คุณน้า
kun-náaMeaning
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aunt; uncle
A polite term for one's mother's younger sister or brother. Also used to address or refer respectfully to an adult of roughly that generation who is not a relative.
Examples
คุณน้าkun-náaคุณน้าkun-náaaunt; uncleเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)น้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoyounger sister; younger female siblingของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; base
My aunt is my mother’s younger sister.
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ตอนเด็กdton dèkๆ-ฉันchănเคยkoeiอยู่yòoกับgàpคุณน้าkun náaที่têeเป็นbpenน้องชายnóng chaaiของkŏngแม่mâe
When I was little, I used to live with my uncle, my mother’s younger brother.
Excuse me, ma’am, does this bus go to the market?
คุณน้าkun-náaข้างบ้านkâang-bâanไม่ใช่mâi-châiญาติyâatของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoแต่dtɛ̀ɛท่านtânคอยkɔɔiช่วยchûuaiดูแลduu-lɛɛฉันchǎnเวลาwee-laaแม่mɛ̂ɛไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan
The neighbor I call Auntie isn’t related to us, but she helps look after me when my mother goes to work.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ณ, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kun
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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น้าnáaน้าnáa1younger sibling of one’s mother2auntie; uncle (familiar address)3aunt/uncle by marriage (maternal)4stepmother5pleading sentence-final particle (informal)younger sibling of one’s motherPart 2
คุณน้าkun-náaคุณน้าkun-náaaunt; uncleaunt; uncleWord