ป๊อก
bpɔ́ɔkMeanings
1NounA2
pop; knock (sound)
the sound of a light tap, knock, or pop.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเคาะkɔ́เคาะkɔ́1[to] knock; tap2[to] tap/hammer [sth] to shape or test3[to] finalize; approve; settle (a decision)4[to] fix; settle on (a price)ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)เสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseป๊อกbpɔ́ɔkป๊อกbpɔ́ɔk1pop; knock (sound)2natural 8 or 9 (Pok Deng)ป๊อกbpɔ́ɔkป๊อกbpɔ́ɔk1pop; knock (sound)2natural 8 or 9 (Pok Deng)
He knocked on the door, making a 'pok pok' sound.
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I heard a 'pok' sound coming from the kitchen.
My younger sibling opened the soda bottle, it made a loud 'pok!' sound.
จู่ๆjòo jòoหลอดไฟlòt faiก็gâwระเบิดrà-bèrtเสียงดังsĭiang dangป๊อกbpókแล้วláeoไฟfaiก็gâwดับไปdàp bpaiทั้งtángบ้านbâan
Suddenly, the lightbulb burst with a 'pok' sound, and the power went out in the whole house.
2NounB1
natural 8 or 9 (Pok Deng)
in the card game Pok Deng, a two-card hand totaling 8 or 9 that usually wins immediately.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerป๊อกbpɔ́ɔkป๊อกbpɔ́ɔk1pop; knock (sound)2natural 8 or 9 (Pok Deng)เก้าgâaoเก้าgâaonineชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
I got a Pok 9, I won immediately!
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เล่นlênมาmaaทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnเพิ่งจะpə̂ng-jàมาmaaได้dâaiป๊อกbpɔ́ɔkเอาaoตาdtaaสุดท้ายsùt-táaiนี่แหละnîi-lɛ̀
I've been playing all night and only just got a 'pok' on the very last round.
ในnaiเกมgeemป๊อกbpɔ́ɔkเด้งdêngถ้าtâaเจ้ามือjâao-mʉʉได้dâaiป๊อกbpɔ́ɔkแปดbpɛ̀ɛtหรือrʉ̌ʉป๊อกbpɔ́ɔkเก้าgâaoก็gɔ̂จะชนะjà-chá-náผู้เล่นpûu-lênคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnทันทีtan-tii
In the game Pok Deng, if the dealer gets a Pok 8 or Pok 9, they win against the other players immediately.
ความน่าจะเป็นkwaam nâa jà bpenที่têeจะjàได้dâiไพ่pâiป๊อกbpókตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeสองsŏngใบbaiแรกrâekนั้นnánมีmeeไม่มากmâi mâakแต่dtàeถ้าtâaได้dâiก็gâwถือว่าtĕuu wâaโชคดีchôhk deeสุดๆsùt sùt
The probability of getting a 'pok' with the first two cards isn't high, but if you get it, you're considered extremely lucky.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
bpɔ́ɔk
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → 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 | — | — |