ก้น
gônMeanings
1NounA2
buttocks; butt; rear
The buttocks; the back part of the body one sits on.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ก้นgônก้นgôn1buttocks; butt; rear2bottom; base (of a container/object)3tail end; back end; bottom4butt (of a cigarette)ติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toเก้าอี้gâo-îiเก้าอี้gâo-îichairทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole day
He sits on his butt all day.
3 more examplesShow less
Yesterday I fell and my butt hit the floor; it hurt a lot.
Tomorrow don't forget to bring a cushion to support your butt.
เวลาwee-laaออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiครูkruuย้ำyámให้hâiเกร็งgrengก้นgônและlɛ́หลังlǎngล่างlâangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการบาดเจ็บgaan-bàat-jèp
When exercising, the instructor stresses tightening the buttocks and lower back to prevent injury.
2NounA2
bottom; base (of a container/object)
The lowest part or base of something, especially a container such as a cup, bottle, pot, or bag.
Examples
มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ติดอยู่dtìt-yùuติดอยู่dtìt-yùu1[to] be stuck; trapped; unable to get free2[to] be attached; adhered; stuck on3[to] be held up; tied up; unable to leave4[to] remain; linger (smell/feeling/problem)5[to] be fixated on; hung up onที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerก้นแก้วgôn-gɛ̂ɛoก้นแก้วgôn-gɛ̂ɛobottom; base of a glass
There is water stuck at the bottom of the glass.
3 more examplesShow less
Look at the soil at the bottom of the pot; it’s already dry.
Don’t press too hard, or the bottom of the bag will tear.
ขวดkùuatนี้níiมีmiiตะกอนdtà-gɔɔnนอนnɔɔnอยู่ที่yùu-tîiก้นgônขวดkùuatควรkuuanเทteeอย่างระวังyàang-rá-wang
This bottle has sediment settled at the bottom, so you should pour carefully.
3NounB1
tail end; back end; bottom
The far or back end of something; the last or lowest part.
Examples
เรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉaboat; ship; vesselนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainก้นgônก้นgôn1buttocks; butt; rear2bottom; base (of a container/object)3tail end; back end; bottom4butt (of a cigarette)อ่าวàaoอ่าวàaobayน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)จึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangrather; quite; fairlyนิ่งnîngนิ่งnîng1still; motionless2[to] be still; stay still3calm; composed; unflustered
This boat is at the far end of the bay, so the water is quite calm.
3 more examplesShow less
ทางเดินtaang-dəənไปbpaiห้องสมุดhɔ̂ng-sà-mùtอยู่yùuก้นgônซอยsɔɔiต้องdtɔ̂ngเดินdəənต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiจนjonสุดsùt
The path to the library is at the far end of the alley; you have to walk all the way to the end.
ห้องhɔ̂ngของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoอยู่yùuก้นgônตึกdtʉ̀kทำให้tam-hâiเงียบngîiapกว่าgwàaห้องhɔ̂ngอื่นʉ̀ʉnมากmâak
His room is at the back end of the building, making it much quieter than the others.
ผู้จัดงานpûu-jàt-ngaanวางwaangจุดรับjùt-rápของที่ระลึกkɔ̌ɔng-tîi-rá-lʉ́kไว้wáiก้นgônฮอลล์hɔɔnเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผู้ชมpûu-chomเดินชมdəən-chomบูธbùutให้hâiครบkrópก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
The organizer placed the souvenir pickup at the far end of the hall so that attendees would visit all the booths first.
4NounB1
butt (of a cigarette)
The remaining short end of a smoked cigarette; a cigarette butt.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ทิ้งtíngทิ้งtíng1[to] throw away; discard2[to] drop; let fall3[to] abandon; desert4[to] leave behind; leave (sth) behind5[to] waste; squanderก้นgônก้นgôn1buttocks; butt; rear2bottom; base (of a container/object)3tail end; back end; bottom4butt (of a cigarette)บุหรี่bù-rìiบุหรี่bù-rìicigaretteลงพื้นlong-pʉ́ʉnลงพื้นlong-pʉ́ʉn[to] come down onto the ground or floor; landช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ทิ้งtíngทิ้งtíng1[to] throw away; discard2[to] drop; let fall3[to] abandon; desert4[to] leave behind; leave (sth) behind5[to] waste; squanderลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alightถังขยะtǎng-kà-yàถังขยะtǎng-kà-yàtrash can; garbage binด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too
Don't throw cigarette butts on the ground; please put them in the trash.
3 more examplesShow less
อาสาสมัครaa-sǎa-sà-màkช่วยกันchûuai-ganเก็บgèpก้นgônบุหรี่bù-rìiตามdtaamชายหาดchaai-hàatจนjonสะอาดsà-àatขึ้นkʉ̂nมากmâak
Volunteers collected cigarette butts along the beach until it became much cleaner.
มีmiiป้ายเตือนbpâai-dtʉʉanว่าwâaห้ามhâamทิ้งtíngก้นgônบุหรี่bù-rìiลงlongท่อระบายน้ำtɔ̂ɔ-rá-baai-náamเพราะprɔ́จะjàอุดตันùt-dtanท่อtɔ̂ɔ
There is a sign warning not to drop cigarette butts into the drain because it will clog the pipe.
หลังlǎngคอนเสิร์ตkɔɔn-sə̀ətจบjòpเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiพบpópก้นgônบุหรี่bù-rìiกระจัดกระจายgrà-jàt-grà-jaaiเต็มdtemลานlaanแม้mɛ́ɛพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiนั้นnánจะเป็นjà-bpenเขตkèetปลอดbplɔ̀ɔtบุหรี่bù-rìiก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
After the concert ended, officials found cigarette butts scattered across the plaza, even though it was a non-smoking area.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
gôn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |