คอน
kɔɔnMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] carry on one end of a shoulder pole
to carry a load suspended from one end of a pole resting on the shoulder
Examples
ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)คอนkɔɔnคอนkɔɔn1[to] carry on one end of a shoulder pole2perch; roost3[to] wobble; be looseไม้ฟืนmáai-fʉʉnไม้ฟืนmáai-fʉʉnfirewoodพาดบ่าpâat-bàaพาดบ่าpâat-bàa[to] carry [sth] on [sb]'s shoulder; [to] sling [sth] over [sb]'s shoulderกลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)เย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4[to] be cool; become cool
Uncle carries firewood across his shoulder back home every evening.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganคอนกระสอบข้าวkɔɔn-grà-sɔ̀ɔp-kâaoจากjàakลานlaanนวดnûuatเข้ายุ้งkâo-yúng
Villagers helped carry sacks of rice from the threshing floor into the granary by shouldering them.
ระหว่างrá-wàangเดินป่าdern bpàaชันchanเราraoต้องdtôngคอนkonไม้ไผ่máai pàiยาวๆyaao yaaoสลับข้างsà-làp kâangบ่าbàaเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiล้าláaเร็วreo
While trekking steep forest trails, we had to shoulder long bamboo poles, alternating sides to avoid tiring quickly.
2NounB1
perch; roost
a stick or bar on which a bird rests or roosts
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)นอนnɔɔnนอนnɔɔn1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)คอนkɔɔnคอนkɔɔn1[to] carry on one end of a shoulder pole2perch; roost3[to] wobble; be looseในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เล้าláoเล้าláo1coop; pen; sty2classifier: coops/pens
Last night, the chickens slept on the perch in the coop.
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พ่อpɔ̂ɔเอาaoกิ่งไม้gìng-máaiมาmaaทำtamคอนkɔɔnให้hâiนกแก้วnók-gɛ̂ɛoเพราะprɔ́คอนkɔɔnเก่าgàoเล็กlékเกินไปgəən-bpai
Dad made a perch for the parrot out of a branch because the old perch was too small.
พอpɔɔใกล้ค่ำglâi-kâmไก่gàiก็gɔ̂ทยอยtá-yɔɔiกระโดดgrà-dòotขึ้นkʉ̂nคอนkɔɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoนอนnɔɔnเรียงกันriiang-gan
As evening approached, the chickens jumped onto the perch one by one and settled down in a row.
ควรkuuanติดตั้งdtìt-dtângคอนkɔɔnให้hâiห่างhàangจากjàakผนังpà-nǎngกรงgrongพอสมควรpɔɔ-sǒm-kuuanเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiนกnókหมุนตัวmǔn-dtuuaได้dâaiโดยที่dooi-tîiหางhǎangไม่mâiเสียดสีsìiat-sǐiกับgàpซี่sîiกรงgrong
The perch should be installed far enough from the cage walls for the bird to turn around without its tail rubbing against the bars.
3VerbC1
[to] wobble; be loose
to move loosely or wobble, as a loose tooth does
Examples
ฟันfanฟันfan1tooth; teeth2gear tooth; cog3[to] slash; chop; hack4[to] cut; deduct (informal)5[to] overcharge [sb]; [to] rip off (slang)6[to] have sex (slang)น้ำนมnáam-nomน้ำนมnáam-nombreast milk; milkซี่sîiซี่sîi1tooth (of a comb, zipper, gear, saw, etc.)2spoke (of a wheel)3slat; thin bar; rib (of a structure)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toคอนkɔɔnคอนkɔɔn1[to] carry on one end of a shoulder pole2perch; roost3[to] wobble; be looseแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเคี้ยวkíiaoเคี้ยวkíiao[to] chewอาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)ข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3side; party (in a dispute or game)4side; lateral (modifier)
This baby tooth has started to wobble, so my child is chewing on the other side.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakล้มlómหน้าnâaกระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛkพื้นpʉ́ʉnเขาkǎoรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaฟันหน้าfan-nâaคอนkɔɔnจึงjʉngรีบrîipไปให้bpai-hâiหมอmɔ̌ɔตรวจdtrùuatแม้mɛ́ɛจะไม่มีjà-mâi-miiเลือดออกlʉ̂ʉat-ɔ̀ɔk
After falling face-first onto the ground, he felt that his front tooth was loose, so he promptly went to the dentist even though there was no bleeding.
แม้mɛ́ɛฟันfanจะjàคอนkɔɔnเพียงเล็กน้อยpiiang-lék-nɔ́ɔiจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่mâiรบกวนróp-guuanการกินอาหารgaan-gin-aa-hǎanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiนิ่งนอนใจnîng-nɔɔn-jaiเพราะprɔ́ฟันfanซี่sîiนั้นnánเป็นbpenฟันแท้fan-tɛ́ɛไม่ใช่mâi-châiฟันfanน้ำนมnáam-nomที่tîiรอวันrɔɔ-wanหลุดlùt
Although the tooth was only slightly loose and barely affected his eating, he did not take it lightly: it was a permanent tooth, not a baby tooth waiting to fall out.
กว่าgwàaพ่อpɔ̂ɔจะjàยอมรับyɔɔm-rápว่าwâaฟันfanคอนkɔɔnจนjonเคี้ยวkíiaoของแข็งkɔ̌ɔng-kɛ̌ngไม่mâiถนัดtà-nàtท่านtânก็gɔ̂เลี่ยงlîiangอาหารaa-hǎanโปรดbpròotมาหลายเดือนmaa-lǎai-dʉʉanโดยdooiอ้างâangมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔtว่าwâaแค่kɛ̂ɛเบื่อbʉ̀ʉaรสชาติrót-châatเดิมdəəm
By the time Dad admitted that a loose tooth made chewing hard food difficult, he had been avoiding his favorite dishes for months, claiming all along that he was simply tired of the same old flavors.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
kɔɔn
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 | — | — |