คนหาย
kon-hǎaiMeaning
1NounB1
missing person
a person who is lost or has disappeared, and whose location is unknown.
Examples
พวกเขาpûuak-kǎoพวกเขาpûuak-kǎothey; them (people)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherตามหาdtaam-hǎaตามหาdtaam-hǎa[to] look for; search for; seek; track downคนหายkon-hǎaiคนหายkon-hǎaimissing personในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated
They are helping each other search for a missing person in the forest.
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ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaติดdtìtป้ายประกาศbpâai-bprà-gàatตามหาdtaam-hǎaคนหายkon-hǎaiทั่วtûuaเมืองmʉʉangเพราะprɔ́ลูกชายlûuk-chaaiของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiกลับบ้านglàp-bâanมาmaaหนึ่งnʉ̀ngสัปดาห์sàp-daaแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The family is putting up posters for a missing person all over the city because their son hasn't come home for a week.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnเด็กdèkหลงทางlǒng-taangคนเดียวkon-diiaoเราraoควรkuuanแจ้งjɛ̂ɛngเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiทันทีtan-tiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiเขาkǎoกลายเป็นglaai-bpenคนหายkon-hǎai
When we see a lost child alone, we should notify the authorities immediately to prevent them from becoming a missing person.
คดีká-diiคนหายkon-hǎaiบางbaangคดีká-diiมีmiiความซับซ้อนkwaam-sáp-sɔ́ɔnและlɛ́อาจàatเกี่ยวข้องกับgìiao-kɔ̂ɔng-gàpขบวนการkà-buuan-gaanค้ามนุษย์káa-má-nútทำให้tam-hâiการสืบสวนgaan-sʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanเป็นไปได้bpen-bpai-dâaiยากyâak
Some missing person cases are complex and may be related to human trafficking rings, making the investigation difficult.
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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หายhǎaiหายhǎai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)[to] disappear; be gonePart 2
คนหายkon-hǎaiคนหายkon-hǎaimissing personmissing personWord