ของเล่น
kɔ̌ɔng-lênMeanings
1NounA1
toy; plaything
an object for a child to play with
Examples
น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lên1toy; plaything2novelty; fun gadget3plaything (figurative)เยอะมากyə́-mâakเยอะมากyə́-mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)
My younger brother has a lot of toys.
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This is my toy.
Dad bought a toy for me as a birthday present.
The children are playing with toys in the playground.
2NounB2
novelty; fun gadget
a device or object used mainly for amusement rather than serious use
Examples
สำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingคนรวยkon-ruuaiคนรวยkon-ruuairich person; the richบางคนbaang-konบางคนbaang-konsome people; some personsรถสปอร์ตrót-sà-bpɔ̀ɔtรถสปอร์ตrót-sà-bpɔ̀ɔtsports car; sporty performance carราคาแพงraa-kaa-pɛɛngราคาแพงraa-kaa-pɛɛngexpensive; high-pricedก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lên1toy; plaything2novelty; fun gadget3plaything (figurative)ชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1piece; item; fragment; slice2classifier: pieces/itemsใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoพวกเขาpûuak-kǎothey; them (people)
For some rich people, an expensive sports car is like their new toy.
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เขาkăoซื้อséuโดรนdrohnตัวdtuuaล่าสุดlâa-sùtมาเป็นmaa bpenของเล่นkŏng lênแต่dtàeไม่เคยmâi koieใช้cháiทำงานtam ngaanจริงๆjing jingจังๆjang jangเลยloie
He bought the latest drone as a toy, but never uses it for any serious work.
แกดเจ็ตgɛ̀ɛt-jètไฮเทคhai-tékพวกนี้pûuak-níiเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênสำหรับsǎm-ràpผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaanอวดùuatสถานะsà-tǎa-náทางสังคมtaang-sǎng-komเท่านั้นtâo-nán
These high-tech gadgets are just toys for adults who want to show off their social status.
โปรเจกต์bproo-jèekนี้níiเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtônจากjàakการเป็นgaan-bpenแค่kɛ̂ɛของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênของkɔ̌ɔngทีมวิศวกรtiim-wít-sà-wá-gɔɔnไม่กี่mâi-gìiคนkonแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiกลับกลายเป็นglàp-glaai-bpenผลิตภัณฑ์pà-lìt-dtà-panที่tîiเปลี่ยนbplìianโลกlôok
This project started out as just a toy for a few engineers, but eventually became a world-changing product.
3NounC1
plaything (figurative)
someone or something treated merely as a source of amusement or to be used and discarded
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herคิดว่าkít-wâaคิดว่าkít-wâa1to think (that); be of the opinion (that)2to suppose/assume/guess (that)3[to] consider/regard (as)ความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀k1feeling; emotion2sensation; sensory feeling3intuition; hunch4sentiment; attitudeของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lên1toy; plaything2novelty; fun gadget3plaything (figurative)หรือไงrʉ̌ʉ-ngaiหรือไงrʉ̌ʉ-ngaior what?; really?ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níi1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)
Do you think my feelings are a plaything, to treat them like this?
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สำหรับsǎm-ràpนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangบางคนbaang-konประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonก็gɔ̂เป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênทางการเมืองtaang-gaan-mʉʉangที่tîiใช้แล้วทิ้งchái-lɛ́ɛo-tíngเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaหมดmòtประโยชน์bprà-yòot
For some politicians, the people are just political playthings to be used and discarded when they are no longer useful.
ฉันchǎnไม่ใช่mâi-châiของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênของkɔ̌ɔngใครkraiที่จะtîi-jàมาmaaหยิบyìpไปbpaiเล่นlênแล้วlɛ́ɛoโยนyoonทิ้งtíngเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเบื่อbʉ̀ʉa
I'm not anyone's toy to be picked up and played with, then thrown away when they're bored.
เขาkǎoปฏิบัติต่อbpà-dtì-bàt-dtɔ̀ɔพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเป็นbpenของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiชีวิตจิตใจchii-wít-jìt-jaiสามารถsǎa-mâatสั่งให้sàng-hâiทำtamอะไรก็ได้à-rai-gɔ̂-dâaiตามใจชอบdtaam-jai-chɔ̂ɔp
He treats his employees like inanimate toys, whom he can order to do anything he pleases.
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 -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kɔ̌ɔng
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)[to] play; have funPart 2
ของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lêntoy; playthingtoy; playthingWord