คนโต
kon-dtooMeaning
1NounA2
eldest child
The oldest child in a family; the eldest son or daughter.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsคนโตkon-dtooคนโตkon-dtooeldest childของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
This is my oldest child.
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His oldest child's name is Somchai.
The eldest sibling has to help the parents take care of the younger ones.
ในฐานะที่เป็นnai tăa-ná têe bpenลูกlôokคนโตkon dtohเขาkăoจึงjeungมีmeeความรับผิดชอบkwaam ráp-pìt-chôpมากกว่าmâak gwàaน้องๆnáwng náwngและláeต้องdtôngเป็นbpenแบบอย่างbàep yàangที่ดีtêe dee
As the eldest child, he therefore has more responsibility than his younger siblings and must be a good role model.
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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คนโตkon-dtooคนโตkon-dtooeldest childeldest childWord