ฮุคซ้าย
húk-sáaiMeaning
1NounB1
left hook (boxing)
a hook punch thrown with the left hand in boxing or combat sports, typically in a lateral arc toward the opponent’s head or body
Examples
โค้ชkóotโค้ชkóot1coach; trainer2[to] coach; [to] trainบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ซ้อมsɔ́ɔmซ้อมsɔ́ɔm1[to] practice; train2[to] rehearse3[to] drill; run drills4[to] beat up; assaultฮุคซ้ายhúk-sáaiฮุคซ้ายhúk-sáaileft hook (boxing)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)เป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎai1goal; target; aim2target (literal)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerศีรษะsǐi-sàศีรษะsǐi-sà1head (body part; formal)2top; tip; end (literary)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคู่ชกkûu-chókคู่ชกkûu-chókboxing opponent; fighting opponent
The coach told me to practice the left hook aimed at the opponent’s head.
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เขาkǎoหลอกlɔ̀ɔkด้วยdûuaiหมัดmàtหน้าnâaแล้วlɛ́ɛoตามด้วยdtaam-dûuaiฮุคซ้ายhúk-sáaiพุ่งpûngเป็นวงbpen-wongโค้งkóongเข้าที่kâo-tîiลำตัวlam-dtuua
He feinted with a jab and followed with a left hook arcing into the body.
นักมวยnák-muuaiคนkonนั้นnánอ่านàanจังหวะjang-wàได้ดีdâai-diiจึงjʉngสวนsǔuanด้วยdûuaiฮุคซ้ายhúk-sáaiโค้งkóongเข้าkâoกรามgraamฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai-dtrong-kâam
That boxer read the timing well and countered with a left hook curving into the opponent’s jaw.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaคู่ชกkûu-chókลดlótมือขวาmʉʉ-kwǎaเธอtəəก็gɔ̂หมุนmǔnสะโพกsà-pôokส่งsòngแรงrɛɛngและlɛ́เหวี่ยงฮุคซ้ายwìiang-húk-sáaiเป็นวงbpen-wongด้านข้างdâan-kâangเข้าkâoศีรษะsǐi-sàทันทีtan-tii
When her opponent lowered his right hand, she rotated her hips and whipped a lateral left hook straight into his head.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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 -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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ฮุคhúkฮุคhúk1hook (boxing)2hook (music)3[to] hook (punch)4hook (golf)5[to] hook a golf shothook (boxing)Part 1
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ซ้ายsáaiซ้ายsáai1left (side/direction)2left (on the left side)3leftward; to the left4left-wing; leftistleft (side/direction)Part 2
ฮุคซ้ายhúk-sáaiฮุคซ้ายhúk-sáaileft hook (boxing)left hook (boxing)Word