คนตาย
kon-dtaaiMeaning
1NounA2
dead person; the deceased
a person who has died; the deceased.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนตายkon-dtaaiคนตายkon-dtaaidead person; the deceased1คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirring
In this movie, there is one dead person.
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The police found a dead person in the hotel room.
We shouldn't speak ill of the dead.
ในnaiพิธีศพpí-tee sòpญาติๆyâat yâatมาmaaรวมตัวกันruuam dtuua ganเพื่อpêuuaไว้อาลัยwái aa-laiให้hâiคนตายkon dtaai
At the funeral, relatives gathered to mourn for the deceased.
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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ตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)[to] die; pass awayPart 2
คนตายkon-dtaaiคนตายkon-dtaaidead person; the deceaseddead person; the deceasedWord