คนเดิม
kon-dəəmMeaning
1NounA2
the same person
The same person as before; the original person.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนเดิมkon-dəəmคนเดิมkon-dəəmthe same person
He is still the same person.
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คนkonที่tîiมาหาmaa-hǎaเธอtəəเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanคือkʉʉคนเดิมkon-dəəmที่tîiเคยkəəiมาmaaสัปดาห์sàp-daaที่แล้วtîi-lɛ́ɛo
The person who came to see you yesterday was the same person who came last week.
เขาkǎoไม่ใช่mâi-châiสมชายsǒm-chaaiคนเดิมkon-dəəmที่tîiฉันchǎnเคยkəəiรู้จักrúu-jàkอีกต่อไปìik-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
He is no longer the same Somchai that I used to know.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛเวลาwee-laaจะjàผ่านไปpàan-bpaiสิบsìpปีbpiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛสำหรับsǎm-ràpฉันchǎnแล้วlɛ́ɛoเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangเป็นbpenคนเดิมkon-dəəmเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even though ten years have passed, to me, you are still the same person as always.
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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เดิมdəəmเดิมdəəm1original; initial2former; previous3as before; originally; same as beforeoriginal; initialPart 2
คนเดิมkon-dəəmคนเดิมkon-dəəmthe same personthe same personWord