ชก
chókMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] punch; [to] box
to strike with a closed fist; to engage in boxing
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชกchókชกchók[to] punch; [to] boxด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooกำปั้นgam-bpânกำปั้นgam-bpân1fist2boxer (colloq.)ของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengone's own
He punches with his fist.
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Yesterday I punched the sandbag at the gym.
Tomorrow she will box in an amateur event.
นักกีฬาnák-gii-laaต้องdtɔ̂ngชกchókอย่างมีชั้นเชิงyàang-mii-chán-chəəngและlɛ́รักษาrák-sǎaระยะrá-yáเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเก็บgèpคะแนนká-nɛɛn
The athlete must box strategically and maintain distance to score points.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chók
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |