แบ๊ก
bɛ́ɛkMeanings
1NounB1
defender; full-back
defender or full-back in sports such as football (loanword from English 'back')
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วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; 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; orderแบ๊กbɛ́ɛkแบ๊กbɛ́ɛk1defender; full-back2backer; supporterซ้ายsáaiซ้ายsáai1left (side/direction)2left (on the left side)3leftward; to the left4left-wing; leftist
Today he is playing the left-back position.
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ทีมtiimของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanแบ๊กbɛ́ɛkที่tîiวิ่งwîngเร็วreoและlɛ́เปิดbpə̀ətบอลbɔɔnแม่นยำmɛ̂n-yam
Our team needs a full-back who runs fast and crosses the ball accurately.
แบ๊กbɛ́ɛkขวาkwǎaของkɔ̌ɔngทีมชาติtiim-châatบาดเจ็บbàat-jèpจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngเปลี่ยนตัวbplìian-dtuuaออกɔ̀ɔk
The national team's right-back got injured and had to be substituted.
หน้าที่nâa-tîiหลักlàkของkɔ̌ɔngแบ๊กbɛ́ɛkในnaiระบบrá-bòpนี้níiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมีmiiแค่kɛ̂ɛการตั้งรับgaan-dtâng-rápแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangต้องdtɔ̂ngเติมเกมdtəəm-geemรุกrúkอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌əด้วยdûuai
The main role of a full-back in this system is not just defending, but also consistently joining the attack.
2NounB2
backer; supporter
influential backer, supporter, or someone who provides behind-the-scenes support
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ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเลื่อนขั้นlʉ̂ʉan-kânเลื่อนขั้นlʉ̂ʉan-kân1[to] be promoted; advance to the next step/grade2[to] promote [someone]; move [someone] up a step/gradeเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níiขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níi1this size; of this size (modifier)2this big/size (used alone)3to this extent; this much; so …เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแบ๊กbɛ́ɛkแบ๊กbɛ́ɛk1defender; full-back2backer; supporterดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bile
The reason he got promoted this fast is because he has a good backer.
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วัยรุ่นwai-rûnกลุ่มglùmนั้นnánชอบchɔ̂ɔpทำตัวtam-dtuuaกร่างgràangเพราะprɔ́คิดว่าkít-wâaตัวเองdtuua-eengมีmiiแบ๊กbɛ́ɛkคอยkɔɔiคุ้มครองkúm-krɔɔng
That group of teenagers likes to act arrogantly because they think they have a powerful backer protecting them.
นักข่าวnák-kàaoไม่mâiกล้าglâaขุดคุ้ยkùt-kúiคดีká-diiนี้níiลึกlʉ́kนักnákเพราะprɔ́รู้rúuว่าwâaผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaมีmiiแบ๊กbɛ́ɛkเป็นbpenผู้มีอิทธิพลpûu-mii-ìt-tí-ponระดับประเทศrá-dàp-bprà-têet
The journalists didn't dare dig deep into this case because they knew the suspect had a national-level influential backer.
การดำเนินธุรกิจgaan-dam-nəən-tú-rá-gìtในnaiยุคก่อนyúk-gɔ̀ɔnมักmákจะjàต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiเส้นสายsên-sǎaiหรือrʉ̌ʉมีmiiแบ๊กbɛ́ɛkคอยkɔɔiหนุนหลังnǔn-lǎngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความราบรื่นkwaam-râap-rʉ̂ʉn
Running a business in the past often required connections or having a backer supporting from behind for smoothness.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
bɛ́ɛk
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |