Dictionary entry
หนัก
nàkadjective
heavy; (also) a lot, very
Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1adj.
muchlexitron
2adj.
heavywiktionary
3adj.
severe; seriouswiktionary
4adj.
extreme; excessive; incurable; uncorrectable; hopeless(slang)wiktionary
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.
Built from
From Proto-Tai *ʰnakᴰ (“heavy”). Cognate with Lao ໜັກ (nak), Lü ᦐᧅ (ṅak), Shan ၼၵ်း (nák), Tai Nüa ᥘᥐᥴ (lák), Aiton ꩫ︀က︀် (nak), Ahom 𑜃𑜀𑜫 (nak), Bouyei nagt, Zhuang naek.
A note on usage
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