ขยอก
kà-yɔ̀ɔkMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] swallow with difficulty
To force food or something else down the throat when it is difficult to swallow.
Examples
ข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaoข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaosticky rice; glutinous riceก้อนgɔ̂ɔnก้อนgɔ̂ɔn1lump; chunk; clump2classifier: lumps/chunks3nodule; lump (medical)4lump sum (of money), as in เงินก้อนนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorเกินไปgəən-bpaiเกินไปgəən-bpaitoo; overly; excessivelyเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ขยอกkà-yɔ̀ɔkขยอกkà-yɔ̀ɔk1[to] swallow with difficulty2[to] inch inwardลงคอlong-kɔɔลงคอlong-kɔɔ1[to] go down the throat; be able to swallow [sth]2[to] bring oneself to do [sth]; have the heart to do [sth]แทบtɛ̂ɛpแทบtɛ̂ɛp1almost; nearly2virtually; practicallyไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi[to] be unable (to [do sth]); cannot
This lump of sticky rice was too big, so he could barely force it down his throat.
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ขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangแห้งhɛ̂ɛngจนjonฝืดคอfʉ̀ʉt-kɔɔฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngจิบjìpน้ำnáamช่วยchûuaiขยอกkà-yɔ̀ɔkให้hâiลงไปlong-bpai
The bread was so dry that it was hard to swallow, and I had to sip water to help force it down.
พอpɔɔเจ็บคอjèp-kɔɔมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nแม้แต่mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛข้าวต้มkâao-dtômที่tîiเคยkəəiกินได้gin-dâaiง่ายngâaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangต้องdtɔ̂ngฝืนfʉ̌ʉnขยอกkà-yɔ̀ɔkลงคอlong-kɔɔทีละน้อยtii-lá-nɔ́ɔi
As his sore throat worsened, he had to force down even the rice soup he had previously eaten easily, a little at a time.
ทั้งที่táng-tîiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kคลื่นไส้klʉ̂ʉn-sâiเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangพยายามpá-yaa-yaamขยอกkà-yɔ̀ɔkข้าวkâaoลงคอlong-kɔɔเพราะprɔ́ไม่mâiอยากyàakกินยาgin-yaaตอนdtɔɔnท้องtɔ́ɔngว่างwâang
Despite feeling nauseated, she still tried to force some rice down because she did not want to take her medicine on an empty stomach.
2VerbB2
[to] inch inward
To move farther in a little at a time, such as by shifting one's seated position.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringขึ้นรถkʉ̂n-rótขึ้นรถkʉ̂n-rót[to] get in a vehicle; [to] boardเพิ่มpə̂əmเพิ่มpə̂əm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3more; extraเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerขยอกkà-yɔ̀ɔkขยอกkà-yɔ̀ɔk1[to] swallow with difficulty2[to] inch inwardเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ด้านในdâan-naiด้านในdâan-nai1inside; on the inside2inside; interior3inner; interiorอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)นิดnítนิดnít1a little; a bit (quantity)2a bit; a little (degree modifier)เพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another personนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
When more people got on, he shifted a little farther in to make room for others to sit.
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เธอterขยอกkà-yòkเข้าไปkâo bpaiทีละนิดtee lá nítจนjonมีmeeที่ว่างtêe wâangบนbonม้านั่งmáa nângให้hâiฉันchănนั่งnângข้างkâangๆ-
She shifted farther along a little at a time until there was room on the bench for me to sit beside her.
แม้mɛ́ɛผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanจะjàนั่งnângเบียดกันbìiat-ganอยู่แล้วyùu-lɛ́ɛoทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂พยายามpá-yaa-yaamขยอกkà-yɔ̀ɔkเข้าไปkâo-bpaiทีละนิดtii-lá-nítเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเด็กdèkที่tîiเพิ่งpə̂ngขึ้นรถkʉ̂n-rótมีmiiที่นั่งtîi-nâng
Although the passengers were already squeezed together, everyone tried to shift farther in little by little so that the child who had just boarded could sit down.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นว่าhěn-wâaคนkonที่นั่งtîi-nângริมrimเสื่อsʉ̀ʉaเริ่มrə̂əmเปียกฝนbpìiak-fǒnทุกคนtúk-konจึงjʉngขยอกkà-yɔ̀ɔkเข้าไปkâo-bpaiทีละน้อยtii-lá-nɔ́ɔiจนjonเขาkǎoมีmiiที่นั่งtîi-nângใต้dtâaiชายคาchaai-kaa
When they saw that the person sitting at the edge of the mat was getting wet in the rain, everyone shifted farther in little by little until he had room to sit under the eaves.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขยอก said ขะ-หยอก?
kà-yɔ̀ɔk
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |