รุกฆาต
rúk-kâatMeanings
1NounB2
checkmate (chess)
a final position in chess where the king is in check and has no legal move to escape, ending the game.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)เรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉaboat; ship; vesselปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3closed; shut; not open4[to] cover; seal5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6side/party (institutional)หนีnǐiหนีnǐi1[to] flee; run away; escape2[to] avoid; evade; dodge; shirk3[to] elopeทั้งหมดtáng-mòtทั้งหมดtáng-mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everythingราชาraa-chaaราชาraa-chaaking; male monarchก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerตกอยู่dtòk-yùuตกอยู่dtòk-yùu1[to] find oneself in; end up in (a state/situation)2[to] be under the power/control/influence of [sb]/[sth]3[to] be in the possession/custody of [sb]/[sth]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)รุกฆาตrúk-kâatรุกฆาตrúk-kâat1checkmate (chess)2[to] checkmate (chess)3inescapable defeat (figurative)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เกมgeemเกมgeem1game; match2video game3game (subdivision of play in sports)จบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3finished; over; done4[to] graduateทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
When the rook blocked all escape routes, the king was in checkmate and the game ended immediately.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakวางwaangหมากmàakตัดdtàtเส้นทางsên-taangหนีnǐiครบkrópทุกtúkช่องchɔ̂ngตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngบนbonกระดานgrà-daanก็gɔ̂ชัดเจนchát-jeenว่าwâaเป็นbpenรุกฆาตrúk-kâatและlɛ́ไม่เหลือmâi-lʉ̌ʉaทางเดินtaang-dəənที่tîiถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ngตามdtaamกติกาgà-dtì-gaa
After placing the pieces to cut off every escape square, the position on the board was clearly checkmate with no legal moves remaining.
ผู้ตัดสินpûu-dtàt-sǐnประกาศbprà-gàatรุกฆาตrúk-kâatเพราะprɔ́ราชาraa-chaaถูกtùukขู่kùuและlɛ́ไม่มีmâi-miiหมากmàakใดdaiช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเกิดgə̀ətการเดินgaan-dəənที่tîiถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ngตามdtaamกติกาgà-dtì-gaaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลบภัยlòp-paiได้dâai
The arbiter declared checkmate because the king was in check and no piece allowed any legal move to escape.
ตาdtaaนี้níiเป็นbpenรุกฆาตrúk-kâatราชาraa-chaaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoถูกtùukขู่kùuแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂หนีnǐiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiอีกต่อไปìik-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
This move is checkmate; his king is in check and can no longer escape.
กระดานgrà-daanจบลงjòp-longด้วยdûuaiรุกฆาตrúk-kâatเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaกษัตริย์gà-sàtของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoถูกtùukขู่kùuและlɛ́เดินหนีdəən-nǐiไม่ได้mâi-dâai
The board ended with a checkmate when his king was in check and had no legal move.
ผู้ตัดสินpûu-dtàt-sǐnประกาศbprà-gàatรุกฆาตrúk-kâatทันทีtan-tiiเพราะprɔ́กษัตริย์gà-sàtถูกtùukโจมตีjoom-dtiiและlɛ́ไม่มีmâi-miiช่องchɔ̂ngให้hâiหลบlòp
The referee declared checkmate immediately because the king was attacked and had no square to escape.
ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàเหลือหมากlʉ̌ʉa-màakหลายlǎaiตัวdtuuaแต่dtɛ̀ɛตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngสุดท้ายsùt-táaiเป็นbpenรุกฆาตrúk-kâatเพราะprɔ́ทุกtúkทางเดินtaang-dəənของkɔ̌ɔngกษัตริย์gà-sàtผิดกติกาpìt-gà-dtì-gaaหรือยังrʉ̌ʉ-yangโดนdoonขู่kùu
Even though many pieces remained, the final position was checkmate because every move for the king was illegal or still in check.
ในnaiแผนผังpăen-păngนี้néeถือเป็นtĕu bpenรุกฆาตrúk-kâatโดยสมบูรณ์dooy sŏm-boonกษัตริย์gà-sàtถูกtòokขังkăngและláeไม่มีmâi meeทางเดินtaang dernที่têeถูกต้องtòok dtôngใดdaiๆ-ให้hâiหนีnĕeการขู่gaan kòo
In this diagram it is a complete checkmate; the king is trapped and has no legal move to escape the check.
2VerbC1
[to] checkmate (chess)
to deliver checkmate to an opponent in chess.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินเรือdəən-rʉʉaเดินเรือdəən-rʉʉa1[to] navigate/sail a vessel2navigation; seafaringไปที่bpai-tîiไปที่bpai-tîi[to] go to [somewhere]มุมmumมุมmum1corner2angle3point of view; perspectiveแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)รุกฆาตrúk-kâatรุกฆาตrúk-kâat1checkmate (chess)2[to] checkmate (chess)3inescapable defeat (figurative)คู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuopponent; adversary; rivalในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สามsǎamสามsǎamthree (3)ตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3grid square; mesh4turn (in a game)5eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)
He moved the rook to the corner and checkmated his opponent in three moves.
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ฉันchǎnล่อlɔ̂ɔให้hâiคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuเปิดช่องbpə̀ət-chɔ̂ngแล้วlɛ́ɛoใช้cháiบิชอปbì-chɔ̂ɔpกับgàpควีนkwiinประสานกันbprà-sǎan-ganรุกฆาตrúk-kâatอย่างyàangเฉียบคมchìiap-kom
I lured my opponent into opening a gap, then coordinated the bishop and queen to deliver a sharp checkmate.
แม้mɛ́ɛเสียsǐiaตัวdtuuaเปรียบbprìiapตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛกลางglaangเกมgeemเขาkǎoกลับglàpพลิกplíkสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanด้วยdûuaiกับดักgàp-dàkและlɛ́รุกฆาตrúk-kâatในnaiรูปแบบrûup-bɛ̀ɛpที่tîiคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngคาดไม่ถึงkâat-mâi-tʉ̌ng
Despite being down material since the middlegame, he turned the tables with a trap and delivered an unexpected checkmate.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakปิดbpìtเส้นทางsên-taangหนีnǐiของkɔ̌ɔngคิงkingทุกtúkด้านdâanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เดินdəənหมากmàakอย่างyàangนิ่งnîngแล้วlɛ́ɛoรุกฆาตrúk-kâatด้วยdûuaiการเสียสละgaan-sǐia-sà-làควีนkwiinอันanงดงามngót-ngaam
After sealing off all of the king’s escape squares, he calmly made his move and checkmated with a beautiful queen sacrifice.
3NounC1
inescapable defeat (figurative)
a situation where someone is forced into defeat with no way out, by analogy to checkmate.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ดีเบตdii-bèetดีเบตdii-bèet1debate; formal discussion2[to] debateครั้งนี้kráng-níiครั้งนี้kráng-níi1this time; this occasion2this time (around); on this occasionคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngcompetitor; rivalใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muun1information; data (non-count)2data (computing)เด็ดdètเด็ดdèt1[to] pluck; pick2decisive; firm3excellent; awesome (slang)4absolutely; completelyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)รุกฆาตrúk-kâatรุกฆาตrúk-kâat1checkmate (chess)2[to] checkmate (chess)3inescapable defeat (figurative)ตอบโต้dtɔ̀ɔp-dtôoตอบโต้dtɔ̀ɔp-dtôo1[to] respond; react2[to] retaliate; hit back3[to] counter; rebut4[to] counterattack (military/sports)ไม่ทันmâi-tanไม่ทันmâi-tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])
In this debate, my opponent used killer facts to the point I felt checkmated, unable to respond in time.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaหลักฐานlàk-tǎanท่วมท้นtûuam-tónและlɛ́พยานpá-yaanให้การhâi-gaanสอดคล้องกันsɔ̀ɔt-klɔ́ɔng-ganจำเลยjam-ləəiจึงjʉngเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanถูกtùukอัยการai-yá-gaanรุกฆาตrúk-kâatไร้ráiทางtaangถอยtɔ̌ɔi
When the evidence was overwhelming and the witnesses consistent, the defendant seemed checkmated by the prosecutor with no way out.
ข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əที่tîiบีบให้bìip-hâiต้องdtɔ̂ngรับrápหรือrʉ̌ʉเสียsǐiaสิทธิsìt-tíทั้งหมดtáng-mòtนั้นnánเปรียบเสมือนbprìiap-sà-mʉ̌ʉanการรุกgaan-rúkฆาตkâatทางtaangการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai-dtrong-kâamจนมุมjon-mum
An offer that forces acceptance or the loss of all rights is akin to a negotiation checkmate that corners the other side.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเครือข่ายพันธมิตรkrʉʉa-kàai-pan-tá-mítถอนตัวtɔ̌ɔn-dtuuaพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanก็gɔ̂ตกอยู่dtòk-yùuในnaiสภาวะsà-paa-wáรุกฆาตrúk-kâatทางการเมืองtaang-gaan-mʉʉangไม่เหลือmâi-lʉ̌ʉaทางเลือกtaang-lʉ̂ʉakเชิงยุทธศาสตร์chəəng-yút-tá-sàat
When the network of allies withdrew simultaneously, the government was in a political checkmate, with no strategic options left.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รุกฆาต said รุก-คาด?
rúk-kâat
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
rúk
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
รุกrúkรุกrúk1[to] advance; attack2[to] push ahead; go on the offensive3[to] encroach; invade4offensive; aggressive (strategy)5top; active partner (slang)[to] advance; attackPart 1
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รุกฆาตrúk-kâatรุกฆาตrúk-kâatcheckmate (chess)checkmate (chess)Word