คนใหญ่คนโต

kon yài kon dtoh

Meanings

1NounB1

important person; VIP

An important or influential person; a person with high social status or power; a VIP.

Examples

พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนใหญ่คนโตkon yài kon dtohคนใหญ่คนโตkon yài kon dtohimportant person; VIPในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)จังหวัดjang-wàtจังหวัดjang-wàt1provincial; upcountry (attrib., often before nouns)2provinceนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
His father is an important person in this province.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peoplePart 1
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ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)Part 2
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คนโตkon dtohคนโตkon dtoheldest childPart 3
คนใหญ่คนโตkon yài kon dtohคนใหญ่คนโตkon yài kon dtohimportant person; VIP