โจก
jòokMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
chief; leading; foremost
Being the leader or foremost member of a group, especially a group of troublemakers; commonly used in ตัวโจก and หัวโจกหัวโจกhǔua-jòokringleader; instigator.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureโจกjòokโจกjòokchief; leading; foremostที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชวนchuuanชวนchuuan1[to] invite; ask [sb] along2[to] urge; persuade; encourage3inviting; tempting; evocative4[to] tend to cause; be likely to evokeเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowหนีnǐiหนีnǐi1[to] flee; run away; escape2[to] avoid; evade; dodge; shirk3[to] elopeเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเล่นเกมlên-geemเล่นเกมlên-geem[to] play games
This kid is the ringleader who gets his friends to skip school and go play games.
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ครูkruuเรียกrîiakหัวโจกhǔua-jòokของkɔ̌ɔngกลุ่มglùmที่tîiชอบchɔ̂ɔpแกล้งglɛ̂ɛngรุ่นน้องrûn-nɔ́ɔngมาmaaคุยkuiเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเกิดเรื่องgə̀ət-rʉ̂ʉangแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiขึ้นkʉ̂nอีกìik
The teacher called in the ringleader of the group that bullies younger students for a talk to prevent it from happening again.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàอ้างว่าâang-wâaแค่kɛ̂ɛตามdtaamเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanไปbpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛภาพpâapจากjàakกล้องวงจรปิดglɔ̂ng-wong-jɔɔn-bpìtกลับglàpชี้ว่าchíi-wâaเขาkǎoเป็นbpenตัวdtuuaโจกjòokในnaiการก่อเหตุgaan-gɔ̀ɔ-hèet
Although he claimed he had merely gone along with his friends, the security footage indicated that he was the ringleader behind the incident.
การลงโทษgaan-long-tôotเฉพาะchà-pɔ́หัวโจกhǔua-jòokอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเงียบngîiapไปbpaiชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่ได้mâi-dâaiหมายความว่าmǎai-kwaam-wâaพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamรังแกrang-gɛɛกันganในกลุ่มnai-glùmจะjàหมดไปmòt-bpai
Punishing only the ringleader may quiet things down temporarily, but it does not mean the group's bullying will stop.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jòok
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |