ก้นหอย
gôn hŏi
Meanings
1NounB1
whorl of a shell; shell spiral
The coiled or whorled part of a shell (the spiral).
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to collect; pick up; gather2to tidy up; put in order3to charge; take (a fee/payment)4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to keep; store; put away7to put away/holster (weapon); to concealเปลือกหอยbplèuuak hŏiเปลือกหอยbplèuuak hŏiseashell; shellที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoก้นหอยgôn hŏiก้นหอยgôn hŏi1whorl of a shell; shell spiral2hair whorl; scalp whorl3whorl pattern (e.g., fingerprint)เป็นวงbpen wongเป็นวงbpen wong1in a circle2circular; ring-shapedสวยsŭuaiสวยsŭuai1beautiful; pretty2perfect; flawless (ironic)3nicely done; fine
The children collected shells with beautiful spiral whorls.
2NounB2
hair whorl; scalp whorl
A spiral whorl of hair on the scalp (crown).
Examples
ลูกชายlôok chaaiลูกชายlôok chaaison; male childฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoก้นหอยกลางgôn hŏi glaangก้นหอยกลางgôn hŏi glaangmiddle cochlear turn (anatomy)ศีรษะsĕe-sàศีรษะsĕe-sà1head (body part; formal)2top; upper end (formal/literary)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ชี้chéeชี้chée1[to] point (at)2[to] indicate; show3[to] designate; specify; assign4[to] point out; highlightง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readily3straightforward; uncomplicatedเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]หวีwĕeหวีwĕe1comb2[to] comb3CLF: comb
My son has a crown in the middle of his head, which makes his hair stick up easily when combed.
3NounB2
whorl pattern (e.g., fingerprint)
A spiral or whorled pattern, such as in a fingerprint.
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerสังเกตsǎng-gètสังเกตsǎng-gèt1[to] observe [sth]; watch closely2[to] notice [sth]; perceive [sth]3[to] note [sth]; take note (mentally)รอยนิ้วมือroi níu meuuรอยนิ้วมือroi níu meuufingerprint (mark/print)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsลายlaaiลายlaai1pattern; design2marking; stripe; streak3signature mark; distinctive mark (colloq.)4patterned; marked5[to] be patterned; show marks6pattern; design (classifier)ก้นหอยgôn hŏiก้นหอยgôn hŏi1whorl of a shell; shell spiral2hair whorl; scalp whorl3whorl pattern (e.g., fingerprint)ชัดเจนchát-jenชัดเจนchát-jen1clear; distinct; obvious2explicit; definite; unambiguous; unequivocalบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)แก้วน้ำgâew náamแก้วน้ำgâew náamdrinking glass; tumbler
The police noticed a fingerprint with a clear spiral pattern on the glass.
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ก้นหอยgôn hŏiก้นหอยgôn hŏiwhorl of a shell; shell spiral