นอกคอก
nôk kôk
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
unconventional; nonconformist
Behaving in a way that is different from the accepted rules or standards of a family, group, or society; unconventional or nonconformist, like a black sheep.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)มองว่าmong wâaมองว่าmong wâa1[to] think/consider (that ...)2[to] regard/see [sb]/[sth] as ...เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)นอกคอกnôk kôkนอกคอกnôk kôkunconventional; nonconformistเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเลือกlêuuakเลือกlêuuak1[to] choose; select; pick2picky; choosy; selective3[to] electที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpinศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpin1artist (creator of art)2performing artist; entertainerแทนที่จะtaen têe jàแทนที่จะtaen têe jàinstead of; rather thanสืบทอดsèup tâwtสืบทอดsèup tâwt1[to] inherit; succeed to2[to] pass down; hand down3[to] carry on; continueธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)
He is seen as the black sheep because he chose to be an artist instead of inheriting the family business.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
แหกคอกhàek kôkแหกคอกhàek kôk1[to] defy rules; break from convention2[to] break out of a pen (literal)3nonconformist; unruly
- [to] defy rules; break from convention
- [to] break out of a pen (literal)
- nonconformist; unruly
ผ่าเหล่าpàa làoผ่าเหล่าpàa lào1[to] be different from one's kind; [to] be a black sheep2different from [one's] family or group; odd
- [to] be different from one's kind; [to] be a black sheep
- different from [one's] family or group; odd
แหวกแนวwàek naeoแหวกแนวwàek naeo1unconventional; original2[to] be unconventional; [to] break the mold
- unconventional; original
- [to] be unconventional; [to] break the mold
ผิดขนบpìt kà-nòpผิดขนบpìt kà-nòpunconventional; unorthodox
unconventional; unorthodox
นอกลู่นอกทางnôk lôo nôk taangนอกลู่นอกทางnôk lôo nôk taang1out of line; improper2off-topic; off track
- out of line; improper
- off-topic; off track
Word Breakdown
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นอกคอกnôk kôkนอกคอกnôk kôkunconventional; nonconformist