Thai–English dictionary

หนัก

nàk

Audio pronunciation is available for this word.

Commonness: Common in contemporary general Thai.

Meanings

v.
  1. lean ; tend ; be inclined to ; be apt to ; focus ; emphasize; center
adj.
  1. heavy ; burdensome ; weighty
adj.
  1. hard ; difficult ; toilsome
adj.
  1. grave ; serious ; important
adv.
  1. toughly ; tediously ; laboriously
adv.
  1. severely ; harshly ; seriously ; forcefully

Example sentences

v.lean ; tend ; be inclined to ; be apt to ; focus ; emphasize; center

เขามักหนักไปทางฝ่ายเดียวเสมอ

He always tends to lean toward one side.

adv.toughly ; tediously ; laboriously

เขาทำงานหนักมากจนเหนื่อยล้า

He worked so hard that he became exhausted.

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