Dictionary entry
ถูก
correct
Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never inventedto be correct; rightwiktionary
used as a passive voice markerwiktionary
cheap; inexpensive; low-priced; low-costcurated
to touch; handle; feel; contact; come into contact withcurated
to be in accordance with; be in line with; agree with; conform towiktionary
to match; fit; suitwiktionary
to be accurate; precisewiktionary
to be appropriate, proper, or suitable forwiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesแต่คนไทยถูกสอนว่า ถ้าทำให้บรรยากาศหนักตึงเกินไป คือไม่สุภาพ
But Thai people are taught that making the mood too heavy and tense is impolite.
Pudzon · พระนครศรีอยุธยาfrom ยิ้มไว้ก่อน →
ยิ้มแบบแรก คือยิ้มเวลาเขินอาย ตอบแบบไม่ถูก ไม่รู้จะพูดอะไร
The first kind is the smile when we're embarrassed, can't answer properly, and don't know what to say.
Pudzon · พระนครศรีอยุธยาfrom ยิ้มไว้ก่อน →
Built from
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. 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).