คนโท

kon-too

Meanings

1NounA2

long-necked water jug

A water vessel with a rounded body and a long, narrow neck, commonly made of earthenware; it need not have a handle.

Examples

นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.คนโทkon-tooคนโทkon-too1long-necked water jug2jugful (container measure)
This is a jug.
3 more examples
ย่าyâaตักน้ำdtàk-náamใส่sàiคนโทkon-tooจนjonเต็มdtem
Grandma filled the jug with water.
คนโทkon-tooใบbaiนี้níiเป็นbpenของเก่าแก่kɔ̌ɔng-gào-gɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛสมัยอยุธยาsà-mǎi-à-yút-tá-yaa
This jug is an antique from the Ayutthaya period.
ในnaiพิธีpí-tiiรดน้ำดำหัวrót-náam-dam-hǔuaเราraoจะjàใช้cháiคนโทkon-tooดินเผาdin-pǎoสำหรับsǎm-ràpใส่sàiน้ำอบnáam-òpน้ำnáamปรุงbprung
In the water-pouring ceremony, we use an earthenware jug to hold scented water.
2ClassifierB1

jugful (container measure)

A container measure for an amount of water or other liquid held in a คนโทคนโทkon-too1long-necked water jug2jugful (container measure). Individual vessels are normally counted with ใบใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5blade.

Examples

แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offคนโทkon-tooคนโทkon-too1long-necked water jug2jugful (container measure)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondใบจากbai-jàakใบจากbai-jàaknipa palm leafตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
Mom bought two jugs from the market.
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บนbonชั้นวางของchán-waang-kɔ̌ɔngเก่าgàoมีmiiคนโทkon-tooโบราณboo-raanวางเรียงwaang-riiangกันganอยู่yùuสามสี่sǎam-sìiใบbai
On the antique shelf, there are three or four ancient jugs lined up.
คุณkunต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanน้ำเย็นnáam-yenกี่gìiใบbaiสำหรับsǎm-ràpงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangคืนนี้kʉʉn-níiครับkráp
How many jugs of cold water do you need for the party tonight?
ภาพวาดสีน้ำมันpâap-wâat-sǐi-nám-manที่tîiได้รับdâi-rápรางวัลraang-wanคือkʉʉภาพpâapหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoกำลังgam-langเทteeน้ำnáamจากjàakคนโททองเหลืองkon-too-tɔɔng-lʉ̌ʉangหนึ่งnʉ̀ngใบbai
The award-winning oil painting is a picture of a young woman pouring water from one brass jug.

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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringperson; humanPart 1
+
โทtooโทtoo1master’s degree level; graduate (M.A./M.S.)2Thai tone name (falling tone)3second; secondary4second class; second rank5minor (field of study)master’s degree level; graduate (M.A./M.S.)Part 2
คนโทkon-tooคนโทkon-toolong-necked water juglong-necked water jugWord

Related Words

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