Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *p.reːkᴰ (to burst). Compare Old Chinese (OC *proːwɢs, *poːwɢ, *proːwɢ, “to burst”). Cognate with Lao ແຕກ (tǣk), ᦶᦎᧅ (ṫaek), Shan တႅၵ်ႇ (tèk), Ahom 𑜄𑜢𑜀𑜫 (tik).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicแตก
æ t k
RomanizationPaiboondtɛ̀ɛk
Royal Institutetaek
(standard) IPA(key)/tɛːk̚˨˩/(R)

Verb edit

แตก (dtɛ̀ɛk) (abstract noun การแตก)

  1. (intransitive) to break; to crack; to split; to fracture.
    ท่อแตก
    tɔ̂ɔ dtɛ̀ɛk
    A pipe breaks.
    หัวแตก
    hǔua dtɛ̀ɛk
    [One's] head is bleeding.
    (literally) The head breaks.
    หูแตก
    hǔu dtɛ̀ɛk
    to be deafened
    (literally) Ears break.
    ใจแตก
    jai dtɛ̀ɛk
    to go wild (to become unrestrained morally)
    (literally) Heart breaks.
    ผนังแตก
    pà-nǎng dtɛ̀ɛk
    A wall cracks.
  2. (intransitive) to break; to shatter; to become destroyed or ruined.
    โลกแตก
    lôok dtɛ̀ɛk
    The world breaks.
    ตบะแตก
    dtà-bà dtɛ̀ɛk
    [One's] patience ruins/is ruined.
  3. (intransitive) to burst; to explode.
    น้ำแตก
    náam dtɛ̀ɛk
    to come (to discharge semen)
    (literally) Liquid bursts [out].
    ฉี่แตก
    chìi dtɛ̀ɛk
    [One's] bladder is full.
    (literally) Pee bursts [out].
    เหงื่อแตก
    ngʉ̀ʉa dtɛ̀ɛk
    to sweat
    (literally) Sweats burst [out].
  4. (slang, vulgar, intransitive) to come; to ejaculate.
  5. (intransitive) to divide (into); to separate (into); to be distributed (into); to dissolve (into).
    แตกหน่อ
    dtɛ̀ɛk nɔ̀ɔ
    to put forth buds
    (literally) to divide [into] buds
    แตกใบ
    dtɛ̀ɛk bai
    to put forth leaves
    (literally) to divide [into] leaves
    แตกสาขา
    dtɛ̀ɛk sǎa-kǎa
    to divide [into] tributaries
  6. (intransitive, figurative) to disunite; to lack unity, to disharmonise; to differ, to disagree, to be at variance.

Adverb edit

แตก (dtɛ̀ɛk)

  1. apart; into pieces; asunder.
  2. (now only found in combination) fluently; excellently; capably; with good understanding.
  3. (slang) very loudly; deafeningly.
    กรี๊ดแตก
    gríit dtɛ̀ɛk
    to scream aloud
  4. (slang, vulgar) extremely; very.
    ห่วยแตก
    hùai dtɛ̀ɛk
    extremely poor

Derived terms edit