คน(kon)

Meanings

1NounA1

person; human

a human being; an individual

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนใจดีkon jai deeคนใจดีkon jai deekind person
He is a kind person.
2NounA1

people (as a group)

people in general or a group of persons

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotสวนสาธารณะsŭuan săa-taa-rá-náสวนสาธารณะsŭuan săa-taa-rá-nápublic parkมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนเยอะkon yéhคนเยอะkon yéhcrowded; many people
There are lots of people at the park today.
3NounA2

person; human being (as prefix-like element)

used before another noun to denote a person characterized by something (e.g., คนไทยคนไทยkon taiThai person; Thai people; Thai national Thai person, คนจนคนจนkon jonpoor person; the poor poor person)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนไทยkon taiคนไทยkon taiThai person; Thai people; Thai national
He is a Thai person.
4ClassifierA2

classifier: people

classifier used to count people

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoนักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten- (teens)3tens place/decadeคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: people
Today there are ten students.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

มนุษย์má-nútมนุษย์má-nút1human; human being2humane; compassionate
  • human; human being
  • humane; compassionate
ชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2people; tribe; class3[to] clink (glasses); toast4cl. for social classes/types (rare)
  • [to] crash; collide
  • people; tribe; class
  • [to] clink (glasses); toast
  • cl. for social classes/types (rare)
บุคคลbùk-konบุคคลbùk-kon1person; individual2personnel (HR context)3people; persons (formal/legal)
  • person; individual
  • personnel (HR context)
  • people; persons (formal/legal)
ผู้คนpôo konผู้คนpôo konpeople; the public

people; the public

ชาวchaaoชาวchaao1people (of); inhabitants; natives; folk2resident; member of a group3of; belonging to (as a modifier)
  • people (of); inhabitants; natives; folk
  • resident; member of a group
  • of; belonging to (as a modifier)