โคก
kôokMeanings
1NounB1
small hill; mound; knoll
a small raised area of earth, natural or man-made, like a mound or low hill.
Examples
มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoโคกดินkôhk dinโคกดินkôhk dinmound of earth; hillockเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainกลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-ทุ่งนาtûng naaทุ่งนาtûng naarice field; paddy field
There is a small mound of earth in the middle of the rice field.
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เด็กๆdèk dèkกำลังgam-langวิ่งเล่นwîng lênกันganอยู่yòoบนbonโคกหญ้าkôhk yâaใกล้ๆglâi glâiลำธารlam taan
The children are running and playing on the grassy mound near the stream.
ชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanทำtamโคกดินkôok-dinรอบrɔ̂ɔpโคนkoonต้นdtônทุเรียนtú-riianเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganน้ำขังnáam-kǎng
The orchardists made an earthen mound around the base of the durian trees to prevent waterlogging.
จากjàakการขุดค้นgaan-kùt-kónทางโบราณtaang-boo-raanคดีká-diiที่tîiโคกดินkôok-dinแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiพบpópเครื่องปั้นดินเผาkrʉ̂ʉang-bpân-din-pǎoที่tîiมีอายุmii-aa-yúกว่าgwàaพันpanปีbpii
From the archaeological excavation at this earthen mound, pottery dating back over a thousand years was discovered.
2NounB1
upland; high ground
an area of higher ground, often uncultivated or forested, in contrast to low-lying paddy fields, especially in agricultural or northeastern Thai contexts.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โคกkôokโคกkôok1small hill; mound; knoll2upland; high groundส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2share; quota3department; division; unit4as for; regarding5over (in fractions)นาข้าวnaa-kâaoนาข้าวnaa-kâaorice paddy; rice fieldอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainข้างล่างkâang-lâangข้างล่างkâang-lâang1below; downstairs2lower part; downstairs area
My grandmother's house is on the higher ground, while the rice paddy is down below.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanแถบนี้tɛ̀ɛp-níiจะjàปลูกbplùukบ้านบนbâan-bonโคกkôokเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหนีnǐiน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamในnaiฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒn
The villagers in this area build their houses on the higher ground to escape flooding in the rainy season.
พื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiโคกkôokมักจะmák-jàแห้งแล้งhɛ̂ɛng-lɛ́ɛngกว่าที่gwàa-tîiนาnaaจึงjʉngเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpการปลูกgaan-bplùukมันสำปะหลังman-sǎm-bpà-lǎngหรือrʉ̌ʉอ้อยɔ̂ɔi
The higher ground area is usually drier than the paddy fields, so it's suitable for planting cassava or sugarcane.
ในอดีตnai-à-dìitป่าbpàaบนbonโคกkôokเป็นbpenแหล่งอาหารlɛ̀ng-aa-hǎanและlɛ́สมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chonในnaiภาคอีสานpâak-ii-sǎan
In the past, the forest on the higher ground was an important source of food and herbs for communities in the Northeast region.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kôok
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |