โขลก
klòokMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] pound; grind (in a mortar)
to pound or grind ingredients, typically in a mortar with a pestle, to break them down or make a paste
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseโขลกพริกklòok-príkโขลกพริกklòok-prík[to] pound chiliกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)กระเทียมgrà-tiiamกระเทียมgrà-tiiamgarlic (plant/bulb)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ครกkrókครกkrókmortar (for pounding)
Mom pounds chili with garlic in a mortar.
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Yesterday I pounded chili paste myself; it smelled great.
เดี๋ยวdǐiaoฉันchǎnจะjàโขลกklòokตะไคร้dtà-kráiกับgàpข่าkàaให้hâiละเอียดlá-ìiatก่อนgɔ̀ɔnทำแกงtam-gɛɛng
I will pound the lemongrass and galangal finely before cooking the curry.
ให้hâiโขลกklòhkมะละกอmá-lá-goเบาๆbao baoกับgàpน้ำปลาnáam bplaaและláeน้ำตาลnáam dtaanก่อนgònแล้วláeoค่อยkôiใส่sàiมะเขือเทศmá-kĕuua-tâytเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiช้ำchám
Gently pound the papaya with fish sauce and sugar first, then add the tomatoes so they don’t bruise.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ขล, the first consonant ข sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
klòok
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 | — | — |