ขนม
kà-nǒmMeaning
1NounA1
snack; sweet; dessert
a small food item eaten between or after meals, often sweet such as candy, cake, or Thai sweets; can also include light savory snacks
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureอาหารกลางวันaa-hǎan-glaang-wanอาหารกลางวันaa-hǎan-glaang-wanlunch; the midday meal
I like to eat a snack after lunch.
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While watching a movie, we have savory snacks and soda.
I carry snacks in my bag to eat when I get hungry.
I like to eat sweets after dinner.
Yesterday mom bought many sweets, such as cookies and cake.
This weekend we will bake sweets to treat our friends.
ที่têeงานเทศกาลngaan tâyt-sà-gaanมีmeeขนมkà-nŏmขายkăaiเป็นbpenซุ้มsúmๆ-ทั้งtángคัพkápเค้กkékมาการองmaa-gaa-rongและláeพายpaaiผลไม้pŏn-lá-mái
At the festival there are booths selling sweets like cupcakes, macarons, and fruit pies.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขนม said ขะ-หนม?
kà-nǒm
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |