คนหลง
kon-lǒngMeanings
1NounA2
a person who is lost
a person who has lost their way; someone who cannot find where they are going
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนหลงkon-lǒngคนหลงkon-lǒng1a person who is lost2a deluded/infatuated person
That person is lost.
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We saw a lost person asking a police officer for directions.
นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoคนkonนั้นnánดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanคนหลงkon-lǒngเราraoไปbpaiช่วยchûuaiเขาkǎoกันganเถอะtə̀
That tourist looks like a lost person, let's go help them.
เจ้าหน้าที่อุทยานjâao-nâa-tîi-ùt-tá-yaanเจอjəəคนหลงkon-lǒngที่เดินtîi-dəənอยู่ในyùu-naiป่าbpàaมาmaaสองsɔ̌ɔngวันwanแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The park ranger found a lost person who had been wandering in the forest for two days.
2NounB2
a deluded/infatuated person
a person whose judgment is led astray by infatuation, obsession, or false belief; someone bewitched by love, superstition, or an idea
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นเหมือนbpen-mʉ̌ʉanเป็นเหมือนbpen-mʉ̌ʉan[to] be like; resemble [sb/sth]; be similar to [sb/sth]คนหลงkon-lǒngคนหลงkon-lǒng1a person who is lost2a deluded/infatuated personทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeทุกอย่างtúk-yàangทุกอย่างtúk-yàangeverything; all thingsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaan1[to] want; desire2[to] need; requireโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)คิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; plan
He's like an infatuated person, doing everything she wants without thinking.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanหลายคนlǎai-konกลายเป็นglaai-bpenคนkonหลงเชื่อlǒng-chʉ̂ʉaคำพูดkam-pûutของkɔ̌ɔngเจ้าลัทธิjâao-lát-tíคนkonนั้นnán
Many villagers became people whose judgment was led astray by that cult leader's words.
เป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangยากyâakที่จะtîi-jàใช้cháiเหตุผลhèet-pǒnกับgàpคนหลงkon-lǒngในnaiอุดมการณ์ù-dom-gaanทางการเมืองtaang-gaan-mʉʉangแบบbɛ̀ɛpสุดโต่งsùt-dtòong
It's difficult to reason with a person whose judgment is blinded by extreme political ideology.
เขาkǎoได้dâaiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenคนหลงkon-lǒngในnaiอำนาจam-nâatจนjonลืมlʉʉmเพื่อนเก่าpʉ̂ʉan-gàoและlɛ́หลักการlàk-gaanของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengไปหมดbpai-mòtสิ้นsîn
He has become a person bewitched by power, completely forgetting his old friends and principles.
Tones
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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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หลงlǒngหลงlǒng1[to] be lost; lose one’s way2[to] be infatuated; besotted3[to] be mistaken; deluded[to] be lost; lose one’s wayPart 2
คนหลงkon-lǒngคนหลงkon-lǒnga person who is losta person who is lostWord