ตัก
scoop
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- 1 scoop、ladle、serve (food)、draw (water)
- 2 lap
ตัก mainly means to scoop, ladle, or serve something with a utensil. As a noun, it means a person’s lap, the flat area above the thighs when seated.
scoop、ladle、serve (food)、draw (water)
This means to scoop, ladle, or serve food or liquid using a utensil such as a spoon, ladle, dipper, or rice paddle.
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ตักข้าว tàk khâaw serve rice ตักข้าว details
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ตักน้ำใส่แก้ว tàk náam sày kɛ̂ɛw scoop water into a glass ตักน้ำใส่แก้ว details
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ช่วยตักแกงให้หน่อย chûay tàk kɛɛŋ hây nɔ̀ɔy Please ladle some curry for me. ช่วยตักแกงให้หน่อย details
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ตักอาหารใส่จาน tàk aahǎan sày caan serve food onto a plate ตักอาหารใส่จาน details
lap
This means a person’s lap: the area over the thighs when sitting, where a child or object can rest.
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นั่งบนตักแม่ nâŋ bon tàk mɛ̂ɛ sit on mother’s lap นั่งบนตักแม่ details
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เด็กนอนบนตักพ่อ dèk nɔɔn bon tàk phɔ̂ɔ The child is sleeping on his father’s lap. เด็กนอนบนตักพ่อ details
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วางกระเป๋าไว้บนตัก waaŋ krapǎw wáy bon tàk put the bag on one’s lap วางกระเป๋าไว้บนตัก details
Learning notes
Explanation
As a verb, ตัก has the image of scooping something up from below and moving it somewhere else, especially food or liquid. It is common in everyday eating and cooking, such as serving rice, ladling curry, or taking food onto a plate. As a noun, ตัก is not the knee joint; it is the lap, the space above the thighs when someone is seated.
Usage
Use it in meals, cooking, street food, buffets, and household situations when scooping or serving rice, soup, water, or other food. As a noun, it appears in everyday situations involving children sitting on someone’s lap or keeping a bag on one’s lap while seated.
Caution
Do not use ตัก for simply picking something up by hand; หยิบ or เก็บ is usually more natural. For the knee as a joint, as in “my knee hurts,” use เข่า, not ตัก.
Differences from similar words
1 scoop synonyms
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ช้อน also means to scoop up, often focusing on lifting something with a spoon-like motion. ตัก is broader and commonly covers serving or transferring food or liquid into another container.
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หยิบ means to pick up or take something by hand. ตัก is used when scooping or serving with a utensil, not simply grabbing something by hand.
2 lap synonyms
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เข่า refers to the knee as a body part or joint. ตัก refers to the lap, the area where something can rest when a person is seated.