ถูก
See also: ถัก
Thai
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic/Phonemic | ถูก tʰ ū k | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | tùuk |
| Royal Institute | thuk | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰuːk̚˨˩/(R) | |
Etymology 1
[edit]Cognate with Southern Thai ทู๊ก, Isan ถืก, Lao ຖືກ (thư̄k), Northern Thai ᨳᩪᨠ, Khün ᨳᩪᨠ, Lü ᦏᦳᧅᧈ (ṫhuk¹), Tai Dam ꪖꪴꪀ, Shan ထုၵ်ႇ (thùk), Nong Zhuang tuk.
Adjective
[edit]ถูก • (tùuk) (abstract noun ความถูก)
- (of a price) cheap; inexpensive; low
- Antonym: แพง (pɛɛng)
Derived terms
[edit]- ดูถูก (duu-tùuk)
Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Tai *C̬.tɯːkᴰ (“to come into contact”). Compare Middle Chinese 觸 (MC tsyhowk, “to touch; to come in contact with”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳᩪᨠ, Isan ถืก, Lao ຖືກ (thư̄k), Lü ᦏᦳᧅᧈ (ṫhuk¹), Khün ᨳᩪᨠ, Shan ထုၵ်ႇ (thùk), Tai Nüa ᥗᥧᥐᥴ (thúk), Ahom 𑜌𑜤𑜀𑜫 (thuk).
Verb
[edit]ถูก • (tùuk) (abstract noun การถูก or ความถูก)
- (transitive) to touch; to contact; to come into contact with
- (transitive) to be in accordance with; to be in line with; to agree with; to conform to
- (transitive) to match; to fit; to suit
- (intransitive) to be correct; to be right
- (intransitive) to be accurate; to be precise
- (ambitransitive) to be appropriate (for); to be proper (for); to be suitable (with)
- Antonym: ผิด (pìt)
- (auxiliary) used as a passive voice marker
Usage notes
[edit]- The passive voice marker is only used when the target of the action undergoes something unfavourable. Examples:
- In some cases, this marker and a less formal marker, โดน (doon), can be used interchangeably.
- If the target does not undergo an unfavourable situation, the marker ได้รับ (dâai-ráp) is used.
- All these markers can sometimes be omitted.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “ถูก” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.