โกลก
goo-lòkMeanings
1NounB2
Kolok (town)
Kolok (a district and border town in Narathiwat province, Thailand; commonly used as a short form for Sungai Kolok)
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เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)สามารถsăa-mâatสามารถsăa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)รถไฟrót faiรถไฟrót fai1train2railway; rail serviceสายsăaiสายsăai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamsใต้dtâiใต้dtâi1under; beneath; below2south (direction)3southern region; the South4south; southern5under; subject to (authority/rules)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสถานีsà-tăa-neeสถานีsà-tăa-nee1transport station2broadcasting station3service station/baseโกลกgoh-lókโกลกgoh-lók1Kolok (town)2macheteได้เลยdâai loeiได้เลยdâai loei1sure; okay; go ahead2can … right away; may … now
We can take the southern line train from Bangkok and get off directly at Kolok station.
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เสาร์อาทิตย์sǎo-aa-títนี้níiฉันchǎnจะjàไปbpaiเดินซื้อของdəən-sʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngที่tîiด่านdàanโกลกgoo-lòkก่อนgɔ̀ɔnข้ามkâamไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoฝั่งfàngมาเลเซียmaa-lee-siia
This weekend, I will go shopping at the Kolok border checkpoint before crossing over to visit the Malaysian side.
โกลกgoo-lòkเป็นbpenเมืองmʉʉangเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtชายแดนchaai-dɛɛnที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngจังหวัดนราธิวาสjang-wàt-ná-raa-tí-wâatที่tîiมีmiiการค้าขายgaan-káa-kǎaiอย่างyàangคึกคักkʉ́k-kák
Kolok is an important economic border town in Narathiwat province with bustling trade.
นักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaoหลายคนlăai konที่têeเดินทางdern taangไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoใต้สุดdtâi sùtของkŏngไทยtaiมักจะmák jàแวะwáeพักค้างคืนpák káang keunที่têeโกลกgoh-lókก่อนgònข้ามพรมแดนkâam prom-daenไปยังbpai yangรัฐrátกgลันlanตันdtan
Many tourists traveling to the southernmost part of Thailand often stay overnight in Kolok before crossing the border into Kelantan.
2NounC2
machete
machete; a type of heavy knife or short sword (Southern Thai regional word derived from the Malay word 'golok')
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ชาวสวนยางchaao-sǔuan-yaangชาวสวนยางchaao-sǔuan-yaangrubber farmerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภาคใต้pâak-dtâaiภาคใต้pâak-dtâaiSouthern Thailand; the south (of a country/area)ส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yài1the majority; most2most (of); the majority of3mostly; mainly; largelyมักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)พกpókพกpók[to] carry (on oneself)โกลกgoo-lòkโกลกgoo-lòk1Kolok (town)2macheteติดตัวdtìt-dtuuaติดตัวdtìt-dtuua1[to] have/carry on one’s person2with you; on one’s person; on hand3[to] cling/adhere to one’s body (of smells/stains/etc.)4[to] remain with [sb] (of traits/skills/etc.); be inherentไว้ใช้wái-cháiไว้ใช้wái-chái1for later use2[to] set aside [sth] for later useถางtǎangถางtǎang[to] clear (land); cut back growthพงหญ้าpong-yâaพงหญ้าpong-yâaclump/thicket of grassเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan[to] go to work
Most rubber farmers in the South usually carry a golok with them to clear brush when they go to work.
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โกลกgoo-lòkไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangแค่kɛ̂ɛเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉทางการเกษตรtaang-gaan-gà-sèetสำหรับsǎm-ràpใช้cháiถางtǎangป่าbpàaเท่านั้นtâo-nánแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákแสดงsà-dɛɛngวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngชายchaaiชาวchaaoใต้dtâaiในnaiยุคก่อนyúk-gɔ̀ɔnอีกด้วยìik-dûuai
The golok is not merely an agricultural tool used for clearing forests, but it is also considered a symbol of the traditional way of life for Southern men in the past.
การบุกเบิกgaan-bùk-bə̀əkเส้นทางsên-taangในnaiป่าดิบชื้นbpàa-dìp-chʉ́ʉnที่tîiรกทึบrók-tʉ́pเช่นนี้chên-níiจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiมีดmîitที่tîiมีmiiน้ำหนักnám-nàkและlɛ́ทนทานton-taanอย่างyàangโกลกgoo-lòkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaฟันฝ่าfan-fàaเถาวัลย์tǎo-wanและlɛ́กิ่งไม้gìng-máaiขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yài
Forging a trail through such a dense tropical rainforest requires a heavy and durable knife like a golok to hack through thick vines and large branches.
ศิลปะsǐn-lá-bpàการทำgaan-tamมีดmîitโกลกgoo-lòkแบบดั้งเดิมbɛ̀ɛp-dâng-dəəmต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความประณีตkwaam-bprà-nîitในnaiการตีเหล็กgaan-dtii-lèkให้hâiมีmiiความโค้งkwaam-kóongมนmonพอเหมาะpɔɔ-mɔ̀และlɛ́ทิ้งtíngน้ำหนักnám-nàkไปbpaiทางtaangปลายbplaaiมีดmîitเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmแรงเหวี่ยงrɛɛng-wìiangในnaiการgaanสับsàpฟันfan
The traditional art of crafting a golok requires meticulous blacksmithing to shape the blade with the perfect curvature and a forward-weighted balance to maximize chopping momentum.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โกลก said โก-หลก?
goo-lòk
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
goo
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |