แหก
hɛ̀ɛkMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] tear open; rip open; force open
To tear, rip, or force something open, often with effort.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโมโหmoo-hǒoโมโหmoo-hǒo1angry; mad2[to] get angry; be angryเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedแหกhɛ̀ɛkแหกhɛ̀ɛk1[to] tear open; rip open; force open2[to] spread wide; splay3(coll.) [to] flout; defy (a rule, law)4(coll.) [to] break through; run (a checkpoint); force one's way outซองจดหมายsɔɔng-jòt-mǎaiซองจดหมายsɔɔng-jòt-mǎaienvelope (for a letter)
He got angry and tore open the envelope.
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ขโมยkà-mooiแหกhɛ̀ɛkกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเอาaoของมีค่าkɔ̌ɔng-mii-kâaข้างในkâang-naiไปbpai
The thief ripped her bag open to take the valuables inside.
We have to help each other force open the stuck door.
ด้วยdûuayความโกรธkwaam gròhtจัดjàtเขาkăoจึงjeungแหกhàekสัญญาsăn-yaaฉบับchà-bàpนั้นnánเป็นชิ้นๆbpen chín-chínต่อหน้าdtò nâaทุกคนtúk konในnaiที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chum
In a fit of rage, he ripped that contract to pieces in front of everyone at the meeting.
2VerbB2
[to] spread wide; splay
To spread or pull something wide apart, especially parts of the body.
Examples
หมอฟันmŏr fanหมอฟันmŏr fandentistบอกให้bòk hâiบอกให้bòk hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]คนไข้kon kâiคนไข้kon kâipatient (medical)แหกhàekแหกhàek1[to] tear open; rip open; force open2[to] spread wide; splay3(coll.) [to] flout; defy (a rule, law)4(coll.) [to] break through; run (a checkpoint); force one's way outปากbpàakปากbpàak1mouth2opening; mouth (of things)3rim; lip (of a container/wound)4speech; manner of speaking (figurative)กว้างๆgwâang gwâangกว้างๆgwâang gwâang1broadly; generally; in general terms2quite wide; rather broadเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ตรวจdtrùuatตรวจdtrùuat1[to] check; inspect; examine2[to] examine medically; testฟันfanฟันfan1tooth; teeth2gear tooth; cog3[to] slash; chop; hack4[to] cut; deduct (informal)5[to] overcharge [sb]; [to] rip off (slang)6[to] rake in money; make a large profit (slang)7[to] have sex (slang)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerสะดวกsà-dùuakสะดวกsà-dùuak1convenient2available; free (time)
The dentist told the patient to open his mouth wide so they could check the teeth easily.
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เด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánพยายามpá-yaa-yaamแหกhɛ̀ɛkขาkǎaให้hâiกว้างgwâangที่สุดtîi-sùtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกระโดดgrà-dòotข้ามkâamแอ่งน้ำɛ̀ɛng-náam
That child tried to spread his legs as wide as possible to jump over the puddle.
คุณkunต้องdtôngแหกhàekตาdtaaดูdooดีๆdee deeเพราะpráwตัวอักษรdtuua àk-sŏnบนbonฉลากchà-làakยาyaaนี้néeเล็กlékมากmâakจนjonแทบtâepมองไม่เห็นmong mâi hĕn
You have to open your eyes wide and look carefully because the letters on this medicine label are so small they're almost invisible.
ตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiเขาkǎoลื่นล้มlʉ̂ʉn-lómเขาkǎoแหกhɛ̀ɛkขาkǎaผิดท่าpìt-tâaจนjonทำให้tam-hâiกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaต้นขาdtôn-kǎaด้านในdâan-naiอักเสบàk-sèep
When he slipped and fell, he spread his legs awkwardly, causing an inflammation of his inner thigh muscles.
3VerbB2
(coll.) [to] flout; defy (a rule, law)
(Colloquial) To flout or openly break a rule, law, norm, or agreement.
Examples
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jà1only if; only when; not until2even if; even though; although (often with ก็)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกฎgòtกฎgòt1rule; regulation2law (scientific/natural); principleห้ามhâamห้ามhâam[to] forbid; prohibitเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; 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; towardแหกhɛ̀ɛkแหกhɛ̀ɛk1[to] tear open; rip open; force open2[to] spread wide; splay3(coll.) [to] flout; defy (a rule, law)4(coll.) [to] break through; run (a checkpoint); force one's way outกฎgòtกฎgòt1rule; regulation2law (scientific/natural); principleเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)จนได้jon-dâaiจนได้jon-dâai1ended up (resultative, often undesired)2eventually; in the end; after all
Even though there was a rule prohibiting entry, he still broke the rule and went in anyway.
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กลุ่มวัยรุ่นglùm-wai-rûnชอบchɔ̂ɔpมาmaaแหกhɛ̀ɛkกฎgòtของkɔ̌ɔngโรงเรียนroong-riianด้วยdûuaiการปีนgaan-bpiinรั้วrúuaออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn
The group of teenagers likes to break the school's rules by climbing the fence to go out at night.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนkonนั้นnánแหกhɛ̀ɛkกฎหมายgòt-mǎaiอย่างyàangไม่เกรงกลัวmâi-greeng-gluuaเพียงpiiangเพราะprɔ́คิดว่าkít-wâaตัวเองdtuua-eengมีอำนาจmii-am-nâatคุ้มครองkúm-krɔɔng
That politician brazenly broke the law without fear, simply because he thought he had power protecting him.
การกระทำgaan-grà-tamของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการแหกคอกgaan-hɛ̀ɛk-kɔ̂ɔkและlɛ́ท้าทายtáa-taaiบรรทัดฐานban-tát-tǎanที่tîiสังคมsǎng-komยึดถือyʉ́t-tʉ̌ʉกันganมานานmaa-naan
His actions are considered breaking the mold and challenging the long-held norms of society.
4VerbB2
(coll.) [to] break through; run (a checkpoint); force one's way out
(Colloquial) To break through a barrier or force one's way out; often used for running a checkpoint or escaping custody.
Examples
นักโทษnák-tôotนักโทษnák-tôot1convict2prisoner; inmateพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptแหกคุกhɛ̀ɛk-kúkแหกคุกhɛ̀ɛk-kúk[to] escape from prisonตอนกลางdtɔɔn-glaangตอนกลางdtɔɔn-glaang1middle; central part2middle; central3in the middle section; during the middle partดึกdʉ̀kดึกdʉ̀k1late at night; late2late at nightแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)ผู้คุมpûu-kumผู้คุมpûu-kum1prison guard; corrections officer2overseer; supervisor (by extension)จับได้jàp-dâaiจับได้jàp-dâai1[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)2[to] catch (sb) in the act; discover wrongdoing; find out (a secret)3[to] draw; get (by drawing lots)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
The prisoner tried to break out of prison in the middle of the night, but was caught by the guards first.
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รถมอเตอร์ไซค์rót-mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiคันkanนั้นnánไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmหยุดyùtให้hâiตรวจdtrùuatแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂แหกhɛ̀ɛkด่านdàanไปเลยbpai-ləəi
That motorcycle refused to stop for inspection and then just broke through the checkpoint.
ผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiขับรถkàp-rótแหกhɛ̀ɛkวงล้อมwong-lɔ́ɔmของkɔ̌ɔngเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətการไล่ล่าgaan-lâi-lâaกันganกลางเมืองglaang-mʉʉang
The suspect drove a car to break through the officers' encirclement, leading to a chase in the middle of the city.
มีmiiข่าวkàaoว่าwâaแรงงานrɛɛng-ngaanต่างด้าวdtàang-dâaoกลุ่มglùmใหญ่yàiได้dâaiแหกhɛ̀ɛkที่tîiกักกันgàk-ganออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaและlɛ́หลบหนีlòp-nǐiไปbpaiในnaiป่าbpàa
There was news that a large group of migrant workers had broken out of the detention center and fled into the forest.
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
hɛ̀ɛk
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 | — | — |