เสก
sèekMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] conjure; enchant
to use magic or supernatural power to create, transform, or make something appear
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)พระราชาprá-raa-chaaพระราชาprá-raa-chaakingมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoจอมเวทjɔɔm-wêetจอมเวทjɔɔm-wêetarchmage; master wizard; sorcererที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเสกsèekเสกsèek1[to] conjure; enchant2[to] bless; consecrate (ritually)3[to] make happen as if by magicม้าmáaม้าmáa1horse2sawhorse; trestle3chess knight4treadle; foot-operated lever5gymnastics vaulting horse; pommel horse6stimulant drug (slang)7martial arts ‘horse stance’8mum; mom (informal, Sino-Thai)ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ขี่kìiขี่kìi1[to] ride2[to] bully; lord overไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastข้ามkâamข้ามkâam1[to] cross; go over2across; over3[to] skip; omit4beyond; past (time/limit)5cross-; trans-; inter- (prefixal use)ภูเขาpuu-kǎoภูเขาpuu-kǎomountain
In the tale, the king has a sorcerer who conjures a fiery horse to ride over mountains.
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แม่มดmɛ̂ɛ-mótในnaiเรื่องเล่าrʉ̂ʉang-lâoถูกtùukกล่าวว่าglàao-wâaมีmiiคาถาเสกเด็กkaa-tǎa-sèek-dèkทารกtaa-rókให้hâiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenนกnók
The witch in the story is said to have a spell to magically turn a baby into a bird.
นักพรตnák-prótใช้cháiมนตราmon-dtraaเสกsèekประตูbprà-dtuuล่องหนlɔ̂ng-hǒnให้hâiปรากฏbpraa-gòtแสดงsà-dɛɛngอำนาจam-nâatเหนือธรรมชาติnʉ̌ʉa-tam-má-châatของkɔ̌ɔngตนdton
The ascetic used a mantra to conjure an invisible door into appearance, displaying his supernatural power.
ตำนานdtam-naanเล่าlâoว่าwâaฤๅษีrʉʉ-sǐiสามารถsǎa-mâatเสกเถ้าsèek-tâoถ่านtàanให้hâiแปรbprɛɛเป็นbpenทองคำtɔɔng-kamได้dâaiด้วยdûuaiอำนาจam-nâatญาณyaan
Legend says that a rishi can magically transform ash into gold through spiritual power.
2VerbB2
[to] bless; consecrate (ritually)
to perform a sacred ritual to bless, sanctify, or empower an object or person (e.g., amulets, holy water)
Examples
พระอาจารย์เสกprá-aa-jaan-sèekพระอาจารย์เสกprá-aa-jaan-sèekVenerable Ajahn Sekน้ำมนต์náam-monน้ำมนต์náam-monholy waterให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ญาติโยมyâat-yoomญาติโยมyâat-yoomlaypeople; lay devotees (Buddhist)เพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatพกติดตัวpók-dtìt-dtuuaพกติดตัวpók-dtìt-dtuua[to] carry on one's personเป็นสิริมงคลbpen-sì-rí-mong-konเป็นสิริมงคลbpen-sì-rí-mong-konauspicious; bringing good luck
The revered monk consecrated holy water for the devotees so they could carry it for auspiciousness.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taangเขาkǎoนำnamตะกรุดdtà-grùtไปให้bpai-hâiหลวงพ่อlǔuang-pɔ̂ɔเสกsèekเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเป็นbpenขวัญกำลังใจkwǎn-gam-lang-jai
Before setting out, he took the talisman to the monk to be blessed for encouragement.
หลังlǎngพิธีpí-tiiเสกsèekวัตถุมงคลwát-tù-mong-konวัดwátก็gɔ̂แจกjɛ̀ɛkพระเครื่องprá-krʉ̂ʉangที่tîiผ่านpàanการปลุกเสกgaan-bplùk-sèekแล้วlɛ́ɛoให้กับhâi-gàpผู้ศรัทธาpûu-sàt-taa
After the consecration ceremony, the temple distributed amulets that had been blessed to the faithful.
ช่างหล่อchâng-lɔ̀ɔพระpráได้dâaiนำnamองค์ongพระpráไปให้bpai-hâiเกจิอาจารย์gee-jì-aa-jaanเสกsèekตามdtaamพิธีpí-tiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmความศักดิ์สิทธิ์kwaam-sàk-sìtและlɛ́ความเป็นสิริมงคลkwaam-bpen-sì-rí-mong-konแก่gɛ̀ɛผู้บูชาpûu-buu-chaa
The Buddha statue caster brought the image to a revered master to be ritually consecrated, enhancing its sanctity and auspiciousness for worshippers.
3VerbB2
[to] make happen as if by magic
informal usage meaning to procure or produce something seemingly out of nowhere or with ease
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเสกsèekเสกsèek1[to] conjure; enchant2[to] bless; consecrate (ritually)3[to] make happen as if by magicตั๋วคอนเสิร์ตdtǔua-kɔɔn-sə̀ətตั๋วคอนเสิร์ตdtǔua-kɔɔn-sə̀ətconcert ticketมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeทั้งที่táng-tîiทั้งที่táng-tîialthough; even thoughขายหมดkǎai-mòtขายหมดkǎai-mòt[to] sell out; [to be] sold outแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
He somehow managed to get two concert tickets even though they were sold out.
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พี่pîiแผนกไอทีpà-nɛ̀ɛk-ai-tiiเสกsèekเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangสำรองsǎm-rɔɔngมาmaaให้hâiใช้cháiภายในpaai-naiสิบsìpนาทีnaa-tii
The IT guy magically produced a backup machine for us within ten minutes.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanเสกงบsèek-ngópเพิ่มpə̂əmให้hâiทีมtiimเฉยเลยchə̌əi-ləəiทั้งที่táng-tîiเราraoคิดว่าkít-wâaเป็นไปไม่ได้bpen-bpai-mâi-dâai
The manager suddenly conjured up extra budget for the team, even though we thought it was impossible.
เธอterเสกsèkคอนเนกชันkon-nék-chanมาmaaปิดดีลbpìt deenในnaiวันเดียวwan diaoเหมือนmĕuuanหยิบyìpจากjàakอากาศaa-gàat
She pulled connections out of thin air to close the deal in a single day.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sèek
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 | — | — |