คนพาล
kon-paanMeaning
1NounB2
evildoer; bully; ruffian
A wicked or ill-behaved person who causes harm or trouble; often a bully or ruffian.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseสอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tieว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyยุ่งyûngยุ่งyûng1busy; occupied2messy; tangled3complicated; troublesome4[to] meddle; interfere5swarming with flies/mosquitoes (dial.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)พวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or names5classifier for groups or kindsคนพาลkon-paanคนพาลkon-paanevildoer; bully; ruffianเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingจะพาjà-paaจะพาjà-paawill take [sb]; will bring [sb]เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyในทางnai-taangในทางnai-taangin terms of; in the field/aspect of [sth]ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่ดีmâi-diiไม่ดีmâi-dii1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorly
My mom always taught me not to get involved with ruffians because they will lead me down a bad path.
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กลุ่มglùmคนพาลkon-paanที่tîiหัวhǔuaมุมถนนmum-tà-nǒnกำลังgam-langรังแกrang-gɛɛหมาจรจัดmǎa-jɔɔn-jàtเราraoเลยləəiแจ้งjɛ̂ɛngตำรวจdtam-rùuatให้มาhâi-maaดูduu
The group of ruffians on the street corner was bullying a stray dog, so we notified the police to check it out.
ในnaiสุภาษิตไทยsù-paa-sìt-taiที่ว่าtîi-wâaคบkópคนพาลkon-paanพาลpaanพาไปpaa-bpaiหาผิดhǎa-pìtเป็นbpenเครื่องเตือนใจkrʉ̂ʉang-dtʉʉan-jaiว่าwâaการคบค้าสมาคมgaan-kóp-káa-sà-maa-komกับgàpคนkonไม่ดีmâi-diiจะjàนำnamความเดือดร้อนkwaam-dʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔnมาmaaให้hâi
The Thai proverb "Associate with a ruffian, and the ruffian will lead you to wrongdoing" serves as a reminder that associating with bad people will bring trouble.
ผู้นำpûu-namชุมชนchum-chonพยายามpá-yaa-yaamหาhǎaวิธีแก้ไขwí-tii-gɛ̂ɛ-kǎiปัญหาbpan-hǎaเยาวชนyao-wá-chonที่tîiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenคนพาลkon-paanและlɛ́สร้างsâangความเดือดร้อนkwaam-dʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔnให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛชาวบ้านchaao-bâan
The community leader is trying to find a solution to the problem of youths who have become ruffians and are causing trouble for the villagers.
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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พาลpaanพาลpaan1quarrelsome; aggressive; malicious (temperament)2bully; troublemaker3by extension; as an unintended consequencequarrelsome; aggressive; malicious (temperament)Part 2
คนพาลkon-paanคนพาลkon-paanevildoer; bully; ruffianevildoer; bully; ruffianWord