Sports and hobbiestakraw ball (rattan); sepak takraw noun
- dtà low
- grâw falling
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
ตะกร้อdtà-grâw is a small woven ball, once made of rattan and now mostly of plastic, and the game played with it: you เตะdtè, kick, it and may use your feet, knees, chest and head, but never your hands. Over a net, as in volleyball, it's an Asian Games sport with spectacular overhead kicks; in a circle in a temple yard or a car park, friends simply keep the ball in the air. The international name joins Malay sepak, kick, with the Thai word.
In the kitchen, the same word is a whisk: ตะกร้อตีไข่dtà-grâw dtii kài.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- takraw
- ta kro
- ta graw
- sepak takraw
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