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

     [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.

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