กัณฐ์
ganMeaning
1NounC2
neck; throat (literary)
the neck or throat (a literary and archaic term derived from Pali/Sanskrit).
Examples
สร้อยเพชรsɔ̂ɔi-pétสร้อยเพชรsɔ̂ɔi-pétdiamond necklaceเปล่งประกายbplèeng-bprà-gaaiเปล่งประกายbplèeng-bprà-gaai1[to] shine; sparkle; gleam2[to] radiate brilliance; stand outงามngaamงามngaam1beautiful; lovely2graceful; elegant; proper3[adv] beautifully; nicelyระหงrá-hǒngระหงrá-hǒngslender; willowy; tall and gracefulอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พระกัณฐ์prá-ganพระกัณฐ์prá-ganroyal neck/throat (honorific)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเจ้าหญิงjâao-yǐngเจ้าหญิงjâao-yǐngprincess (female royal)
The diamond necklace shone beautifully upon the princess's neck.
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ในnaiตำนานdtam-naanพระศิวะprá-sì-wáทรงsongดื่มdʉ̀ʉmยาพิษyaa-pítเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยchûuaiโลกlôokแต่dtɛ̀ɛพิษpítนั้นnánหยุดอยู่yùt-yùuแค่kɛ̂ɛที่tîiพระกัณฐ์prá-ganทำให้tam-hâiมีmiiสีนิลsǐi-nin
In the legend, Lord Shiva drank poison to save the world, but the poison stopped only at his throat, turning it dark blue.
นักร้องโอเปร่าnák róng oh-bpay-râaเปล่งเสียงbplèng sĭiangทรงพลังsong pá-langออกมาòk maaจากjàakลำกัณฐ์lam ganสะกดsà-gòtผู้ฟังpôo fangทั้งtángโรงละครrohng lá-kon
The opera singer projected a powerful voice from her throat, captivating the entire theater audience.
กวีเอกgà-wii-èekพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngนางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diiว่าwâaมีmiiลำกัณฐ์lam-ganระหงrá-hǒngดุจdùtคอหงส์kɔɔ-hǒng
The master poet described the beauty of the literary heroine as having a graceful neck like that of a swan.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กัณฐ์ said กัน?
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- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ณ is said like น (n).Silent letterฐ์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ณ, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
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Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ฐ์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |