สุก
cooked
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- 1 cooked、done (cooked through)
- 2 ripe、ripened
Describes food that is no longer raw or unripe. It means “cooked through” for food prepared with heat and “ripe” for fruit.
cooked、done (cooked through)
Describes meat, fish, eggs, rice, and other food that has been heated until it is no longer raw.
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เนื้อสุกแล้ว nʉ́a sùk lɛ́ɛw The meat is cooked now. เนื้อสุกแล้ว details
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ต้มไข่ให้สุก tôm khày hây sùk Boil the egg until it is cooked through. ต้มไข่ให้สุก details
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ไก่ยังไม่สุก kày yaŋ mây sùk The chicken is not cooked yet. ไก่ยังไม่สุก details
ripe、ripened
Describes fruit that has developed beyond the unripe stage and is ready to eat.
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มะม่วงสุก mámûaŋ sùk a ripe mango มะม่วงสุก details
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กล้วยสุกแล้ว klûay sùk lɛ́ɛw The banana is ripe now. กล้วยสุกแล้ว details
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ลูกนี้ยังไม่สุก lûuk níi yaŋ mây sùk This one is not ripe yet. ลูกนี้ยังไม่สุก details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central idea is that something has passed beyond a raw or unripe stage and reached an edible state. เนื้อสุก means “cooked meat,” while มะม่วงสุก means “ripe mango.” Adding แล้ว indicates that cooking or ripening has already been completed. Thai words describing states can function directly as predicates. Depending on context, เนื้อสุก can mean either “cooked meat” or “the meat is cooked.” Its common opposite, ดิบ, means “raw” for food that requires cooking and “unripe” for fruit. The form สุกงอม means “fully ripe” and can figuratively describe an idea or situation that is fully developed or ready.
Usage
Commonly used when checking whether meat, fish, or eggs are cooked through and when discussing whether fruit is ripe enough to eat. Depending on the food, สุกหรือยัง means either “Is it cooked yet?” or “Is it ripe yet?”
Caution
The translation depends on what is being described: ข้าวสุก is cooked rice, while มะม่วงสุก is a ripe mango. สุก does not normally mean “rotten”; use เน่า for that. “Overripe” can be expressed as สุกเกินไป.
Differences from similar words
2 ripe synonyms
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แก่ describes fruit that has reached maturity, but it may not yet be soft, sweet, or ready to eat. สุก specifically describes fruit that has ripened.