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chóokMeanings
1NounB1
shock absorber; suspension strut
A shock absorber or suspension unit in a vehicle, used to dampen impacts and vibrations. A shortening of โช้คอัพโช้คอัพchóok-àpshock absorber (shock absorber).
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รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)โช้คchóokโช้คchóok1shock absorber; suspension strut2choke (engine)ไม่ดีmâi-diiไม่ดีmâi-dii1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorlyนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ไม่สบายmâi-sà-baaiไม่สบายmâi-sà-baai1unwell; ill; sick2[to] be unwell; feel illเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This car's shock absorbers aren't good; it's not a comfortable ride at all.
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เวลาwee-laaขับรถkàp-rótผ่านทางpàan-taangขรุขระkrù-kràแล้วlɛ́ɛoรถrótสั่นsànมากmâakสงสัยsǒng-sǎiโช้คchóokจะjàเสียsǐia
When driving over a bumpy road, the car shakes a lot. I suspect the shock absorbers are broken.
ผมpǒmเพิ่งpə̂ngไปbpaiเปลี่ยนbplìianโช้คchóokคู่kûuหลังlǎngมาใหม่maa-màiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiรถrótนุ่มnûmขึ้นkʉ̂nเยอะyə́เลยləəi
I just had the rear pair of shocks replaced. The car rides much more smoothly now.
การอัปเกรดgaan-àp-grèetโช้คchóokเป็นbpenแบบbɛ̀ɛpที่tîiปรับbpràpความหนืดkwaam-nʉ̀ʉtได้dâaiช่วยให้chûuai-hâiควบคุมkûuap-kumรถrótได้ดีขึ้นdâai-dii-kʉ̂nอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chátเวลาwee-laaเข้าโค้งkâo-kóongด้วยdûuaiความเร็วสูงkwaam-reo-sǔung
Upgrading to shock absorbers with adjustable damping significantly improves vehicle control when cornering at high speeds.
2NounB2
choke (engine)
A valve in a carburetor that controls the amount of air entering the engine, used to enrich the fuel-air mixture when starting a cold engine.
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ตอนเช้าdton cháaoตอนเช้าdton cháao1morning (time period)2in the morningอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherเย็นๆyen yenเย็นๆyen yen1cool; slightly cool2in the evening; around evening time3calm down; take it easyต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toดึงdeungดึงdeung1[to] pull; draw (toward oneself)2[to] attract; draw (attention/interest)3[to] drag (on a screen)4[to] hold back; delay; stallโช้คchóhkโช้คchóhk1shock absorber; suspension strut2choke (engine)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerถึงจะtĕung jàถึงจะtĕung jà1only if; only when; not until2even if; even though; although (often with ก็)สตาร์ทsà-dtáatสตาร์ทsà-dtáat1[to] start; [to] begin (informal)2[to] start an engineเครื่องตัดหญ้าkrêuuang dtàt yâaเครื่องตัดหญ้าkrêuuang dtàt yâapowered grass/weed cutter; lawn mower; brushcutterติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close to
On cold mornings, you have to pull the choke before you can start the lawnmower's engine.
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ลืมlʉʉmดันdanโช้คchóokกลับglàpเข้าไปkâo-bpaiที่เดิมtîi-dəəmหลังจากlǎng-jàakเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangร้อนrɔ́ɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoรถrótเลยləəiมีmiiควันดำkwan-damออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa
I forgot to push the choke back in after the engine warmed up, so the car produced black smoke.
กลไกgon-gaiของkɔ̌ɔngโช้คchóokในnaiคาร์บูเรเตอร์kaa-buu-ree-dtə̂əทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiจำกัดjam-gàtปริมาณอากาศbpà-rí-maan-aa-gàatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มความเข้มข้นpə̂əm-kwaam-kêm-kônของkɔ̌ɔngน้ำมันnám-manช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเครื่องยนต์สันดาปkrʉ̂ʉang-yon-sǎn-dàapได้dâaiง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂nในnaiอุณหภูมิun-hà-puumต่ำdtàm
The mechanism of a choke in a carburetor works by restricting air intake to enrich the fuel mixture, helping the engine to combust more easily at low temperatures.
รถมอเตอร์ไซค์rót-mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiรุ่นเก่าrûn-gàoคันkanนี้níiสตาร์ทsà-dtàatไม่ติดmâi-dtìtช่างchâangบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaอาจàatเป็นเพราะbpen-prɔ́โช้คchóokค้างkáangทำให้tam-hâiส่วนผสมsùuan-pà-sǒmหนาnǎaเกินไปgəən-bpai
This old motorcycle won't start. The mechanic said it might be because the choke is stuck, making the fuel mixture too rich.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chóok
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |