คนทรง
kon-songMeaning
1NounB1
spirit medium
a person believed to be possessed by a spirit or deity and to convey messages to the living; a spirit medium.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔn1formerly; in the past; back then2the old days; former timesในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนทรงkon-songคนทรงkon-songspirit medium
Grandma said that in the old days, there was a spirit medium in the village.
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บางคนbaang-konไปbpaiปรึกษาbprʉ̀k-sǎaคนทรงkon-songเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaที่tîiแก้gɛ̂ɛไม่mâiตกdtòk
Some people go to consult a spirit medium when they have an unsolvable problem.
เขาkǎoไม่mâiเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangคนทรงkon-songและlɛ́คิดว่าkít-wâaเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngเท่านั้นtâo-nán
He doesn't believe in spirit mediums and thinks it's just an act.
ปรากฏการณ์bpraa-gòt-gaanคนทรงkon-songสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangโลกหลังความตายlôok-lǎng-kwaam-dtaaiที่tîiฝังรากลึกfǎng-râak-lʉ́kอยู่ในyùu-naiบางวัฒนธรรมbaang-wát-tá-ná-tam
The phenomenon of spirit mediums reflects the deeply rooted belief in the afterlife in some cultures.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คนทรง said คน-ซง?
kon-song
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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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ทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixshape; formPart 2
คนทรงkon-songคนทรงkon-songspirit mediumspirit mediumWord