โบกมือ
bòok-mʉʉMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] wave (one's hand) in greeting or farewell
to move the hand back and forth to greet or say goodbye
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยืนyʉʉnยืนyʉʉn1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)โบกมือbòok-mʉʉโบกมือbòok-mʉʉ1[to] wave (one's hand) in greeting or farewell2[to] signal with the hand; wave down/awayให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
He is standing and waving at me.
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Yesterday, I waved goodbye to my friend at the airport.
The children waved at the train as it passed by.
พอpɔɔเห็นhěnคุณพ่อคุณแม่kun-pɔ̂ɔ-kun-mɛ̂ɛมาmaaรับrápที่tîiโรงเรียนroong-riianน้องnɔ́ɔngก็gɔ̂รีบrîipวิ่งwîngไปหาbpai-hǎaแล้วlɛ́ɛoโบกมือbòok-mʉʉให้hâiแต่ไกลdtɛ̀ɛ-glai
As soon as the child saw their parents arriving to pick them up from school, they ran towards them and waved from a distance.
2VerbA2
[to] signal with the hand; wave down/away
to use a hand gesture to communicate, such as hailing a taxi, beckoning someone over, or waving something/someone off
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)โบกมือbòok-mʉʉโบกมือbòok-mʉʉ1[to] wave (one's hand) in greeting or farewell2[to] signal with the hand; wave down/awayเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionแท็กซี่tɛ́k-sîiแท็กซี่tɛ́k-sîitaxi; cab (vehicle/service)
I am waving to hail a taxi.
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He beckoned for me to walk over to him.
The waiter didn't see me waving to get their attention at all.
ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangยืนyʉʉnโบกมือbòok-mʉʉเรียกรถrîiak-rótอยู่yùuข้างถนนkâang-tà-nǒn
It was raining heavily, but he was still standing on the roadside, waving to hail a car.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
bòok
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
โบกbòokโบกbòok1[to] wave (hand/flag)2[to] fan; waft3[to] plaster; apply thickly[to] wave (hand/flag)Part 1
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โบกมือbòok-mʉʉโบกมือbòok-mʉʉ[to] wave (one's hand) in greeting or farewell[to] wave (one's hand) in greeting or farewellWord