ก้นหอย
gôn-hɔ̌ɔiMeanings
1NounB1
whorl of a shell; shell spiral
The coiled or whorled part of a shell (the spiral).
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เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ๆ-เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)เปลือกหอยbplèuuak hŏiเปลือกหอยbplèuuak hŏishell; seashellที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmeeมีmee1[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; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatly
The children collected shells with beautiful spiral whorls.
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ช่างภาพchâng-pâapซูมsuumเข้าไปkâo-bpaiถ่ายtàaiลายlaaiก้นหอยgôn-hɔ̌ɔiของkɔ̌ɔngหอยทากhɔ̌ɔi-tâakที่tîiคดkótเป็นbpenชั้นchán
The photographer zoomed in to capture the layered spiral of the snail's shell.
ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpดูduuเส้นโค้งsên-kóongของkɔ̌ɔngก้นหอยgôn-hɔ̌ɔiเพราะprɔ́มันmanแสดงsà-dɛɛngรูปทรงrûup-songแบบbɛ̀ɛpเกลียวgliiaoตามธรรมชาติdtaam-tam-má-châat
I like looking at the curves of the shell's spiral because it shows a naturally coiled form.
นักชีววิทยาnák chee-wá-wít-tá-yaaอธิบายà-tí-baaiโครงสร้างkrohng sâangก้นหอยgôn hŏiว่าwâaบิดbìtวนรอบwon rôpแกนกลางgaen glaangอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang sà-màm-sà-mĕrจนjonเกิดเป็นgèrt bpenวงเวียนwong wiian
The biologist described the shell's spiral as twisting around a central axis uniformly, forming a whorl.
2NounB2
hair whorl; scalp whorl
A spiral whorl of hair on the scalp (crown).
Examples
ลูกชายlûuk-chaaiลูกชายlûuk-chaaison; male childฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoก้นหอยกลางgôn-hɔ̌ɔi-glaangก้นหอยกลางgôn-hɔ̌ɔi-glaangmiddle cochlear turn (anatomy)ศีรษะsǐi-sàศีรษะsǐi-sà1head (body part; formal)2top; tip; end (literary)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ชี้chíiชี้chíi1[to] point (at)2[to] indicate; show3[to] point out; highlight4[to] designate; specifyง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readilyเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesหวีwǐiหวีwǐi1comb2[to] comb3hand of bananas; classifier: hands of bananas
My son has a crown in the middle of his head, which makes his hair stick up easily when combed.
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ช่างตัดผมchâng-dtàt-pǒmบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaก้นหอยgôn-hɔ̌ɔiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoหมุนmǔnซ้ายsáaiจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngเซ็ตผมsét-pǒmตามdtaamทิศtítนั้นnán
The barber said his hair whorl spirals to the left, so the hair should be styled in that direction.
บางคนbaang-konมีmiiก้นหอยgôn-hɔ̌ɔiสองsɔ̌ɔngข้างkâangทำให้tam-hâiจัดทรงjàt-songยากyâakและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiสเปรย์sà-bpeenช่วยchûuaiยึดyʉ́t
Some people have double crowns, making styling difficult and requiring hair spray to hold it.
ทรงผมsong-pǒmที่tîiเปิดbpə̀ətกะgàหม่อมmɔ̀ɔmจะjàเห็นhěnก้นหอยgôn-hɔ̌ɔiชัดchátโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaไดร์daiให้hâiเส้นผมsên-pǒmแยกyɛ̂ɛkตามdtaamแนวnɛɛoวนwonตามธรรมชาติdtaam-tam-má-châat
Hairstyles that expose the crown show the hair whorl clearly, especially when blow-dried to separate along the natural spiral.
3NounB2
whorl pattern (e.g., fingerprint)
A spiral or whorled pattern, such as in a fingerprint.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerสังเกตsǎng-gèetสังเกตsǎng-gèet1[to] observe [sth]; watch closely2[to] notice [sth]; perceive [sth]3[to] note [sth]; take note (mentally)รอยนิ้วมือrɔɔi-níu-mʉʉรอยนิ้วมือrɔɔi-níu-mʉʉfingerprint (mark/print)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ลายlaaiลายlaai1pattern; design2marking; stripe; streak3true colors; underlying character4patterned; marked5pattern; design (classifier)6[to] be patterned; show marksก้นหอยgôn-hɔ̌ɔiก้นหอยgôn-hɔ̌ɔi1whorl of a shell; shell spiral2hair whorl; scalp whorl3whorl pattern (e.g., fingerprint)ชัดเจนchát-jeenชัดเจนchát-jeen1clear; distinct; obvious2explicit; definite; unambiguous; unequivocal3clearly; explicitly; unambiguouslyบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)แก้วน้ำgɛ̂ɛo-náamแก้วน้ำgɛ̂ɛo-náamdrinking glass; tumbler
The police noticed a fingerprint with a clear spiral pattern on the glass.
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ลายlaaiก้นหอยgôn-hɔ̌ɔiบนbonปลายนิ้วbplaai-níuของkɔ̌ɔngแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láคนkonไม่เหมือนกันmâi-mʉ̌ʉan-ganใช้cháiระบุตัวตนrá-bù-dtuua-dtonได้dâai
The spiral patterns on people's fingertips are different and can be used to identify them.
นักnákวิทย์wítตรวจพบdtrùuat-pópลายlaaiก้นหอยgôn-hɔ̌ɔiแบบวนbɛ̀ɛp-wonซ้ายsáaiซึ่งsʉ̂ngช่วยchûuaiจำแนกjam-nɛ̂ɛkเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngรอยนิ้วมือrɔɔi-níu-mʉʉได้dâaiแม่นยำmɛ̂n-yamยิ่งขึ้นyîng-kʉ̂n
The scientist detected a left-turning spiral pattern, which helped classify the fingerprint's owner more accurately.
ภาพถ่ายpâap-tàaiมาโครmaa-krooเผยpə̌əiรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatลายlaaiก้นหอยgôn-hɔ̌ɔiของkɔ̌ɔngนิ้วníuโป้งbpôongอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeenจนjonเห็นhěnสันsǎnและlɛ́ร่องrɔ̂ngครบถ้วนkróp-tûuan
The macro photo revealed the thumb's spiral pattern in such detail that ridges and grooves were fully visible.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ก้นgônก้นgôn1buttocks; butt; rear2bottom; base (of a container/object)3tail end; back end; bottom4butt (of a cigarette)buttocks; butt; rearPart 1
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หอยhɔ̌ɔiหอยhɔ̌ɔi1shellfish; mollusk (general)2classifier: ตัว3vulgar slang: female genitaliashellfish; mollusk (general)Part 2
ก้นหอยgôn-hɔ̌ɔiก้นหอยgôn-hɔ̌ɔiwhorl of a shell; shell spiralwhorl of a shell; shell spiralWord