คนว้า

kon-wáa

Meaning

1NounC1

Wa person

a person from the Wa ethnic group, primarily living in Myanmar and China.

Examples

คนว้าkon-wáaคนว้าkon-wáaWa personเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)กลุ่มชาติพันธุ์glùm-châat-dtì-panกลุ่มชาติพันธุ์glùm-châat-dtì-panethnic groupที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoถิ่นฐานtìn-tǎanถิ่นฐานtìn-tǎan1place of residence; area of residence2native place; home region; homelandอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบริเวณชายแดนbɔɔ-rí-ween-chaai-dɛɛnบริเวณชายแดนbɔɔ-rí-ween-chaai-dɛɛnborder area; border regionไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai personพม่าpá-mâaพม่าpá-mâa1Myanmar; Burma (country)2Burmese person3Burmese (language)4Burmese; of Myanmarและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)ตอนใต้dtɔɔn-dtâaiตอนใต้dtɔɔn-dtâai1the south; southern part2southern; in the southของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsจีนjiinจีนjiin1China2Chinese; relating to China3Chinese person4Chinese (language)
The Wa people are an ethnic group whose homeland is around the Thai-Myanmar border and in southern China.
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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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

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คนว้าkon-wáaคนว้าkon-wáaWa personWa personWord