คนเป็น
kon-bpenMeaning
1NounA2
living person; the living
A person or people who are alive, especially in contrast to those who have died.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนเป็นkon-bpenคนเป็นkon-bpenliving person; the livingไม่ใช่mâi-châiไม่ใช่mâi-châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)ผีpǐiผีpǐi1ghost; spirit2corpse; dead body3addict; fiend (in ผีพนัน, ผีเหล้า)
I'm a living person, not a ghost.
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The dead are gone; the living have to carry on.
Now that you've made merit for the dead, don't forget to care for the living too.
แม้mɛ́ɛพ่อpɔ̂ɔจะjàจากไปjàak-bpaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛคนเป็นkon-bpenอย่างyàangเราraoยังyangต้องdtɔ̂ngดูแลduu-lɛɛกันganต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
Although Dad has passed away, those of us who are still alive must continue to look after one another.
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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เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)to be (identity/category/state)Part 2
คนเป็นkon-bpenคนเป็นkon-bpenliving person; the livingliving person; the livingWord