โพก
pôokMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] wrap or tie cloth around the head
To wind or tie cloth around one's own or another person's head, as a headwrap, turban, or bandage.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเอาaoเอาao1[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)ผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth itemมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerโพกหัวpôok-hǔuaโพกหัวpôok-hǔua[to] wrap [sth] around [sb]'s headเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingปวดหัวbpùuat-hǔuaปวดหัวbpùuat-hǔua1[to] have a headache; one’s head aches2troublesome; mentally exhausting (figurative)
He took a cloth and wrapped it around his head because he had a headache.
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ในnaiวันที่wan-tîiอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnจัดjàtชาวไร่chaao-râiจะjàโพกหัวpôok-hǔuaด้วยdûuaiผ้าขาวม้าpâa-kǎao-máaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganแดดdɛ̀ɛt
On very hot days, farmers will wrap their heads with a 'pha khao ma' to protect themselves from the sun.
คุณkunยายสอนyaai-sɔ̌ɔnฉันchǎnโพกpôokผ้าpâaบนbonศีรษะsǐi-sàแบบโบราณbɛ̀ɛp-boo-raanซึ่งsʉ̂ngมีmiiขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnกว่าที่gwàa-tîiคิดkít
My grandmother taught me to wrap a cloth on the head in the traditional style, which has more complicated steps than I thought.
การเรียนรู้gaan-riian-rúuที่จะtîi-jàโพกpôokศีรษะsǐi-sàให้hâiสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamและlɛ́แน่นหนาnɛ̂n-nǎaถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenศิลปะsǐn-lá-bpàอย่างหนึ่งyàang-nʉ̀ngในnaiบางวัฒนธรรมbaang-wát-tá-ná-tam
Learning to wrap one's head beautifully and securely is considered a form of art in some cultures.
That man is wearing a red cloth wrapped around his head.
ฉันchǎnจำjamเขาkǎoได้dâaiเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนเดียวkon-diiaoในกลุ่มnai-glùmที่tîiโพกpôokผ้าpâaสีเขียวสดsǐi-kǐiao-sòt
I remember him because he was the only one in the group wearing a bright green headwrap.
รูปถ่ายrôop tàaiเก่าๆgào gàoของkŏngคุณปู่kun bpòoมักmákจะjàเป็นbpenภาพpâapท่านtâanโพกหัวpôhk hŭuaด้วยdûuayผ้าขาวม้าpâa kăao máaและláeทำงานtam ngaanในnaiสวนsŭuan
Old photos of my grandfather often show him wearing a 'pha khao ma' headwrap while working in the garden.
ภาพpâapของkɔ̌ɔngนักรบโบราณnák-róp-boo-raanที่tîiโพกpôokศีรษะsǐi-sàด้วยdûuaiผ้าประเจียดpâa-bprà-jìiatสีsǐiแดงชาดdɛɛng-châatนั้นnánดูduuน่าเกรงขามnâa-greeng-kǎamและlɛ́ทรงพลังsong-pá-lang
The image of the ancient warrior wearing a headwrap of vermilion-colored sacred cloth looks formidable and powerful.
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
pôok
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 | — | — |