คนอวย
kon-uuaiMeaning
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sycophant; stan; hype person
a person who gives excessive praise or support to someone or something, often uncritically; a sycophant or an ardent fan (stan).
Examples
ไม่ว่าmâi-wâaไม่ว่าmâi-wâa1no matter; regardless (whether/what/who)2whether (…or not)ศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpin1artist (creator of art)2performing artist; entertainerคนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำอะไรtam-à-raiทำอะไรtam-à-raiwhat are you doing?ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะมีjà-miiจะมีjà-miithere will be; [to] have (in the future)คนอวยkon-uuaiคนอวยkon-uuaisycophant; stan; hype personคอยkɔɔiคอยkɔɔi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); regularly (do)3[to] be on standby; be readyสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔnสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔn1[to] support; back; endorse2[to] sponsor; fund3[to] advocate; promoteเสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
Whatever this artist does, there will always be ardent fans (stans) supporting them.
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ในnaiทวิตเตอร์tá-wít-dtə̂əมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛคนอวยkon-uuaiหนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòtจนjonฉันchǎnอยากyàakไปดูbpai-duuเลยləəi
Twitter is so full of people hyping up this movie that it makes me want to go see it.
เป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangยากyâakที่จะtîi-jàวิจารณ์wí-jaanผลงานpǒn-ngaanเขาkǎoอย่างตรงไปตรงมาyàang-dtrong-bpai-dtrong-maaเพราะprɔ́รอบตัวrɔ̂ɔp-dtuuaเขาkǎoมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛคนอวยkon-uuaiที่tîiไม่mâiยอมรับyɔɔm-rápความจริงkwaam-jing
It's difficult to critique his work honestly because he is surrounded by sycophants who refuse to accept reality.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangที่ดีtîi-diiควรkuuanรับฟังráp-fangเสียงวิจารณ์sǐiang-wí-jaanไม่ใช่mâi-châiฟังfangแต่dtɛ̀ɛคนอวยkon-uuaiที่tîiเห็นด้วยhěn-dûuaiกับgàpทุกtúkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang
A good politician should listen to criticism, not just to sycophants who agree with everything.
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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อวยuuaiอวยuuai1[to] flatter; hype (excessively)2[to] wish well (esp. birthdays/occasions)[to] flatter; hype (excessively)Part 2
คนอวยkon-uuaiคนอวยkon-uuaisycophant; stan; hype personsycophant; stan; hype personWord