เลิก

lêrk

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] stop; cease; quit

To stop doing something; to bring an action or habit to an end.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เลิกlêrkเลิกlêrk1[to] stop; cease; quit2[to] break up; separate3[to] cancel; abolish; discontinue4[to] give up; quit (a habit)5[to] end; be over (class/work/event)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏm1snack; sweet; dessert2confectionery; pastryตอนดึกdton dèukตอนดึกdton dèuk1late at night2late night (time period)
I will stop eating snacks late at night.
2NounA2

[to] end; be over (class/work/event)

For an activity, class, workday, or event to end; or to dismiss it.

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)โรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)เลิกlêrkเลิกlêrk1[to] stop; cease; quit2[to] break up; separate3[to] cancel; abolish; discontinue4[to] give up; quit (a habit)5[to] end; be over (class/work/event)ตอนบ่ายdton bàaiตอนบ่ายdton bàai1afternoon2in the afternoonสามsăamสามsăam1three (3)2third (ordinal)
Today school ends at 3 p.m.
3NounA2

[to] give up; quit (a habit)

To stop a habit such as smoking, drinking, or gambling.

Examples

ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเลิกlêrkเลิกlêrk1[to] stop; cease; quit2[to] break up; separate3[to] cancel; abolish; discontinue4[to] give up; quit (a habit)5[to] end; be over (class/work/event)สูบบุหรี่sòop bù-rèeสูบบุหรี่sòop bù-rèe[to] smoke (cigarettes/tobacco)
I want to quit smoking.
4NounB1

[to] break up; separate

To end a romantic relationship or partnership.

Examples

เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)เดือนที่แล้วdeuan têe láewเดือนที่แล้วdeuan têe láewlast monthเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)แฟนfaenแฟนfaen1fan; supporter2romantic partnerเลิกกันlêrk ganเลิกกันlêrk gan[to] break up (with each other)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
Last month he and his girlfriend broke up.
5NounB2

[to] cancel; abolish; discontinue

To officially end a rule, plan, arrangement, service, or practice.

Examples

รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2the government; public sectorประกาศbprà-gàatประกาศbprà-gàat1[to] announce; declare2announcement; notice3proclamation; decree4[to] proclaim; promulgate (form.)เลิกlêrkเลิกlêrk1[to] stop; cease; quit2[to] break up; separate3[to] cancel; abolish; discontinue4[to] give up; quit (a habit)5[to] end; be over (class/work/event)แผนpăenแผนpăen1plan; strategy2scheme; plotเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to collect; pick up; gather2to tidy up; put in order3to charge; take (a fee/payment)4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to keep; store; put away7to put away/holster (weapon); to concealภาษีpaa-sĕeภาษีpaa-sĕe1tax2duty; tariffใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)รับฟังráp fangรับฟังráp fang1[to] listen (attentively); hear out2[to] take into accountความเห็นkwaam hĕnความเห็นkwaam hĕn1opinion; view2official/legal opinion3opinion; commentประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1the public; the people (citizens of a country)2citizenry (collective)3classifier: คน
The government announced the cancellation of the new tax plan after listening to public opinion.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

หยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2holiday; day off; break
  • [to] stop; halt
  • holiday; day off; break
เซาsaoเซาsao1[to] stop; cease; quit (Isan/Lao dialect)2[to] pause; stop briefly; take a break (Isan/Lao dialect)
  • [to] stop; cease; quit (Isan/Lao dialect)
  • [to] pause; stop briefly; take a break (Isan/Lao dialect)
ล้มเลิกlóm lêrkล้มเลิกlóm lêrk1[to] cancel; abandon; scrap2[to] give up; drop (an idea/attempt)
  • [to] cancel; abandon; scrap
  • [to] give up; drop (an idea/attempt)
ละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2[to] omit; leave out; skip3topic/softening particle4each; per (spoken)
  • [to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)
  • [to] omit; leave out; skip
  • topic/softening particle
  • each; per (spoken)
บอกเลิกbòk lêrkบอกเลิกbòk lêrk1[to] terminate/cancel [sth]2[to] break up with [sb]
  • [to] terminate/cancel [sth]
  • [to] break up with [sb]