คนสวน
kon-sǔuanMeaning
1NounA2
gardener; groundskeeper; garden worker
a person employed to tend and maintain gardens, yards, parks, or orchards (e.g., planting, pruning, mowing, general upkeep)
Examples
คนสวนkon-sǔuanคนสวนkon-sǔuangardener; groundskeeper; garden workerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesรดน้ำrót-náamรดน้ำrót-náam1[to] water [plants/soil]2[to] pour water in a ritual/blessing (Thai custom)ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)
The gardener is watering the plants.
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Tomorrow, the gardener will come to mow the lawn in the front yard.
Yesterday, the gardener planted several new flowers.
หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoจ้างjâangคนสวนkon-sǔuanมาmaaดูแลduu-lɛɛความสวยงามkwaam-sǔuai-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngพื้นที่ส่วนกลางpʉ́ʉn-tîi-sùuan-glaang
Our village hires a gardener to maintain the beauty of the common areas.
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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สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)garden; orchard; parkPart 2
คนสวนkon-sǔuanคนสวนkon-sǔuangardener; groundskeeper; garden workergardener; groundskeeper; garden workerWord