คอตตอน
kɔ̂ɔt-dtɔɔnMeaning
1NounA2
cotton
a soft, natural fiber used to make thread and fabric.
Examples
เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทำจากtam-jàakทำจากtam-jàak1[to] be made of/from [sth]2[to] make [sth] from [sth]คอตตอนkɔ̂ɔt-dtɔɔnคอตตอนkɔ̂ɔt-dtɔɔncotton
This shirt is made of cotton.
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Tomorrow I will go buy cotton bedsheets.
Cotton clothes are comfortable to wear in the summer.
เขาkǎoเลือกซื้อlʉ̂ʉak-sʉ́ʉเฉพาะchà-pɔ́เสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaที่tîiเป็นbpenคอตตอนkɔ̂ɔt-dtɔɔnร้อยrɔ́ɔiเปอร์เซ็นต์bpəə-senเพราะprɔ́ผิวpǐuของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoแพ้ง่ายpɛ́ɛ-ngâai
He only buys clothes that are 100% cotton because his skin is sensitive.
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 endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kɔ̂ɔt
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |