รก
messy
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- 1 messy、cluttered、untidy
- 2 placenta、afterbirth
รก mainly describes something that is messy, cluttered, or overgrown, with an untidy look. In medical and childbirth contexts, it also means the placenta.
messy、cluttered、untidy
Used for a room, desk, place, bag, layout, and similar things that look messy or cluttered because things are not arranged neatly.
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ห้องรกมาก hɔ̂ŋ rók mâak The room is really messy. ห้องรกมาก details
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โต๊ะทำงานรก tó tham ŋaan rók The work desk is cluttered. โต๊ะทำงานรก details
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อย่าทำบ้านรก yàa tham bâan rók Don’t make the house messy. อย่าทำบ้านรก details
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หน้านี้รกไป nâa níi rók pay This page is too cluttered. หน้านี้รกไป details
placenta、afterbirth
A noun meaning the placenta, the organ that supports the fetus during pregnancy and is delivered after birth.
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รกเกาะต่ำ rók kɔ̀ tàm low-lying placenta รกเกาะต่ำ details
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หมอตรวจรก mɔ̌ɔ trùat rók The doctor examined the placenta. หมอตรวจรก details
Learning notes
Explanation
As an adjective, รก carries the core idea of being untidy because there is too much there or things are not properly arranged. It can describe a messy room or desk, overgrown grass or a garden, and even a cluttered webpage or explanation. The noun รก meaning “placenta” belongs to a separate meaning area and is mainly used in pregnancy, childbirth, and medical contexts.
Usage
In everyday conversation, รก is common when talking about a messy room, house, desk, bag, garden, or hairstyle. It is also useful in work or design contexts for a cluttered document, screen, layout, or explanation. The placenta meaning appears in hospital, pregnancy, childbirth, and medical contexts.
Caution
รก usually sounds negative, so using it directly about someone’s home, desk, or appearance can sound rude. If you only mean “there is a lot,” เยอะ is usually the safer word.
Differences from similar words
1 messy synonyms
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ยุ่ง covers several ideas such as being busy, tangled, or disordered. รก focuses more specifically on something looking messy or cluttered.
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เกะกะ means something is in the way or obstructive. รก describes the untidy, cluttered appearance itself.
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เยอะ simply means “a lot.” รก adds the negative idea that there is too much in an untidy or cluttered way.