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knockout
A knockout in boxing or another combat sport: a result in which a fighter is unable to continue after being struck, typically failing to recover before the referee completes a count.
Examples
การชกgaan-chókการชกgaan-chókpunching; a boxing match/boutจบลงjòp-longจบลงjòp-long1[to] end; [to] come to an end; [to] conclude2[to] end up; [to] culminate (in/with)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooเคโอkee-ooเคโอkee-oo1knockout2[to] knock [sb] outในnaiในnai1in; 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; dismissที่สองtîi-sɔ̌ɔngที่สองtîi-sɔ̌ɔng1second (ordinal number)2second place; runner-upเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingฝ่ายแดงfàai-dɛɛngฝ่ายแดงfàai-dɛɛng1red side; red team2the red side (Thai politics); Red Shirts supportersถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ชกchókชกchók[to] punch; [to] boxจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; toppleและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ลุกขึ้นlúk-kʉ̂nลุกขึ้นlúk-kʉ̂n1[to] get up; stand up; rise2[to] rise up; take action; rebelไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerกรรมการgam-má-gaanกรรมการgam-má-gaan1committee member; board member2referee; umpire; judge (sports/contests)นับnápนับnáp1[to] count2[to] include; be counted3[to] consider; regardถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of ten
The fight ended in a knockout in the second round because the boxer in the red corner was knocked down and failed to beat the count of ten.
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แม้mɛ́ɛผู้ท้าชิงpûu-táa-chingจะjàนำnamคะแนนká-nɛɛnมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔtแต่dtɛ̀ɛการชกgaan-chókกลับglàpจบลงjòp-longด้วยdûuaiเคโอkee-ooเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเขาkǎoถูกtùukชกchókเข้าที่kâo-tîiปลายคางbplaai-kaangและlɛ́ลุกขึ้นlúk-kʉ̂nไม่ได้mâi-dâaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnกรรมการgam-má-gaanนับnápถึงtʉ̌ngสิบsìp
Although the challenger had been ahead on points throughout, the fight ended in a knockout when a punch caught him on the chin and he failed to beat the count of ten.
กรรมการgam-má-gaanยืนยันyʉʉn-yanว่าการwâa-gaanชกchókจบลงjòp-longด้วยdûuaiเคโอkee-ooไม่ใช่mâi-châiทีtiiเคโอkee-ooเพราะprɔ́นักชกnák-chókที่tîiถูกtùukชกchókจนjonล้มlómไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatลุกขึ้นlúk-kʉ̂nได้dâaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnกรรมการgam-má-gaanนับnápถึงtʉ̌ngสิบsìp
The referee confirmed that the fight ended in a knockout, not a technical knockout, because the boxer who had been knocked down by a punch could not get up before the referee finished counting to ten.
2VerbB2
[to] knock [sb] out
To defeat an opponent by a knockout, leaving them unable to continue fighting.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเคโอkee-ooเคโอkee-oo1knockout2[to] knock [sb] outคู่ต่อสู้kûu-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; dismissที่สองtîi-sɔ̌ɔngที่สองtîi-sɔ̌ɔng1second (ordinal number)2second place; runner-upด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooหมัดmàtหมัดmàt1flea2fist; punchขวาkwǎaขวาkwǎa1right (direction/side)2the right; right side3right; to the right4right-wing; rightistจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofอีกฝ่ายìik-fàaiอีกฝ่ายìik-fàaithe other side; the other party; the other personล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; toppleและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ลุกlúkลุกlúk1[to] get up; rise (from sitting/lying)2[to] stand on end (of hair)3[to] burn; blaze; flare upไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)
He knocked out his opponent in the second round with a right-hand punch, leaving him unable to get up.
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นักมวยไทยnák-muuai-taiเคโอkee-ooคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuในnaiยกสุดท้ายyók-sùt-táaiและlɛ́คว้าแชมป์kwáa-chɛ́mไปbpaiได้dâai
The Thai boxer knocked out his opponent in the final round and won the championship.
ทั้งที่táng-tîiเป็นรองbpen-rɔɔngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangรูปร่างrûup-râangเขาkǎoกลับglàpเคโอkee-ooคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuด้วยdûuaiหมัดสวนmàt-sǔuanเพียงpiiangครั้งเดียวkráng-diiaoจนjonอีกฝ่ายìik-fàaiลุกขึ้นมาlúk-kʉ̂n-maaสู้sûuต่อdtɔ̀ɔไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi
Despite being at a disadvantage in size, he knocked out his opponent with a single counterpunch, leaving him unable to get up and continue fighting.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàถูกtùukต้อนdtɔ̂ɔnจนjonติดdtìtเชือกchʉ̂ʉakผู้ท้าชิงpûu-táa-chingก็gɔ̂ยังyangเคโอkee-ooแชมป์chɛ́mเก่าgàoได้dâaiด้วยdûuaiหมัดสวนmàt-sǔuanที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiอีกฝ่ายìik-fàaiหมดสติmòt-sà-dtìทันทีtan-tii
Although he had been forced against the ropes, the challenger still managed to knock out the defending champion with a counterpunch that immediately rendered him unconscious.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
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โอooโอoo1oh; ah (surprise, realization, emotion)2O (letter name)3water bowl (Northern Thai)oh; ah (surprise, realization, emotion)Part 2
เคโอkee-ooเคโอkee-ooknockoutknockoutWord