ก้านคอ
gâan-kɔɔMeaning
1NounB1
nape; back of the neck
the rear part of the neck, below the back of the head.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)ลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnball (for sports/games)กระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛkกระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛk1[to] hit; bump hard2[to] slam; thump down3[to] retort harshly; snap4[to] thrust; jab (into/against)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerก้านคอgâan-kɔɔก้านคอgâan-kɔɔnape; back of the neck
He was hit in the back of the neck by a ball.
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นักมวยnák-muuaiยกyókแขนkɛ̌ɛnขึ้นkʉ̂nกันganแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangโดนdoonเตะdtèเข้าที่kâo-tîiก้านคอgâan-kɔɔ
The boxer raised his arm to block, but still took a kick to the back of the neck.
I told the massage therapist that the back of my neck hurt and asked them to use gentle pressure.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakล้มlómกระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛkพื้นpʉ́ʉnเขาkǎoมีmiiอาการปวดaa-gaan-bpùuatบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenก้านคอgâan-kɔɔร่วมกับrûuam-gàpชาchaaที่tîiแขนkɛ̌ɛnแพทย์pɛ̂ɛtจึงjʉngส่งตรวจsòng-dtrùuatเพิ่มเติมpə̂əm-dtəəm
After falling hard onto the ground, he had pain at the back of his neck along with numbness in his arm, so the doctor ordered further tests.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
gâan
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
ก้านgâanก้านgâan1stem; stalk (botany)2shaft; rod; shank3classifier for stems and certain slender objectsstem; stalk (botany)Part 1
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ก้านคอgâan-kɔɔก้านคอgâan-kɔɔnape; back of the necknape; back of the neckWord