ขอน
kɔ̌ɔnMeaning
1NounA2
log; section of trunk
a section of a tree trunk; a log used for fuel, construction, or carving.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ลากขอนlâak-kɔ̌ɔnลากขอนlâak-kɔ̌ɔn[to] drag a logไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyก่อไฟgɔ̀ɔ-faiก่อไฟgɔ̀ɔ-fai[to] build a fire; start a fire
The villagers dragged a log to make a fire.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanลุงlungใช้cháiขอนไม้kɔ̌ɔn-máaiท่อนtɔ̂nใหญ่yàiทำเป็นtam-bpenที่นั่งtîi-nângหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan
Yesterday, Uncle used a big log to make a bench in front of the house.
The carver chose a hard log to make house pillars.
เขาkăoตัดขอนdtàt kŏnไม้máiเป็นbpenท่อนtônๆ-สำหรับsăm-ràpเผาpăoถ่านtàanและláeสร้างsâangรั้วrúuaไปพร้อมกันbpai próm gan
He cut the tree trunk into logs for charcoal and building a fence at the same time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
kɔ̌ɔn
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 | — | — |