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| ราก raakF | ![]() |
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| 1. | root; foundation; source |
| 1b. | root of a plant |
| 1c. | [numerical classifier for roots] |
| 2. | vomit |
| 2b. | [Northeastern dialect] to vomit, barf, or puke |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ราก |
| IPA | râːk |
| Royal Thai General System | rak |
| similar sounding | ราค, รัก | ||
1.  [noun] | |||
| definition | root; foundation; source | ||
| synonyms | โคน | kho:hnM | base; bottom; root |
ฐาน ![]() | thaanR | base; foot; pedestal; position; ground; place; station; platform; cause; reason; basis; [linguistics] origin of alphabet/consonants | |
| examples | |||
รากฐาน![]() ![]() | raakF thaanR | foundation; base; basis | |
รากฟัน![]() ![]() | raakF fanM | root of a tooth | |
รากไม้![]() | raakF maaiH | root (of a plant) | |
รากที่สอง![]() | raakF theeF saawngR | square root; second root; √‾ | |
ฝังรกฝังราก![]() | fangR rohkH fangR raakF | [in a place] to settle down | |
รากหญ้า![]() | raakF yaaF | [cross-literally, "grassroot" or "grassroots"] (accomplishing something) as a popular movement | |
ฝังราก![]() | fangR raakF | to settle down; to establish roots | |
ตัดรากถอนโคน![]() | dtatL raakF thaawnR kho:hnM | to pull out the roots and remove the stump; to remove completely | |
รากตึก![]() | raakF dteukL | (construction, building) foundation | |
ลงหลักปักราก![]() | lohngM lakL bpakL raakF | to settle down | |
หยั่งราก![]() | yangL raakF | to root (around) | |
ถอนรากเหง้า![]() | thaawnR raakF ngaoF | to dig up; to uproot | |
รากเทียม![]() | raakF thiiamM | dental implant | |
รากเหง้าของอกุศล![]() | raakF ngaoF khaawngR aL gooL sohnR | the root of all evil | |
ถอนรากถอนโคน![]() | thaawnR raakF thaawnR kho:hnM | to extirpate; abolish; annihilate; destroy; uproot | |
ขุดรากถอนโคน![]() | khootL raakF thaawnR kho:hnM | to extirpate; abolish; annihilate; destroy; uproot | |
รากเหง้า![]() | raakF ngaoF | root (of a plant) | |
รากเหง้า![]() | raakF ngaoF | origin, family foundation | |
รากเหง้า![]() | raakF ngaoF | ancestor | |
รากเหง้า![]() | raakF ngaoF | rhizome | |
รากเหง้า![]() | raakF ngaoF | origin | |
รากศัพท์![]() | raakF sapL | etymoloy (of a word) | |
| sample sentences | |||
รากฐานศีลธรรมจรรยา โดยเฉพาะจากพระพุทธศาสนาซึ่งเป็นพื้นเดิม คลอนแคลนเสื่อมทรุดลงเรื่อย ๆ ![]() raakF thaanR seenR laH thamM janM yaaM dooyM chaL phawH jaakL phraH phootH saatL saL naaR seungF bpenM pheuunH deermM khlaawnM khlaaenM seuuamL sootH lohngM reuuayF reuuayF "The base of morality, especially from the Buddhist (institutions) which were the original source (of such morality), is becoming unstable and is steadily deteriorating." | |||
น้ำต้มจากรากของต้นไม้ ที่เพื่อนของเขานำมาขายให้เขาเป็นยารักษาอาการปวดเอว น้ำต้มก็จริงอยู่ แต่มันมีการตกตะกอนของรากต้นไม้ไง ![]() naamH dtohmF jaakL raakF khaawngR dtohnF maaiH theeF pheuuanF khaawngR khaoR namM maaM khaaiR haiF khaoR bpenM yaaM rakH saaR aaM gaanM bpuaatL aayoM naamH dtohmF gaawF jingM yuuL dtaaeL manM meeM gaanM dtohkL dtaL gaawnM khaawngR raakF dtohnF maaiH ngaiM "It was water boiled with tree roots, which a friend of his had sold him as a medication to treat his lower-back pain. The water was boiled, all right, but it contained the sediment of the tree roots, you see. [That’s how it was.]." | |||
| as a prefix | รากเผยแพร่![]() ![]() | raakF pheeuyR phraaeF | publicity |
| 1b.  [noun] | |||
| definition | root of a plant | ||
| classifier | ราก ![]() | raakF | [numerical classifier for roots] |
| 1c.  [classifier] | |||
| definition | [numerical classifier for roots] | ||
| enumerated nouns | ราก ![]() | raakF | root of a plant |
รากไม้![]() | raakF maaiH | root (of a plant) | |
รากเหง้า![]() | raakF ngaoF | root (of a plant) | |
| 2.  [noun] | |||
| definition | vomit | ||
| categories | |||
| 2b.  [verb] | |||
| definition | [Northeastern dialect] to vomit, barf, or puke | ||
| related words | อวก ![]() | uaakL | to vomit; retch; throw up |
อาเจียน ![]() | aaM jiianM | [formal expression, written Thai] to vomit | |
| examples | ไข้รากสาดน้อย![]() | khaiF raakF saatL naawyH | typhoid fever |
ไข้รากสาดใหญ่![]() | khaiF raakF saatL yaiL | typhus | |

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