แตก

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

แตก • (dtɛ̀ɛk) (abstract noun การแตก)

1. (intransitive) to break; to crack; to split; to fracture.

   ท่อแตก

   tɔ̂ɔ dtɛ̀ɛk

   A pipe breaks.

   หัวแตก

   hǔua dtɛ̀ɛk

   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

   patience ruins/is ruined.

3. (intransitive) to burst; to explode.

   น้ำแตก

   náam dtɛ̀ɛk

   to come (to discharge semen)
   (literally) Liquid bursts .

   ฉี่แตก

   chìi dtɛ̀ɛk

   bladder is full.
   (literally) Pee bursts .

   เหงื่อแตก

   ngʉ̀ʉa dtɛ̀ɛk

   to sweat
   (literally) Sweats burst .

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 buds

   แตกใบ

   dtɛ̀ɛk bai

   to put forth leaves
   (literally) to divide leaves

   แตกสาขา

   dtɛ̀ɛk sǎa-kǎa

   to divide tributaries

6. (intransitive, figurative) to disunite; to lack unity, to disharmonise; to differ, to disagree, to be at variance.
7. (transitive, slang) to break (into smaller units).

   แตกแบงก์

   dtɛ̀ɛk bɛ́ng

   to break a banknote

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