แบค

bɛ̀ɛk

Meanings

1NounA2

defender (in sports)

a defensive player in sports such as football or soccer (loanword from English 'back')

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ng1position; location; spot2position; post; job title; role3rank; status4slot; placement; orderแบคbɛ̀ɛkแบคbɛ̀ɛk1defender (in sports)2influential backer; supporterขวาkwǎaขวาkwǎa1right (direction/side)2the right; right side3right; to the right4right-wing; rightistในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ทีมโรงเรียนtiim-roong-riianทีมโรงเรียนtiim-roong-riianschool team
He plays the right back position in the school team.
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ทีมteemของเราkŏng raoต้องการdtông gaanแบคbàekที่têeวิ่งwîngเร็วๆreo reoเพื่อpêuuaไปbpaiแย่งyâengบอลbon
Our team needs a back who runs fast to tackle for the ball.
แบคbɛ̀ɛkซ้ายsáaiของkɔ̌ɔngทีมtiimนั้นnánบาดเจ็บbàat-jèpหนักnàkและlɛ́ลงเล่นlong-lênไม่ได้mâi-dâaiในnaiนัดnátนี้níi
That team's left back is heavily injured and cannot play in this match.
หน้าที่nâa-tîiหลักlàkของkɔ̌ɔngแบคbɛ̀ɛkคือkʉʉการสกัดกั้นgaan-sà-gàt-gânไม่ให้mâi-hâiกองหน้าgɔɔng-nâaของkɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai-dtrong-kâamเข้ามาkâo-maaทำประตูtam-bprà-dtuuได้dâai
The main duty of a back is to intercept and prevent the opposing team's forwards from coming in to score.
2NounB1

influential backer; supporter

an influential supporter, backer, or connection who provides protection or assistance behind the scenes (loanword from English 'back')

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำตัวtam-dtuuaทำตัวtam-dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfกร่างgràangกร่างgràang1cocky; brash; swaggering2[to] swagger; act tough3council tree; lofty fig (Ficus altissima)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingคิดว่าkít-wâaคิดว่าkít-wâa1to think (that); be of the opinion (that)2to suppose/assume/guess (that)3[to] consider/regard (as)ตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแบคbɛ̀ɛkแบคbɛ̀ɛk1defender (in sports)2influential backer; supporterดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bile
He acts arrogantly because he thinks he has good backing.
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ถ้าtâaไม่มีmâi-miiแบคbɛ̀ɛkคอยkɔɔiช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaเขาkǎoคงไม่kong-mâiก้าวหน้าgâao-nâaในnaiหน้าที่การงานnâa-tîi-gaan-ngaanเร็วreoขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níi
If he didn't have a backer helping him, he probably wouldn't have progressed in his career this fast.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนนี้kon-níiมีmiiแบคbɛ̀ɛkเป็นbpenกลุ่มนายทุนglùm-naai-tunใหญ่yàiระดับประเทศrá-dàp-bprà-têet
This politician has a group of major national capitalists as his backers.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiผ่านpàanการอนุมัติgaan-à-nú-mátอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoเพราะprɔ́บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtผู้รับเหมาpûu-ráp-mǎoมีmiiแบคbɛ̀ɛkเป็นbpenผู้มีอิทธิพลpûu-mii-ìt-tí-ponในnaiรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan
This project was approved quickly because the contracting company has an influential government figure as a backer.

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 -ค, a stop, so it is dead.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

bɛ̀ɛk

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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