โป๊ก
bpóokMeanings
1InterjectionB2
bonk; thwack
an onomatopoeic word representing the loud sound of a hard strike, such as a knock on the head or hitting wood
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)หัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2[to] clink (glasses); toast3people; tribe; classกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เสาไฟsǎo-faiเสาไฟsǎo-fai1lamppost2utility pole; power poleเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseโป๊กbpóokโป๊กbpóok1bonk; thwack2very; completely (after certain adjectives)
He walked carelessly and bumped his head into the light pole with a loud thud.
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เพื่อนpêuuanแกล้งglâengเอาaoหนังสือnǎng-sĕuหนาๆnăa năaมาmaaเคาะkóหัวhŭuaฉันchănดังdangโป๊กbpóhkจนjonฉันchănตกใจdtòk jai
My friend jokingly used a thick book to hit my head with a loud 'pok', which startled me.
ก้อนหินgɔ̂ɔn-hǐnร่วงลงrûuang-longมาmaaกระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛkหมวกกันน็อกmùuak-gan-nɔ́kของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเสียงดังsǐiang-dangโป๊กbpóokโชคดีที่chôok-dii-tîiหมวกmùuakไม่mâiแตกdtɛ̀ɛk
A rock fell and hit his helmet with a loud clunk; luckily, the helmet didn't break.
กลางดึกglaang dèukเมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun néeเราraoได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangคนkonเอาaoไม้máiเคาะkóกำแพงgam-paengดังdangโป๊กbpóhkๆ-มาจากmaa jàakห้องhôngข้างๆkâang kâang
Late last night, we heard the sound of someone hitting the wall with a piece of wood, going 'thwack thwack', coming from the next room.
2AdverbB2
very; completely (after certain adjectives)
An intensifier used after certain adjectives, especially in แข็งโป๊กแข็งโป๊กkɛ̌ng-bpóokrock-hard; very hard 'rock-hard' and หัวล้านโป๊ก 'completely bald'.
Examples
ไอศกรีมai-sà-griimไอศกรีมai-sà-griimice creamในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตู้เย็นdtûu-yenตู้เย็นdtûu-yenrefrigerator; fridgeแข็งโป๊กkɛ̌ng-bpóokแข็งโป๊กkɛ̌ng-bpóokrock-hard; very hardจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofตักdtàkตักdtàk1lap (of a person)2[to] scoop; ladle; spoon upไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
The ice cream in the fridge is so rock hard that I can't scoop it.
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ขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangชิ้นนี้chín-níiทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiนานnaanจนjonแข็งโป๊กkɛ̌ng-bpóokกินginไม่ได้mâi-dâaiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
This piece of bread has been left out for so long that it's rock hard and inedible.
ดินdinบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenนี้níiแห้งแล้งhɛ̂ɛng-lɛ́ɛngและlɛ́แข็งโป๊กkɛ̌ng-bpóokทำtamให้การhâi-gaanขุดเจาะkùt-jɔ̀เป็นไปได้bpen-bpai-dâaiยากมากyâak-mâak
The soil in this area is arid and rock hard, making drilling very difficult.
น้ำnáamในnaiทะเลสาบtá-lee-sàapกลายเป็นglaai-bpenน้ำแข็งnáam-kɛ̌ngจนjonแข็งโป๊กkɛ̌ng-bpóokในช่วงnai-chûuangฤดูหนาวrʉ́-duu-nǎaoทำให้tam-hâiผู้คนpûu-konสามารถsǎa-mâatลงlongไปเดินเล่นbpai-dəən-lênได้dâai
The water in the lake freezes rock hard during winter, allowing people to walk on it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
bpóok
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → 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 | — | — |