น็อก
nɔ́kMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] knock out; [to] KO
to render an opponent unable to continue, especially in boxing or combat sports; to knock someone unconscious
Examples
นักมวยnák-muuaiนักมวยnák-muuaiboxer; prizefighterซ้ายsáaiซ้ายsáai1left (side/direction)2left (on the left side)3leftward; to the left4left-wing; leftistน็อกnɔ́kน็อกnɔ́k1[to] knock out; [to] KO2knockout (KO)3[to] pass out; [to] black out (informal)4[to] stall; [to] cut out (engine) (informal)คู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuopponent; adversary; rivalในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ยกyókยกyók1[to] lift; raise2[to] give; dedicate; donate3[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)4[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)5classifier: round6[to] waive; remit; dismissสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofลุกlúkลุกlúk1[to] get up; rise (from sitting/lying)2[to] burn; blaze; flare upไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi[to] be unable (to [do sth]); cannot
The southpaw boxer knocked his opponent out in the second round so he couldn't get up.
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ถ้าtâaตั้งการ์ดdtâng gâatไม่ดีmâi deeเดี๋ยวdĭiaoก็gâwโดนdohnหมัดmàtขวาkwăaน็อกเอาท์nók-áoได้dâiง่ายngâaiๆ-
If you don't guard well, you can easily get knocked out by a right punch.
โค้ชkóotสั่งให้sàng-hâiบุกbùkต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกดดันgòt-danและlɛ́น็อกnɔ́kอีกฝ่ายìik-fàaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnครบkrópยกyók
The coach ordered continuous attacks to pressure and knock out the opponent before the round ends.
2NounB1
knockout (KO)
a result in combat sports where a fighter is rendered unable to continue (KO)
Examples
นักมวยnák-muuaiนักมวยnák-muuaiboxer; prizefighterฝ่ายแดงfàai-dɛɛngฝ่ายแดงfàai-dɛɛng1red side; red team2the red side (Thai politics); Red Shirts supportersชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterน็อกnɔ́kน็อกnɔ́k1[to] knock out; [to] KO2knockout (KO)3[to] pass out; [to] black out (informal)4[to] stall; [to] cut out (engine) (informal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ยกสามyók-sǎamยกสามyók-sǎamround three; the third round
The red-corner boxer won by a knockout in the third round.
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Last night the main event ended in a KO, and the crowd cheered throughout the stadium.
เขาkǎoโดนdoonหมัดฮุคซ้ายmàt-húk-sáaiจนjonล้มlómแล้วlɛ́ɛoน็อกnɔ́kกรรมการgam-má-gaanจึงjʉngยุติyú-dtìการชกgaan-chókทันทีtan-tii
He was hit by a left hook, fell, and was knocked out, so the referee stopped the fight immediately.
แม้mɛ́ɛคะแนนká-nɛɛnจะjàสูสีsǔu-sǐiแต่dtɛ̀ɛนักมวยnák-muuaiต่างชาติdtàang-châatหาจังหวะhǎa-jang-wàปล่อยbplɔ̀iหมัดmàtเดียวdiiaoจนjonคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngน็อกnɔ́kแบบbɛ̀ɛpเดดเซ็ตdèet-sét
Even though the score was close, the foreign boxer found an opening to land a single punch that produced a decisive KO.
3VerbB2
[to] pass out; [to] black out (informal)
to lose consciousness suddenly; used informally (e.g., เขาน็อกเพราะอากาศร้อน)
Examples
เดินกลางdern glaangเดินกลางdern glaang[to] walk in the middleแดดdàetแดดdàetsunlight; sunshineนานๆnaan naanนานๆnaan naanrarely; once in a whileแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerน็อกล้มnók lómน็อกล้มnók lóm1[to] knock [sb] down; be knocked down (fight)2knockdown (boxing term)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alightตรงหน้าdtrong nâaตรงหน้าdtrong nâa1right in front; right before one's eyes2in front of [sb/sth]ร้านน้ำráan náamร้านน้ำráan náamdrink stall; refreshment stand
After walking under the sun for a long time, he suddenly passed out in front of the drink stall.
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ผู้จัดงานpûu-jàt-ngaanเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaถ้าtâaไม่mâiดื่มน้ำdʉ̀ʉm-náamระหว่างrá-wàangวิ่งมาราธอนwîng-maa-raa-tɔɔnมีสิทธิ์mii-sìtน็อกnɔ́kเพราะprɔ́ร่างกายขาดน้ำrâang-gaai-kàat-náam
The organizers warned that if you don’t drink water during the marathon, you might pass out due to dehydration.
อากาศaa-gàatอบอ้าวòp-âaoในnaiห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumทำให้tam-hâiหลายคนlǎai-konเกือบจะgʉ̀ʉap-jàน็อกnɔ́kต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipเปิดbpə̀ətหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangระบายอากาศrá-baai-aa-gàat
The stifling air in the conference room nearly made several people pass out; they had to quickly open the windows for ventilation.
4VerbB2
[to] stall; [to] cut out (engine) (informal)
of an engine or device: to stop running abruptly; to stall (e.g., รถน็อกกลางทาง)
Examples
รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)น็อกnɔ́kน็อกnɔ́k1[to] knock out; [to] KO2knockout (KO)3[to] pass out; [to] black out (informal)4[to] stall; [to] cut out (engine) (informal)กลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-สี่แยกsìi-yɛ̂ɛkสี่แยกsìi-yɛ̂ɛkintersection; crossroads (four-way)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเข็นkěnเข็นkěn1[to] push; wheel2[to] push through with difficultyเข้าข้างkâo-kâangเข้าข้างkâo-kâang[to] side with [sb/sth]; be biased toward [sb/sth]ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6side/party (institutional)
My car stalled in the middle of the intersection, so I had to push it to the side.
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เครื่องยนต์krʉ̂ʉang-yonน็อกnɔ́kทันtanทีหลังtii-lǎngผ่านpàanน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamทำให้tam-hâiไปต่อbpai-dtɔ̀ɔไม่ได้mâi-dâai
The engine stalled immediately after going through the floodwater, making it impossible to continue.
ถ้าtâaเหยียบyìiapคลัตช์klátไม่mâiสุดsùtตอนdtɔɔnออกตัวɔ̀ɔk-dtuuaเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangจะjàน็อกnɔ́kแล้วlɛ́ɛoดับdàpทันทีtan-tii
If you don’t press the clutch fully when starting off, the engine will stall and shut off immediately.
เครื่องปั่นไฟkrʉ̂ʉang-bpàn-faiน็อกnɔ́kเพราะprɔ́น้ำมันnám-manหมดmòtไฟfaiทั้งtángบ้านbâanเลยləəiดับไปdàp-bpaiชั่วคราวchûua-kraao
The generator stalled because it ran out of fuel, so the power in the whole house went out temporarily.
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
nɔ́k
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 | — | — |