คอห่าน
kɔɔ-hàanMeanings
1NounB2
toilet water trap; water-sealed toilet
The curved outlet of a toilet that retains water to prevent sewer gases from entering the room; also a toilet fitted with this outlet, especially a squat toilet.
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บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderส้วมsûuamส้วมsûuamtoilet; latrineคอห่านkor hàanคอห่านkor hàan1toilet water trap; water-sealed toilet2gooseneck; curved sectionเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesเข้าห้องน้ำkâo hông námเข้าห้องน้ำkâo hông nám[to] go to the bathroom; use the toiletจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toนั่งยองnâng yongนั่งยองnâng yong[to] squat; [to] sit on one's haunchesๆ-
Grandma's house still has a squat toilet, so you have to squat when you use it.
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หลังlǎngใช้cháiส้วมsûuamคอห่านkɔɔ-hàanเสร็จsètอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmตักdtàkน้ำราดnáam-râatให้hâiสะอาดsà-àat
After using the squat toilet, don't forget to pour water into it to flush it clean.
น้ำnáamที่tîiขังkǎngอยู่ในyùu-naiคอห่านkɔɔ-hàanของkɔ̌ɔngโถส้วมtǒo-sûuamทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiกั้นgânกลิ่นglìnจากjàakท่อระบายน้ำtɔ̂ɔ-rá-baai-náamไม่ให้mâi-hâiย้อนyɔ́ɔnเข้ามาkâo-maaในnaiห้องน้ำhɔ̂ng-náam
The water retained in the toilet's curved trap prevents odors from the drainpipe from coming back into the bathroom.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaไม่ได้ใช้mâi-dâai-cháiโถส้วมtǒo-sûuamเป็นเวลานานbpen-wee-laa-naanน้ำnáamในnaiคอห่านkɔɔ-hàanอาจàatระเหยrá-hə̌əiจนjonแห้งhɛ̂ɛngทำให้tam-hâiกลิ่นglìnจากjàakท่อระบายน้ำtɔ̂ɔ-rá-baai-náamย้อนyɔ́ɔnขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaในnaiห้องน้ำhɔ̂ng-náamได้dâai
When a toilet is left unused for a long time, the water in its trap may evaporate completely, allowing odors from the drainpipe to enter the bathroom.
2NounB2
gooseneck; curved section
A bent or curved section of a pipe, tool, or other piece of equipment that resembles a goose's neck.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเลือกlʉ̂ʉak1[to] choose; select; pick2[to] elect3picky; choosy; selectiveก๊อกน้ำgɔ́k-náamก๊อกน้ำgɔ́k-náamtap; faucet; spigotแบบbɛ̀ɛpแบบbɛ̀ɛp1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)คอห่านkɔɔ-hàanคอห่านkɔɔ-hàan1toilet water trap; water-sealed toilet2gooseneck; curved sectionเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingส่วนโค้งsùuan-kóongส่วนโค้งsùuan-kóong1curved section; bend2arc (geometry/graphing)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยกสูงyók-sǔungยกสูงyók-sǔung1[to] raise [sth] higher; [to] increase height2elevated; raised (higher than standard)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ล้างláangล้างláang1[to] wash; rinse; clean with water2[to] develop (film/photos)3[to] clear; wipe away (debt/record/blame/guilt)หม้อmɔ̂ɔหม้อmɔ̂ɔ1pot; cooking pot2jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)3electric rice cooker (colloquial)4transformer (colloq.)ใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerสะดวกsà-dùuakสะดวกsà-dùuak1convenient2available; free (time)
Mom chose a gooseneck faucet because its high arch makes washing large pots easier.
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โคมไฟkoom-faiคอห่านkɔɔ-hàanตัวdtuuaนี้níiดัดdàtก้านgâanได้dâaiฉันchǎnจึงjʉngปรับbpràpให้hâiแสงsɛ̌ɛngส่องsɔ̀ɔngลงบนlong-bonหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ
This gooseneck lamp has a bendable stem, so I adjust it to shine directly onto my book.
ผู้พูดpûu-pûutสามารถsǎa-mâatปรับbpràpก้านคอgâan-kɔɔห่านhàanของkɔ̌ɔngไมโครโฟนmai-kroo-foonให้hâiโค้งkóongเข้าหาkâo-hǎaตัวdtuuaได้dâaiโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngย้ายyáaiฐานtǎanที่tîiวางอยู่waang-yùuบนbonโต๊ะdtóประชุมbprà-chum
The speaker can bend the microphone's gooseneck stem toward themselves without moving the base on the conference table.
แม้mɛ́ɛโคมไฟkoom-faiแบบbɛ̀ɛpคอห่านkɔɔ-hàanจะjàปรับbpràpทิศทางtít-taangแสงsɛ̌ɛngได้dâaiสะดวกsà-dùuakแต่dtɛ̀ɛหากhàakดัดdàtก้านgâanแรงrɛɛngเกินไปgəən-bpaiส่วนsùuanที่tîiโค้งงอkóong-ngɔɔอาจàatชำรุดcham-rútได้dâai
Although a gooseneck lamp makes it easy to adjust the direction of the light, bending its stem too forcefully may damage the curved section.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kɔɔ
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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คอห่านkɔɔ-hàanคอห่านkɔɔ-hàantoilet water trap; water-sealed toilettoilet water trap; water-sealed toiletWord