เสือก
sʉ̀ʉakMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] meddle (vulgar); [to] butt in
to interfere in [sb]'s affairs in a rude, unwanted way; to be nosy. Strongly vulgar in Thai.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเสือกsʉ̀ʉakเสือกsʉ̀ʉak1[to] meddle (vulgar); [to] butt in2perversely; go and ... (vulgar)3[to] push [sth] forward; [to] shove [sth]
This is my business, don't interfere!
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ทำไมtam-maiเธอtəəต้องdtɔ̂ngเสือกsʉ̀ʉakทุกtúkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangในnaiชีวิตchii-wítฉันchǎnด้วยdûuaiฉันchǎnทนไม่ไหวton-mâi-wǎiแล้วlɛ́ɛoนะná
Why do you have to butt into every single thing in my life? I can't take it anymore.
ผมpŏmไม่ได้mâi dâaiอยากจะyàak jàเสือกsèuuakนะnáแต่dtàeผมpŏmเห็นว่าhĕn wâaเขาkăoทำtamไม่mâiถูกtòokกับgàpคุณkunจริงๆjing jing
I don't mean to be nosy, but I saw that he really wasn't treating you right.
เรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuaในnaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnไม่ใช่mâi-châiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngไปbpaiอยากรู้yàak-rúuหรือrʉ̌ʉเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเสือกsʉ̀ʉakมันmanเสียsǐiaมารยาทmaa-rá-yâatมากmâak
Other people's private family matters are not something we should be curious about or interfere in; it's extremely rude.
2AdverbB2
perversely; go and ... (vulgar)
used before a verb to express angry disapproval of an action or occurrence, often one contrary to expectations or wishes
Examples
บอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเสือกsʉ̀ʉakเสือกsʉ̀ʉak1[to] meddle (vulgar); [to] butt in2perversely; go and ... (vulgar)3[to] push [sth] forward; [to] shove [sth]จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)
I told you not to do it, but you still went and did it anyway.
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ก็gâwรู้rúuว่าwâaไม่มีmâi meeเงินngernเสือกsèuuakไปซื้อของbpai séu kŏngแพงๆpaeng paengมาmaaทำไมtam mai
You knew you had no money, so why did you have to go and buy expensive things?
ทั้งที่táng-tîiทุกคนtúk-konเตือนdtʉʉanแล้วlɛ́ɛoว่าwâaมันmanอันตรายan-dtà-raaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangเสือกsʉ̀ʉakจะjàลองดีlɔɔng-diiจนjonได้เรื่องdâai-rʉ̂ʉang
Even though everyone warned him it was dangerous, he still had to go and test his luck until he got into trouble.
พวกเราpûuak raoตกลงกันdtòk long ganไว้wáiอย่างดีyàang deeแล้วláeoแท้ๆtáe-táeแต่dtàeเขาkăoกลับglàpเสือกsèuuakไปbpaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiเปลี่ยนbplìianแผนpăenคนเดียวkon diiao
We had already agreed on it properly, but he went and decided to change the plan by himself.
3VerbC1
[to] push [sth] forward; [to] shove [sth]
to push or shove [sth] forward, especially along a surface
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherเสือกsʉ̀ʉakเสือกsʉ̀ʉak1[to] meddle (vulgar); [to] butt in2perversely; go and ... (vulgar)3[to] push [sth] forward; [to] shove [sth]เรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉaboat; ship; vesselลำเล็กlam-lékลำเล็กlam-léksmall stem; small boat or aircraftให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; filler
They helped each other push the small boat into the water.
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ชายchaaiคนkonนั้นnánต้องdtɔ̂ngเสือกsʉ̀ʉakตัวdtuuaผ่านpàanฝูงชนfǔung-chonที่tîiแออัดɛɛ-àtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปให้bpai-hâiถึงtʉ̌ngหน้าเวทีnâa-wee-tii
That man had to jostle his way through the dense crowd to get to the front of the stage.
ในnaiความมืดมิดkwaam mêut mítเขาkăoทำได้tam dâiเพียงpiiangคลำทางklam taangและláeเสือกsèuuakกล่องglòngไม้máiหนักอึ้งnàk ûengไปข้างหน้าbpai kâang nâaอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháa
In the pitch darkness, he could only feel his way and slowly shove the heavy wooden box forward.
พลทหารpon tá-hăanค่อยๆkôi kôiเสือกsèuuakปืนใหญ่bpeun yàiเข้าkâoประจำbprà-jamที่têeตามdtaamคำkamสั่งของsàng kŏngผู้บังคับบัญชาpôo bang-káp ban-chaa
The soldiers slowly pushed the cannon into position following their commander's orders.
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
sʉ̀ʉak
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 | — | — |