คนชั่ว
kon-chûuaMeaning
1NounB1
bad person; evil person; villain
a person who is morally bad, wicked, or evil; a villain or scoundrel
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)คนชั่วkon-chûuaคนชั่วkon-chûuabad person; evil person; villainจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ลงโทษlong-tôotลงโทษlong-tôot[to] punish [sb]; impose a penaltyเสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
In this fairy tale, the wicked person is always punished.
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เขาkǎoไม่mâiอยากyàakคบkópกับgàpคนชั่วkon-chûuaเพราะprɔ́กลัวว่าgluua-wâaจะjàทำให้tam-hâiชีวิตchii-wítแย่ลงyɛ̂ɛ-long
He doesn't want to associate with bad people because he's afraid it will make his life worse.
เขาkăoหลอกlòkเอาaoเงินบริจาคngern bò-ri-jàakไปbpaiใช้cháiส่วนตัวsùuan dtuuaช่างchângเป็นbpenคนชั่วkon chûuaจริงjingๆ-
He took the donation money for his personal use; what a truly wicked person.
สังคมsǎng-komจะjàวุ่นวายwûn-waaiถ้าtâaเราraoปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiคนชั่วkon-chûuaมีอำนาจmii-am-nâatและlɛ́ทำtamตามอำเภอใจdtaam-am-pəə-jai
Society will be in turmoil if we allow evil people to have power and do whatever they please.
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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ชั่วchûuaชั่วchûua1bad; poor (quality)2evil; wicked3for; throughout (a specified period)4classifier for periods of timebad; poor (quality)Part 2
คนชั่วkon-chûuaคนชั่วkon-chûuabad person; evil person; villainbad person; evil person; villainWord