คนเล็ก
kon-lékMeaning
1NounB1
youngest child; youngest sibling
the youngest child or sibling in a family.
Examples
น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนเล็กkon-lékคนเล็กkon-lékyoungest child; youngest siblingของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivated
My younger brother is the youngest child in the family.
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ในฐานะnai-tǎa-náคนเล็กkon-lékเขาkǎoมักจะmák-jàได้รับdâi-rápความรักkwaam-rákจากjàakทุกคนtúk-konเป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèet
As the youngest, he often receives special affection from everyone.
บ้านbâanนี้níiมีmiiลูกlûukสามsǎamคนkonคนโตkon-dtooเป็นbpenผู้ชายpûu-chaaiส่วนsùuanคนกลางkon-glaangกับgàpคนเล็กkon-lékเป็นbpenผู้หญิงpûu-yǐng
This family has three children. The eldest is a boy, while the middle and the youngest are girls.
หน้าที่nâa-tîiดูแลduu-lɛɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛที่tîiแก่ชราgɛ̀ɛ-chá-raaมักจะmák-jàตกเป็นของdtòk-bpen-kɔ̌ɔngคนเล็กkon-lékโดยปริยายdooi-bpà-rí-yaai
The duty of taking care of elderly parents often implicitly falls to the youngest child.
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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คนเล็กkon-lékคนเล็กkon-lékyoungest child; youngest siblingyoungest child; youngest siblingWord