คนงาม
kon-ngaamMeaning
1NounB2
beautiful person; beauty
A physically beautiful person, especially a woman; often used in literary or affectionate language.
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionหลานสาวlǎan-sǎaoหลานสาวlǎan-sǎao1niece2granddaughterว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeคนงามkon-ngaamคนงามkon-ngaambeautiful person; beautyของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiwhenever; every time thatเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuua1[to] get dressed; dress [oneself]2[to] dress [sb]; clothe [sb]3[to] dress up; dress stylishly; wear a costumeสวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatly
Grandma calls her granddaughter “my beauty” whenever she dresses up nicely.
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คนงามkon-ngaamในnaiชุดไทยchút-taiเดินขึ้นdəən-kʉ̂nเวทีwee-tiiทุกคนtúk-konจึงjʉngหันไปhǎn-bpaiมองmɔɔngเธอtəə
The beautiful woman in traditional Thai dress walked onto the stage, and everyone turned to look at her.
ในnaiนวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeนางเอกnaang èkเป็นbpenคนงามkon ngaamที่têeใครkraiๆ-ต่างdtàangหลงใหลlŏng lăiแต่dtàeเธอterกลับglàpรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaไม่มีmâi meeใครkraiสนใจsŏn jaiตัวตนที่แท้จริงdtuua dton têe táe jingของkŏngเธอter
In this novel, the heroine is a beauty whom everyone admires, yet she feels that no one cares about who she truly is.
แม้mɛ́ɛเวลาwee-laaจะjàผ่านไปpàan-bpaiจนjonผมขาวpǒm-kǎaoแต่dtɛ̀ɛในnaiสายตาsǎai-dtaaของkɔ̌ɔngสามีsǎa-miiเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangเป็นbpenคนงามkon-ngaamคนเดิมkon-dəəmที่tîiเขาkǎoตกหลุมรักdtòk-lǔm-rák
Although time has passed and her hair has turned white, in her husband's eyes she is still the same beautiful woman he fell in love with.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kon
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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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งามngaamงามngaam1beautiful; lovely2graceful; elegant; proper3[adv] beautifully; nicelybeautiful; lovelyPart 2
คนงามkon-ngaamคนงามkon-ngaambeautiful person; beautybeautiful person; beautyWord