เต็ก

dtèk

Meaning

1NounA2

steak

steak (informal, clipped from สเต็กสเต็กsà-dtèk1CL: ชิ้น2steak (slice of meat/fish))

Examples

วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)เต็กdtèkเต็กdtèksteak
Today I want to eat steak.
3 more examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiเราraoไปbpaiกินginเต็กdtèkกันganไหมmǎi
Shall we go eat steak tonight?
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpกินginเต็กdtèkเนื้อnʉ́ʉaมากกว่าmâak-gwàaเต็กdtèkหมูmǔu
He likes eating beef steak more than pork steak.
ร้านráanเต็กdtèkแถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanเราraoทั้งtángถูกtùukและlɛ́อร่อยà-rɔ̀iมากmâak
The steak shop near our house is both very cheap and extremely delicious.

Tones

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

How the tone is decided

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

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

dtèk

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low

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——
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