ขนอุย
kǒn-uiMeaning
1NounB2
down; peach fuzz; fine hair
soft, fine hair on the human body or face, or the soft feathers of a young bird
Examples
ลูกนกlôok nókลูกนกlôok nókchick; baby bird; young birdที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only nowฟักfákฟักfák1winter melon; wax gourd2[to] hatch; incubateออกจากòk jàakออกจากòk jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)ไข่kàiไข่kài1egg2[to] lay eggs; spawn3testicles (vulgar/slang)4zero score (slang, sports/exams)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asขนอุยkŏn uiขนอุยkŏn uidown; peach fuzz; fine hairสีเหลืองsĕe lĕuuangสีเหลืองsĕe lĕuuang1yellow (color)2yellow (the color)3‘Yellow’ (Thai politics)4yellow (journalism); sensationalistอ่อนๆòn ònอ่อนๆòn òn1soft; mild; light; pale2slightly; gently; mildly
The baby bird that just hatched from its egg still only has soft, light yellow down feathers.
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เด็กdèkทารกแรกเกิดtaa-rók râek gèrtมักจะmák jàมีmeeขนอุยkŏn uiบางๆbaang baangขึ้นkêunตามdtaamแผ่นหลังpàen lăngและláeใบหน้าbai nâa
Newborn babies often have fine, soft hair growing along their backs and faces.
ผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngบางคนbaang-konเลือกlʉ̂ʉakที่จะtîi-jàใช้cháiเลเซอร์lee-sə̂əกำจัดgam-jàtขนอุยkǒn-uiบนbonใบหน้าbai-nâaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiแต่งหน้าdtɛ̀ng-nâaได้dâaiเรียบเนียนrîiap-niianขึ้นkʉ̂n
Some women choose to use laser treatments to remove the fine hair on their faces so that their makeup goes on smoother.
ขนอุยkǒn-uiของkɔ̌ɔngลูกเป็ดlûuk-bpètช่วยchûuaiกักเก็บgàk-gèpความอบอุ่นkwaam-òp-ùnและlɛ́ปกป้องbpòk-bpɔ̂ngพวกมันpûuak-manจากjàakสภาพอากาศsà-pâap-aa-gàatที่tîiหนาวเย็นnǎao-yenในช่วงnai-chûuangแรกเกิดrɛ̂ɛk-gə̀ət
The down feathers of ducklings help retain heat and protect them from cold weather during their early days after birth.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kǒn
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |