โขก
kòokMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] knock; bang; slam (esp. with the head)
To strike something hard, often with the head or by driving forcefully into it.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultหัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastโขกkòokโขกkòok1[to] knock; bang; slam (esp. with the head)2[to] head (a ball)3[to] overcharge [sb]; rip off [sb] [colloquial]กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals
He wasn't careful while walking, so he banged his head against the door.
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Be careful, or you'll knock your head on that low beam.
รถrótเสียหลักsǐia-làkแล้วlɛ́ɛoพุ่งpûngไปbpaiโขกkòokกับgàpต้นไม้dtôn-máaiข้างทางkâang-taangอย่างแรงyàang-rɛɛng
The car lost control and crashed hard into a tree on the roadside.
คลื่นลมklʉ̂ʉn-lomแรงrɛɛngซัดsátเรือrʉʉaเข้าไปkâo-bpaiโขกkòokกับgàpโขดหินkòot-hǐnจนjonท้องtɔ́ɔngเรือrʉʉaเป็นรูbpen-ruu
The strong waves and wind slammed the boat against the rocks until its hull was punctured.
2VerbB1
[to] head (a ball)
To hit a ball with one's head in sports, especially in football (soccer).
Examples
นักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnนักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnfootballer; soccer playerคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)โขกkòokโขกkòok1[to] knock; bang; slam (esp. with the head)2[to] head (a ball)3[to] overcharge [sb]; rip off [sb] [colloquial]บอลbɔɔnบอลbɔɔn1ball (object)2football; soccerเก่งมากgèng-mâakเก่งมากgèng-mâak1very good (at [sth]); highly skilled2well done!; great job!
That football player is very good at heading the ball.
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เพื่อนร่วมทีมpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-tiimเปิดbpə̀ətบอลbɔɔnมาmaaให้hâiสวยsǔuaiและlɛ́เขาkǎoก็gɔ̂โขกkòokเข้าkâoประตูbprà-dtuuไปbpai
His teammate made a beautiful cross, and he headed it into the goal.
The defender tried to head the ball clear from the front of the goal.
เขาkǎoพุ่งตัวpûng-dtuuaโขกkòokบอลbɔɔnในnaiจังหวะjang-wàที่tîiกองหลังgɔɔng-lǎngคาดไม่ถึงkâat-mâi-tʉ̌ngทำให้tam-hâiทีมtiimได้dâaiประตูชัยbprà-dtuu-chai
He made a diving header at a moment the defenders didn't expect, scoring the winning goal for the team.
3VerbB2
[to] overcharge [sb]; rip off [sb] [colloquial]
To charge someone an unfairly high price; to jack up the price.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryแท็กซี่tɛ́k-sîiแท็กซี่tɛ́k-sîitaxi; cab (vehicle/service)คันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)โขกราคาkòok-raa-kaaโขกราคาkòok-raa-kaa[to] overcharge; price-gouge; jack up the priceชาวต่างชาติchaao-dtàang-châatชาวต่างชาติchaao-dtàang-châatforeigner; foreign national
Don't take that taxi; he likes to overcharge foreigners.
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ร้านอาหารตามสั่งráan-aa-hǎan-dtaam-sàngร้านนี้ráan-níiโขกราคาkòok-raa-kaaเกินไปgəən-bpaiแค่kɛ̂ɛไข่เจียวkài-jiiaoจานjaanละláร้อยrɔ́ɔiบาทbàat
This made-to-order restaurant overcharges too much; just an omelet costs 100 baht.
แหล่งท่องเที่ยวlɛ̀ng-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngมักจะmák-jàมีmiiร้านค้าráan-káaที่tîiคอยkɔɔiจ้องjɔ̂ngจะjàโขกราคาkòok-raa-kaaนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoที่tîiไม่ทันmâi-tanระวังตัวrá-wang-dtuua
Many tourist spots often have shops waiting to gouge unsuspecting tourists.
ในช่วงnai-chûuangที่tîiของkɔ̌ɔngขาดตลาดkàat-dtà-làatพ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káaบางคนbaang-konฉวยโอกาสchǔuai-oo-gàatโขกราคาkòok-raa-kaaหน้ากากอนามัยnâa-gàak-à-naa-maiสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nหลายlǎaiเท่าตัวtâo-dtuua
During the shortage, some merchants seized the opportunity to jack up the price of face masks several times over.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kòok
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |