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สลัก saL lakL

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1.	bolt; pin; peg; wedge
2.	to carve; to chisel; to engrave; sculpt
3.	to obstruct; to bar
4.	to endorse with a signature
5.	[euphonious prefiix]

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai	สะ-หฺลัก
IPA	sàlàk
Royal Thai General System	salak



1. [noun]
definition	bolt; pin; peg; wedge
examples	สลักเกลียว	saL lakL gliaaoM	bolt
	หมุดสลัก	mootL saL lakL	bolt; pin; peg


2. [verb]
definition	to carve; to chisel; to engrave; sculpt
examples	แกะสลัก	gaeL saL lakL	to sculpt or carve
	การ แกะสลัก	gaanM gaeL saL lakL	sculpture, the art or act of scuplting
	ช่างสลัก	changF saL lakL	sculptor
	ซากสลักหัก พัง	saakF saL lakL hakL phangM	architectural ruins
	รูปสลัก	ruupF saL lakL	statue
	สลักจิต	saL lakL jitL	to impress or in one's mind or memory
	สลักเป็น ลวดลาย	saL lakL bpenM luaatF laayM	to engrave with an artistic design
	สลักลิ่ม	saL lakL limF	a chisel
	สลักเสลา เกลา กลึง	saL lakL saL laoR glaoM gleungM	to embellish or beautify; to finish off or smoothen out
sample sentence	คน กลึง ต้อง พึ่ง คน ชัก คนสลักต้อง พึ่ง คน เขียน khohnM gleungM dtaawngF pheungF khohnM chakH khohnM saL lakL dtaawngF pheungF khohnM khiianR The lathe operator depends on the person drawing the wood; the sculptor depends on the writer.


3. [verb]
definition	to obstruct; to bar


4. [verb]
definition	to endorse with a signature
example	เซ็นสลักหลัง เช็ค	senM saL lakL langR chekH	to endorse a check


5. [prefix]
definition	[euphonious prefiix]
as a prefix	สลักสำคัญ	saL lakL samR khanM	highly important; significant; vital; essential



special note	This word contains an initial consonant cluster which follows the general clustered consonant tone rule. This is the common case for clusters in which: the first consonant is mid- or high-class, and the second consonant is low-class. As shown in the phonemic transcription result, the tone of the syllable as a whole is determined by the consonant class of the first consonant in the cluster. For more details, please check the following resources: reference summary, Non-conforming Initial Clusters the lesson, Inside a Thai Syllable

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