คนเมา
kon-maoMeaning
1NounA2
drunk person
a person who is currently drunk from alcohol
Examples
มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนเมาkon-maoคนเมาkon-maodrunk personนอนnɔɔnนอนnɔɔn1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; street
There's a drunk person sleeping on the street.
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That drunk person isn't walking in a straight line.
Last night, some drunk people were arguing very loudly.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatจับjàpคนเมาkon-maoที่tîiขับรถkàp-rótไปbpaiเพราะprɔ́มันmanอันตรายan-dtà-raaiต่อdtɔ̀ɔคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn
The police arrested the drunk person who was driving because it's dangerous to other people.
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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เมาmaoเมาmao1drunk; intoxicated2motion-sick; dizzy; nauseated3sick from poisonous fooddrunk; intoxicatedPart 2
คนเมาkon-maoคนเมาkon-maodrunk persondrunk personWord