โตก
dtòokMeaning
1NounB2
a pedestal tray; low round table for serving food
A round pedestal tray or low table, typically made of wood, lacquered bamboo, or brass, used for serving food, especially as part of a traditional Northern Thai meal (known as a 'khan tok' dinner).
Examples
ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Provinceเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketขันโตกkǎn-dtòokขันโตกkǎn-dtòokkhantoke tray table; khantok mealพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)ยกyókยกyók1[to] lift; raise2[to] give; dedicate; donate3[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)4[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)5classifier: round6[to] waive; remit; dismissอาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเสิร์ฟsə̀əpเสิร์ฟsə̀əp1[to] serve (food/drinks)2[to] serve (sports)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โตกdtòokโตกdtòoka pedestal tray; low round table for serving foodไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamสวยงามsǔuai-ngaambeautiful; lovely
In Chiang Mai, we went for a 'khan tok' dinner. The staff brought the food served on a beautiful wooden pedestal tray.
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บนbonโตกdtòokมีmiiอาหารเหนือaa-hǎan-nʉ̌ʉaหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangเช่นchênไส้อั่วsâi-ùuaแกงฮังเลgɛɛng-hang-leeและlɛ́น้ำพริกหนุ่มnáam-prík-nùm
On the pedestal tray, there were many Northern dishes, such as Sai Ua, Gaeng Hang Lay, and Nam Prik Noom.
การรับประทานอาหารgaan-ráp-bprà-taan-aa-hǎanร่วมกันrûuam-ganโดยdooiล้อมวงlɔ́ɔm-wongรอบโตกrɔ̂ɔp-dtòokสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamความสามัคคีkwaam-sǎa-mák-kiiของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonล้านนาláan-naa
Eating together, sitting in a circle around a 'tok', reflects the Lanna culture of unity.
คุณยายkun-yaaiยังคงyang-kongใช้cháiโตกdtòokทองเหลืองtɔɔng-lʉ̌ʉangเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛสำหรับsǎm-ràpจัดวางjàt-waangพานpaanดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaถวายtà-wǎaiพระpráในnaiวันสำคัญwan-sǎm-kanทางศาสนาtaang-sàat-sà-nǎa
Grandma still uses the old brass pedestal tray to arrange flower offerings for the Buddha on important religious days.
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
dtòok
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 | — | — |