: to bring stomach contents up and out of the mouth; to vomit.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเวียนหัวwiian-hǔuaเวียนหัวwiian-hǔua1[to] feel dizzy2dizzy; lightheaded3nauseous (from dizziness)แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)ฮากhâakฮากhâak1root (Isan/Lao); plant roots2[to] vomit; throw up (Isan/colloq.)3vomit; puke (Isan/colloq.)ออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak out
He felt dizzy and then threw up.
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I ate food that was too spicy and ended up vomiting all night.
I got severe motion sickness and had to ask the driver to stop because I couldn’t stop vomiting.
He drank too much alcohol, and as soon as he got to the room he vomited until he was exhausted.
3NounA2
vomit; puke (Isan/colloq.)
Isan/colloquial Thai: the material expelled when vomiting; vomit.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเวียนหัวwiian-hǔuaเวียนหัวwiian-hǔua1[to] feel dizzy2dizzy; lightheaded3nauseous (from dizziness)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฮากhâakฮากhâak1root (Isan/Lao); plant roots2[to] vomit; throw up (Isan/colloq.)3vomit; puke (Isan/colloq.)เลอะพื้นlə́-pʉ́ʉnเลอะพื้นlə́-pʉ́ʉn1[to] stain/get on the floor; [to] make the floor dirty2spilled/stained on the floor
He felt dizzy and there was vomit all over the floor.
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Yesterday my child was sick in bed with vomit beside the bed.
After eating spoiled food, he threw up and the bucket was full of vomit.
The nurse collected the vomit in a bag and sent it for testing.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
hâak
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |