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´Í¡  daawkL
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1a.´Í¡daawkLflower
1b.´Í¡daawkL[numerical classifier for flowers and scented things, patterns, treads]
2.´Í¡daawkLinterest paid on a loan
3.´Í¡daawkL[of clothing or cloth] a pattern
4.ÍÕ´Í¡eeM daawkL[short for the extremely vulgar insult ´Í¡·Í§, calling someone a prostitue or whore]
5.´Í¡daawkL[Isaan dialect] [a somewhat dated colloquial or spoken form of ËÃÍ¡ ] on the contrary; surely (not); unquestionably

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai´Í¡
IPAdɔ̀ːk
Royal Thai General Systemdok

1a. common Thai word   [noun]
definition
flower

examples¡ÐËÅèÓ´Í¡gaL lahmL daawkLcauliflower
µé¹¡ÐËÅèÓ´Í¡dtohnF gaL lahmL daawkLthe cauliflower plant
´Í¡¡Ø­á¨ daawkL goonM jaaeMpadlock
´Í¡µÙÁdaawkL dtuumMa bud
´Í¡·Í§daawkL thaawngM[an extremely vulgar insult] promiscuous woman or harlot, a whore, a harlot, a prostitute
´Í¡äÁédaawkL maaiHflower
´Í¡äÁéä¿daawkL maaiH faiMformal term for fireworks
´Í¡äÁéÃèǧdaawkL maaiH ruaangFa girl who has lost her virginity
´Í¡Êá¹»´Ãҡ͹ daawkL saL naaepF draaM gaawnMsnapdragon
´Í¡ÊÇèÒ¹daawkL saL waanLdrill bit
¼Ñ¡¤ÅéÒ¡ÐËÅèÓ´Í¡phakL khlaayH gaL lahmL daawkLbroccoli
¼éÒÅÒ´͡phaaF laayM daawkLflower-patterned fabric or cloth
äÁé´Í¡maaiH daawkLgarden plants
ËÅèÍ´Í¡ÂÒ§laawL daawkL yaangMretread a tyre
sample
sentences
©Ñ¹µéͧ¡ÒüéÒá´§ÅÒ´͡àËÅ×ͧ
chanR dtaawngF gaanM phaaF daaengM laayM daawkL leuuangR
"I want some red cloth with a yellow flowery pattern."
·ÕèàÁ×ͧä·ÂµÍ¹¹Õé·ÕèÎÔµÁÒ¡àË繨Ðà»ç¹¡ÒÃàÃè§ãËéÅÓäÂÍÍ¡´Í¡µÔ´ÅÙ¡â´ÂãªéÊÒÃâ»áµÊà«ÕÂÁ¤ÅÍà÷ ÃÒ´ºÃÔàdz⤹µé¹.
theeF meuuangM thaiM dtaawnM neeH theeF hitH maakF henR jaL bpenM gaanM rehngF haiF lahmM yaiM aawkL daawkL dtitL luukF dooyM chaiH saanR bpohM dtaaetL siiamM khlaawM raehtF raatF bawL riH waehnM khohnM dtohnF
"In Thailand right now what seems to be a big hit (among dishonest gardeners) is to force longan trees to flower by pouring potassium chlorate onto the base of the trunks."
¹ÔÂÁÇÔàÈÉ³ì ¤×Í ¤ÓÇÔàÈɳì·Õè»ÃСͺºÍ¡¤ÇÒÁªÕé੾ÒÐ ËÃ×ͨӡѴŧä»ÇèÒà»ç¹àªè¹¹Ñé¹àªè¹¹Õé ËÃ×ÍÊÔè§¹Ñé¹ ÊÔè§¹Õé àªè¹ ¹Õè ¹Ñè¹ â¹è¹ ¹Õé ¹Ñé¹ â¹é¹ ·Ñé§¹Õé ·Ñé§¹Ñé¹ ÍÂèÒ§¹Õé ÍÂèÒ§¹Ñé¹ ´Ñ§¹Õé ´Ñ§¹Ñé¹ á·é ¨ÃÔ§ ੾ÒÐ àͧ ´Í¡ á¹è¹Í¹ ·Õà´ÕÂÇ à·ÕÂÇ à¨ÕÂÇ ÏÅÏ
niH yaH maH wiH saeht[n]L kheuuM khahmM wiH saeht[n]L theeF bpraL gaawpL baawkL khwaamM cheeH chaL phawH reuuR jahmM gatL lohngM bpaiM waaF bpenM chehnF nanH chehnF neeH reuuR singL nanH singL neeH chehnF neeF nanF nohnF neeH nanH nohnH thangH neeH thangH nanH yaangL neeH yaangL nanH dangM neeH dangM nanH thaaeH jingM chaL phawH aehngM daawkL naaeF naawnM theeM diaaoM thiaaoM jiaaoM
“Demonstrative modifiers” are modifiers which serve to specify or limit the related word to a specific meaning or a specific item; such words include, “this,” “that,” “that one over there,” “all of these,” “all of those,” “like this,” “like that,” “as follows,” “like this (or that),” “truly,” “specifically,” “only this,” “at all,” “certainly,” “absolutely,” “certainly,” “surely, positively,” etc.
as a prefix´Í¡¡ÅéÇÂäÁé daawkL gluayF maaiHan orchid flower
´Í¡¡ØËÅÒº daawkL gooL laapLrose (the flower)
´Í¡¤ÒÃì๪Ñè¹daawkL khaa[r]M naehM chanFcarnation, Dianthus caryophyllus
´Í¡¨Ó»ÒdaawkL jahmM bpaaMflower of Michelia champaca
´Í¡¨Ó»ÕdaawkL jahmM bpeeMflower of Michelia alba, Michelia Longifolia
´Í¡à¨ÍÃÒà¹ÕÂÁ daawkL juuhrM raaM niiamMgeranium
´Í¡ªºÒ daawkL chaH baaMhibiscus
´Í¡à´«ÕdaawkL daehM seeMdaisy
´Í¡á´¿â¿´ÔÅ daawkL daaefL fohM dinMdaffodil
´Í¡·ÔÇÅÔ»daawkL thiuM lipHtulip
´Í¡ºÑÇdaawkL buaaMwater-lily; lotus
´Í¡âºµÑë¹ daawkL bohM dtanRpeony, genus Paeonia
´Í¡á¾¹«Õ daawkL phaaenM seeMpansy
´Í¡ÁÐÅÔdaawkL maH liHjasmine, Jasminium sambac
´Í¡ÃÑ¡daawkL rakHflower of Calotropis gigantea R. Br. (Asclepiadaceae)
´Í¡ÃÒ´ªÐ¾ÃÖ¡ daawkL raatF chaH phreukHflower of the golden shower tree, the official national flower of Thailand and the King of Thailand
´Í¡äÅáÅç¤daawkL laiM laekHlilac
´Í¡âʹdaawkL saL nohRflower of the sanor tree
´Í¡Ë¹éÒÇÑÇdaawkL naaF wuaaManthurium, family Araceae
´Í¡ÍЫÒàÅÕ daawkL aL saaM liiaMazalea
´Í¡ÍغŠdaawkL ooL bohnMlotus; water lily
´Í¡µé¹áÍ»à»ÔéÅ daawkL dtohnF aaepL bpeernFflower of the apple tree
´Í¡äÍÃÔ« daawkL aiM risH(flower) iris
1b.   [classifier]
definition
[numerical classifier for flowers and scented things, patterns, treads]

enumerated
nouns
¸Ù» thuupFincense; joss (fortune-telling) sticks
´Í¡¡ØËÅÒº daawkL gooL laapLrose (the flower)
´Í¡ÁÐÅÔdaawkL maH liHjasmine, Jasminium sambac
µÐ»Ù¤Ç§dtaL bpuuM khuaangMscrew
´Í¡¡Ø­á¨ daawkL goonM jaaeMpadlock
sample
sentence
´Í¡äÁéÊÕàËÅ×ͧ´Í¡¹Ñé¹ àÃÕ¡ÇèÒÍÐääÃѺ?
daawkL maaiH seeR leuuangR daawkL nanH riiakF waaF aL raiM khrapH
[spoken by a male] "What do you call that yellow flower?"
2.   [noun]
definition
interest paid on a loan

example´Í¡àºÕéÂdaawkL biiaFinterest paid on a loan
3.   [noun]
definition
[of clothing or cloth] a pattern

example´Í¡¨Ñ¹daawkL janMasterisk; *
sample
sentence
ÁÕàÊ×éÍàªÔéµÊͧẺ¤ÃѺ...ẺÁÕ´Í¡ ¡ÑºäÁèÁÕ´Í¡
meeM seuuaF cheertH saawngR baaepL khrapH baaepL meeM daawkL gapL maiF meeM daawkL
[spoken by a male] "We have two sorts of shirt, one with a pattern and one without."
4. ÍÕ´Í¡  eeM daawkL  [noun, adjective, colloquial, vulgar]
definition
[short for the extremely vulgar insult ´Í¡·Í§, calling someone a prostitue or whore]

related words´Í¡·Í§daawkL thaawngM[an extremely vulgar insult] promiscuous woman or harlot, a whore, a harlot, a prostitute
¤Ó¼Ç¹khahmM phuaanRinversely combined word or vowel relocation technique, the Thai pun technique in which a word is reversed and re-combined. The pronunciation will change but it will connote the same hidden meaning. Almost like the "Pig Latin" technique.
´Í§¶Í¡daawngM thaawkL[the inversely combined word of ´Í¡·Í§]
5.   [conjunction, particle, archaic]
definition
[Isaan dialect] [a somewhat dated colloquial or spoken form of ËÃÍ¡ ] on the contrary; surely (not); unquestionably

categoriesRegional Dialects and Minority Languages of the Thai Language » ÀÒÉÒÍÕÊÒ¹Regional Dialects and Minority Languages of the Thai Language » Isaan Dialect
synonymËÃÍ¡ raawkL[word often used with statements of contradiction or negation] surely (not), of course (not)
related wordsÃêÍ¡raawk?[same as ËÃÍ¡ ]
ËÃÍ¡ raawkL[word often used with statements of contradiction or negation] surely (not), of course (not)
exampleà»ÅèÒ´Í¡bplaaoL daawkL"Not at all." — "No way."
sample
sentence
©Ñ¹àͧäÁèä´é¾Ù´´Ñ§¹Ñé¹´Í¡
chanR aehngM maiF daiF phuutF dangM nanH daawkL
I, myself, did not speak like that at all.

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