กอก
gɔ̀ɔkMeanings
1VerbC1
[to] rap; [to] knock
to rap or knock with the knuckles (usually on the head)
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseโกรธgròotโกรธgròot1angry; mad2[to] be angry (at/with/about)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเอามือao-mʉʉเอามือao-mʉʉ[to] put/use one’s handกอกgɔ̀ɔkกอกgɔ̀ɔk1[to] rap; [to] knock2hog plum; Spondias tree or fruit3[to] draw blood; [to] cupหัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)น้องnɔ́ɔngน้องnɔ́ɔng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostทีtiiทีtii1turn; chance; opportunity; one’s shot2time; occasion; instance3classifier: times; hits; strokes; attempts4please; for me (request particle)
Mom was very angry, so she rapped my younger sibling's head once with her knuckles.
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เขาkǎoถูกtùukครูkruuฝ่ายปกครองfàai-bpòk-krɔɔngกอกgɔ̀ɔkหัวhǔuaเพราะprɔ́แอบɛ̀ɛpหลับในlàp-naiห้องเรียนhɔ̂ng-riian
He was rapped on the head by the disciplinarian teacher because he secretly slept in class.
ผู้เฒ่าผู้แก่pôo tâo pôo gàeมักจะmák jàขู่kòoหลานlăanดื้อๆdêuu dêuuว่าwâaถ้าtâaไม่mâiฟังfangจะjàโดนdohnกอกgòkหัวhŭua
The elders often threaten stubborn grandchildren that if they don't listen, they will get a knock on the head.
การgaanกอกgɔ̀ɔkหัวhǔuaเด็กdèkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลงโทษlong-tôotด้วยdûuaiความรุนแรงkwaam-run-rɛɛngเป็นbpenสิ่งที่sìng-tîiไม่ควรmâi-kuuanทำtamในnaiยุคปัจจุบันyúk-bpàt-jù-ban
Rapping a child's head as a violent punishment is something that shouldn't be done in the modern era.
2NounC1
hog plum; Spondias tree or fruit
a tropical tree in the Spondias group, or its sour edible fruit, often called hog plum or ambarella
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ผลpǒnผลpǒn1classifier: fruits2result; outcome3fruit (formal)4benefit; advantageกอกgɔ̀ɔkกอกgɔ̀ɔk1[to] rap; [to] knock2hog plum; Spondias tree or fruit3[to] draw blood; [to] cupสุกsùkสุกsùk1cooked; done (food)2ripe (fruit)3[to] ripen; [to] get cookedจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operationsมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ส้มตำsôm-dtamส้มตำsôm-dtamsom tam; green papaya salad
Grandma picked ripe hog plums from the backyard to put in the papaya salad.
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ผลpǒnกอกgɔ̀ɔkมีmiiรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaoอมฝาดom-fàatนิยมní-yomนำมาnam-maaปรุงรสbprung-rótในnaiอาหารพื้นบ้านaa-hǎan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nít
The hog plum fruit has a sour and astringent taste, and is popularly used to flavor many types of local dishes.
ต้นdtônกอกgɔ̀ɔkป่าbpàaที่tîiขึ้นอยู่kʉ̂n-yùuริมrimชายป่าchaai-bpàaเริ่มrə̂əmผลัดใบplàt-baiและlɛ́ออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔkเต็มdtemต้นdtônในช่วงnai-chûuangฤดูแล้งrʉ́-duu-lɛ́ɛng
The wild hog plum tree growing at the edge of the forest begins to shed its leaves and bloom fully during the dry season.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanนำnamเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakของkɔ̌ɔngต้นdtônกอกgɔ̀ɔkมาmaaต้มdtômดื่มdʉ̀ʉmเพื่อบรรเทาpʉ̂ʉa-ban-taoอาการปวดaa-gaan-bpùuatท้องtɔ́ɔngตามdtaamตำรับยาdtam-ráp-yaaขนานเอกkà-nǎan-èek
Villagers boil the bark of the hog plum tree to drink for relieving stomachaches, following a prime medicinal recipe.
3VerbC2
[to] draw blood; [to] cup
to draw blood or perform cupping therapy using a horn or cup (in traditional medicine)
Examples
หมอพื้นบ้านmɔ̌ɔ-pʉ́ʉn-bâanหมอพื้นบ้านmɔ̌ɔ-pʉ́ʉn-bâanfolk healer; traditional healerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)กอกgɔ̀ɔkกอกgɔ̀ɔk1[to] rap; [to] knock2hog plum; Spondias tree or fruit3[to] draw blood; [to] cupเลือดlʉ̂ʉatเลือดlʉ̂ʉat1blood2bloodline; lineage3spirit; vigor4health points; HP (gaming slang)เสียsǐiaเสียsǐia1broken; out of order2spoiled; ruined; gone bad3[to] pay4[to] lose; forfeit; waste5[to] die; pass away6particle marking emphasis, completion, or decisivenessออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)บริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-ween1area; vicinity2around; in the vicinity ofที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerปวดbpùuatปวดbpùuat[to] ache; [to] be in pain
The traditional healer used an animal horn to draw bad blood out from the painful area.
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ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnมีmiiการใช้gaan-cháiกระบอกไม้ไผ่grà-bɔ̀ɔk-máai-pàiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกอกgɔ̀ɔkเอาaoพิษpítงูnguuออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakบาดแผลbàat-plɛ̌ɛ
In the old days, bamboo cylinders were used to cup and draw snake venom out of the wound.
การgaanกอกgɔ̀ɔkเลือดlʉ̂ʉatเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ngในnaiวิธีการรักษาwí-tii-gaan-rák-sǎaแผนโบราณpɛ̌ɛn-boo-raanที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngทำtamโดยdooiผู้เชี่ยวชาญpûu-chîiao-chaanเท่านั้นtâo-nán
Bloodletting cupping is one of the traditional treatment methods that must be performed only by experts.
แม้mɛ́ɛการgaanกอกgɔ̀ɔkด้วยdûuaiเขาkǎoสัตว์sàtจะjàดูduuน่ากลัวnâa-gluuaสำหรับsǎm-ràpคนยุคใหม่kon-yúk-màiแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂เป็นbpenภูมิปัญญาpuum-bpan-yaaที่tîiสืบทอดกันมาsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔt-gan-maaยาวนานyaao-naan
Although horn cupping may look scary to modern people, it is a long-inherited local wisdom.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gɔ̀ɔk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |