Body and health ข้อศอก kâw-sàwk
elbow noun
- kâw falling
- sàwk low
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Parts: ข้อkâw joint ศอกsàwk elbow
ศอก sàwk
elbow noun short
- sàwk low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Also ข้อศอกkâw-sàwk.
You'll hear ศอกsàwk in Kularb (กุหลาบ).
How to use it
ข้อศอกkâw-sàwk, "the elbow joint", is your elbow; in casual talk, and in Muay Thai, it's just ศอกsàwk. Elbow strikes are one of the famous weapons of Thai boxing. An old saying in the F.Hero song, กินน้ำใต้ศอกgin náam dtâi sàwk, "to drink the water below the elbow", is having to accept second place.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- kho sok
- khor sork
- khaw sawk
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More body and health in Thai
All body and health- หัว hǔa Head in Thai
- คอ kaw Throat in Thai
- หลัง lǎng Back (of the body) in Thai
- จมูก jà-mùuk Nose in Thai
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