แดก
dɛ̀ɛkMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] eat/drink (very rude slang)
To eat or drink; a very rude and coarse slang term. Highly informal and considered offensive in polite contexts.
Examples
หิวhǐuหิวhǐu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungryแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ไปหาbpai-hǎaไปหาbpai-hǎa1[to] go see [sb]; [to] visit [sb]2[to] go look for [sb/sth]; [to] seek [sth]อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)แดกdɛ̀ɛkแดกdɛ̀ɛk1[to] eat/drink (very rude slang)2[to] guzzle; consume a lot (slang)3[to] embezzle; take illicitly (slang)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเถอะtə̀เถอะtə̀1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particle
I'm hungry. Let's go find something to scarf down.
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เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanฉันchǎnเมาmaoแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂แดกdɛ̀ɛkเหล้าlâoเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanน้ำเปล่าnáam-bplàaoเลยləəi
Last night my friend got drunk and was guzzling liquor like it was water.
Don't say the word "daek" in front of adults, it's a rude word.
ถึงจะtĕung jàหิวhĭuแค่ไหนkâe năiก็gâwไม่ควรmâi kuuanทำท่าtam tâaมูmooมมmon monามรีบrêepแดกdàekขนาดนั้นkà-nàat nánมันmanดูdooไม่ดีmâi deeเลยloie
No matter how hungry you are, you shouldn't act so sloppily and wolf down your food like that. It doesn't look good.
2VerbB2
[to] guzzle; consume a lot (slang)
To use or consume something in large amounts, such as fuel, electricity, or money (e.g., รถแดกน้ำมัน - the car guzzles gas).
Examples
แอร์aeแอร์ae1air conditioner; AC2air conditioning; AC (cool air/system)3female flight attendant; air hostess (colloq.)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for businessทีไรtee raiทีไรtee raiwhenever; every time (that)แดกdàekแดกdàek1[to] eat/drink (very rude slang)2[to] guzzle; consume a lot (slang)3[to] embezzle; take illicitly (slang)ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)สุดๆsùt sùtสุดๆsùt sùt1extremely; to the max2awesome!; so cool!เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This air conditioner is very old. Whenever I turn it on, it consumes a ton of electricity.
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รถกระบะrót-grà-bàคันkanนี้níiเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangใหญ่yàiเลยləəiแดกdɛ̀ɛkน้ำมันnám-manมากกว่าmâak-gwàaรถเก๋งrót-gěngทั่วไปtûua-bpai
This pickup truck has a big engine, so it guzzles more gas than a typical sedan.
คอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əสเปกsà-bpéekสูงsǔungสำหรับsǎm-ràpเล่นเกมlên-geemมักจะmák-jàแดกdɛ̀ɛkไฟfaiมากกว่าmâak-gwàaคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əสำนักงานsǎm-nák-ngaanทั่วไปtûua-bpai
High-spec gaming computers tend to consume more power than typical office computers.
แอปพลิเคชันɛ́p-plí-kee-chânบางbaangตัวdtuuaถ้าtâaเปิดbpə̀ətทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiในnaiพื้นหลังpʉ́ʉn-lǎngจะjàแดกdɛ̀ɛkแบตเตอรี่bɛ̀t-dtəə-rîiมือถือmʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉเราraoจนหมดjon-mòtไม่รู้ตัวmâi-rúu-dtuua
Some applications, if left running in the background, will drain our phone's battery without us noticing.
3VerbC1
[to] embezzle; take illicitly (slang)
To take or use money, especially from a budget, dishonestly for personal gain; to embezzle.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)สงสัยsǒng-sǎiสงสัยsǒng-sǎi1[to] doubt; be uncertain2[to] suspect3I wonder…; perhaps (colloq.)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangpoliticianคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)แดกdɛ̀ɛkแดกdɛ̀ɛk1[to] eat/drink (very rude slang)2[to] guzzle; consume a lot (slang)3[to] embezzle; take illicitly (slang)งบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maan1budget (financial plan)2budget (allocated funds)สร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuuaส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuua1personal; private (pertaining to an individual)2personally; privately
The villagers suspect that the politician embezzled the road construction budget for personal use.
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มีmiiข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉว่าwâaผู้จัดการโครงการpûu-jàt-gaan-kroong-gaanแอบɛ̀ɛpแดกdɛ̀ɛkเงินngənค่าkâaวัสดุก่อสร้างwát-sà-dù-gɔ̀ɔ-sâangทำให้tam-hâiตึกdtʉ̀kที่tîiสร้างsâangไม่ได้มาตรฐานmâi-dâai-mâat-dtrà-tǎan
There are rumors that the project manager secretly skimmed money from the construction materials budget, causing the resulting building to be substandard.
กระบวนการตรวจสอบgrà-buuan-gaan-dtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpที่tîiหละหลวมlà-lǔuamเป็นbpenช่องโหว่chɔ̂ng-wòoให้เกิดhâi-gə̀ətการทุจริตgaan-tút-jà-rìtเปิดโอกาสให้bpə̀ət-oo-gàat-hâiคนkonในnaiแดกdɛ̀ɛkงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanของหลวงkɔ̌ɔng-lǔuangได้dâaiอย่างง่ายดายyàang-ngâai-daai
Lax auditing processes are a loophole for corruption, giving insiders an easy opportunity to embezzle state budgets.
เขาkǎoถูกtùukไล่ออกlâi-ɔ̀ɔkเพราะprɔ́มีmiiหลักฐานlàk-tǎanมัดตัวmát-dtuuaว่าwâaแดกdɛ̀ɛkเงินngənบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtไปbpaiหลายล้านlǎai-láanบาทbàatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปbpaiเล่นการพนันlên-gaan-pá-nan
He was fired because there was concrete evidence that he had embezzled millions of baht from the company to gamble.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dɛ̀ɛk
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 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 | — | — |