ฮุค
húkMeanings
1NounB1
hook (boxing)
a short, curved punch thrown from the side in boxing
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นักมวยnák-muuaiนักมวยnák-muuaiboxer; prizefighterฝึกfʉ̀kฝึกfʉ̀k1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)3[to] drill; discipline (sb)ซ้ายsáaiซ้ายsáai1left (side/direction)2left (on the left side)3leftward; to the left4left-wing; leftistฮุคhúkฮุคhúk1hook (boxing)2hook (music)3[to] hook (punch)หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of yearกระจกgrà-jòkกระจกgrà-jòk1mirror2glass (material; pane; sheet)ทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
The boxer practices his left hook in front of the mirror every day.
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ครูมวยkruu-muuaiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiเก็บgèpคางkaangต่ำdtàmก่อนgɔ̀ɔnปล่อยbplɔ̀iฮุคhúkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการสวนกลับgaan-sǔuan-glàp
The boxing coach said to tuck the chin before throwing a hook to prevent counters.
จังหวะjang-wàสโตรกsà-dtròokของkɔ̌ɔngฮุคhúkต้องdtɔ̂ngมาจากmaa-jàakสะโพกsà-pôokและlɛ́ไหล่làiไม่ใช่mâi-châiแค่kɛ̂ɛแขนkɛ̌ɛnเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiแรงrɛɛngและlɛ́แม่นยำmɛ̂n-yam
The mechanics of a hook must come from the hips and shoulders, not just the arm, to be powerful and accurate.
2NounB1
hook (music)
a catchy part of a song that is easy to remember and grabs attention
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เพลงplayngเพลงplayng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฮุคhúkฮุคhúk1hook (boxing)2hook (music)3[to] hook (punch)ง่ายๆngâai ngâaiง่ายๆngâai ngâai1easy; simple; uncomplicated2plain; low-key; informal3simply; casually; without much effort4easygoing; not fussy (of a person)ร้องตามróng dtaamร้องตามróng dtaam1[to] sing along; echo (by singing/chanting)2[to] cry along; cry in responseได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerทันทีtan teeทันทีtan teeimmediately; at once
This song has a simple hook that you can sing along to right away.
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If you want people to remember the song, it needs a catchy hook.
นักแต่งเพลงnák-dtɛ̀ng-pleengบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaฮุคhúkคือkʉʉหัวใจhǔua-jaiที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiคนkonกดฟังgòt-fangซ้ำsám
The songwriter said the hook is the heart that makes people replay it.
ค่ายเพลงkâai-pleengปรับbpràpท่อนฮุคtɔ̂ɔn-húkให้hâiสั้นsânกระชับgrà-chápและlɛ́ชูchuuคำสำคัญkam-sǎm-kanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดึงdʉngความสนใจkwaam-sǒn-jaiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛวินาทีwí-naa-tiiแรกrɛ̂ɛk
The label refined the hook to be short, tight, and highlight key words to grab attention from the first second.
3VerbB2
[to] hook (punch)
to throw a hook punch in boxing
Examples
โค้ชkóotโค้ชkóot1coach; trainer2[to] coach; [to] trainบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillฮุคซ้ายhúk-sáaiฮุคซ้ายhúk-sáaileft hook (boxing)หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ชิ่งchîngชิ่งchîng1[to] bolt; make a quick getaway; ditch [sb/sth]2to ricochet; bounce offหลบหมัดlòp-màtหลบหมัดlòp-màt[to] dodge a punchตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2directly; straight (direction/path)3direct; straightforward; frank4[to] be straight; align5exact; matching; corresponding
The coach told him to throw a left hook after slipping the straight punch.
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นักมวยnák muuayฝึกฮุคfèuk húkขวาkwăaซ้ำsámๆ-เพื่อpêuuaเพิ่มแรงpêrm raengและláeความแม่นยำkwaam mâen yam
The boxer practices throwing right hooks repeatedly to increase power and accuracy.
เขาkǎoฮุคซ้ายhúk-sáaiตัดลำdtàt-lamตัวdtuuaก่อนgɔ̀ɔnต่อด้วยdtɔ̀ɔ-dûuaiฮุคhúkขวาkwǎaเข้าkâoคางkaangตามdtaamแผนpɛ̌ɛnซ้อมsɔ́ɔm
He threw a left hook to the body before following with a right hook to the chin as planned in training.
ในnaiยกสุดท้ายyók-sùt-táaiเธอtəəอ่านàanจังหวะjang-wàคู่ชกkûu-chókแล้วlɛ́ɛoฮุคhúkขวาkwǎaโต้กลับdtôo-glàpอย่างyàangเฉียบคมchìiap-komจนได้jon-dâaiคะแนนká-nɛɛnชัดเจนchát-jeen
In the final round, she read her opponent’s timing and countered with a sharp right hook, earning clear 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 -ค, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
húk
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 | — | — |