คนสวย
kon-sǔuaiMeaning
1NounA2
a beautiful person; a beauty (esp. a woman)
a beautiful person; a good-looking person; a beauty (especially a woman).
Examples
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Who is that beautiful person?
There were many beautiful people at the party.
เขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaคนสวยkon-sǔuaiที่นั่งtîi-nângอยู่yùuตรงนั้นdtrong-nánเป็นbpenดาราdaa-raaที่tîiมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiang
He said that the beautiful person sitting over there is a famous celebrity.
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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สวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlybeautiful; prettyPart 2
คนสวยkon-sǔuaiคนสวยkon-sǔuaia beautiful person; a beauty (esp. a woman)a beautiful person; a beauty (esp. a woman)Word