คันธง
kan-tongMeaning
1NounB1
flagpole; flagstaff
A pole or staff to which a flag is attached for display or carrying.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureผูกpùukผูกpùuk1[to] tie [sth]; fasten [sth]2[to] bind; connect; associate3[to] obligate; bind; commit4[to] compose; deviseธงtongธงtong1flag2ผืน (classifier for flags)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)คันธงkan-tongคันธงkan-tongflagpole; flagstaffไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implement
Yesterday, Dad tied a flag to a wooden flagstaff.
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I held the flagstaff tightly because the wind was very strong.
The children carried their flagstaffs onto the field and waved their flags at the spectators.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเริ่มrə̂əmขบวนkà-buuanเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiตรวจดูdtrùuat-duuว่าwâaธงtongทุกtúkผืนpʉ̌ʉnผูกติดกับpùuk-dtìt-gàpคันธงkan-tongแน่นnɛ̂nดีdiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiหลุดlùtระหว่างrá-wàangเดินdəən
Before the procession began, the staff checked that every flag was securely tied to its flagstaff so that none would come loose during the march.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คันธง said คัน-ทง?
kan-tong
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
kan
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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คันธงkan-tongคันธงkan-tongflagpole; flagstaffflagpole; flagstaffWord