กุณโฑ
gun-tooMeaning
1NounC2
water pitcher; ewer
a traditional water pitcher, jug, or ewer, often used in royal, religious, or formal contexts
Examples
พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panmuseumแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níi1here; this place (formal)2this (postposed, formal)จัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛngจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛng1[to] exhibit [sth]; display [sth] (to the public)2[to] stage; put on [a performance/exhibition]กุณโฑgun-tooกุณโฑgun-toowater pitcher; ewerทองtɔɔngทองtɔɔng1gold (metal; color)2gold items; gold jewelryคำโบราณkam-boo-raanคำโบราณkam-boo-raan1archaic word; archaic expression2old saying; ancient proverbที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขุดพบkùt-pópขุดพบkùt-póp[to] unearth; discover by diggingในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)อยุธยาà-yút-tá-yaaอยุธยาà-yút-tá-yaa1Ayutthaya (province/city)2Ayutthaya (province)3Ayutthaya (city)4Ayutthaya Kingdom (historical period)
This museum displays an ancient golden water pitcher excavated in Ayutthaya.
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ในnaiพระราชพิธีprá-râat-chá-pí-tiiสำคัญsǎm-kanจะมีjà-miiการอัญเชิญgaan-an-chəənน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์náam-sàk-sìtที่บรรจุtîi-ban-jùในnaiพระpráกุณโฑgun-tooมาmaaประกอบพิธีbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-pí-tii
In important royal ceremonies, sacred water contained in the royal ewer is brought to be used in the rites.
ลวดลายlûuat-laaiสลักsà-làkบนbonกุณโฑgun-tooใบbaiนี้níiแสดงให้เห็นถึงsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngความประณีตkwaam-bprà-nîitของkɔ̌ɔngช่างสิบหมู่châng-sìp-mùuในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raan
The carved patterns on this traditional water jug demonstrate the exquisite skill of the Ten Traditional Craft Divisions in ancient times.
พราหมณ์praamผู้ประกอบพิธีpûu-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-pí-tiiได้dâaiหลั่งlàngน้ำnáamทักษิโณทกták-sì-noo-tókจากjàakพระpráกุณโฑgun-tooเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเป็นbpenการgaanอุทิศส่วนกุศลù-tít-sùuan-gù-sǒnตามdtaamคติká-dtìพราหมณ์praamฮินดูhin-duu
The officiating Brahmin poured the ceremonial water from the royal pitcher as an act of merit-making according to Brahmin-Hindu beliefs.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กุณโฑ said กุณ-โท?
gun-too
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
gun
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |