คุณลุง
kun-lungMeanings
1NounA2
uncle (parent’s older brother)
a parent’s older brother; by extension, the husband of a parent’s older sister (used as a family term)
Examples
คุณลุงkun-lungคุณลุงkun-lung1uncle (parent’s older brother)2polite address for an older manของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; base
My uncle is my mother's older brother.
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วันหยุดwan-yùtนี้níiผมpǒmจะjàไปbpaiช่วยchûuaiคุณลุงkun-lungทำสวนtam-sǔuanที่บ้านtîi-bâanของkɔ̌ɔngท่านtân
This holiday, I'm going to help my uncle (my parent's older brother) with the garden at his house.
คุณลุงkun-lungสมบัติsǒm-bàtซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenสามีsǎa-miiของkɔ̌ɔngคุณป้าkun-bpâaวันwanดีdiiซื้อsʉ́ʉจักรยานjàk-grà-yaanคันkanใหม่màiให้hâiฉันchǎnเป็นbpenของขวัญวันเกิดkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎn-wan-gə̀ət
Uncle Sombat, who is Aunt Wandee's husband, bought me a new bicycle for my birthday.
คุณลุงkun lungของฉันkŏng chănที่têeเป็นbpenพี่ชายpêe chaaiคนโตkon dtohของkŏngพ่อpôrเป็นbpenคนkonที่têeมีอำนาจmee am-nâatตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiในnaiเรื่องrêuuangสำคัญๆsăm-kan săm-kanของkŏngครอบครัวkrôp kruuaเราrao
My uncle, who is my father's eldest brother, is the one who has the authority to make important decisions for our family.
2NounB1
polite address for an older man
a respectful way to address or refer to a man of your parents’ generation or older, not necessarily a relative
Examples
คุณลุงkun-lungคุณลุงkun-lung1uncle (parent’s older brother)2polite address for an older manครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)ร้านขายยาráan-kǎai-yaaร้านขายยาráan-kǎai-yaapharmacy; drugstore; chemist’s (BrE)ไปทางไหนbpai-taang-nǎiไปทางไหนbpai-taang-nǎiwhich way?ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Excuse me, uncle, which way is the pharmacy?
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คุณลุงkun-lungที่tîiขายkǎaiผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiอยู่yùuหน้าปากซอยnâa-bpàak-sɔɔiแกgɛɛใจjaiดีมากdii-mâakชอบchɔ̂ɔpแถมtɛ̌ɛmให้hâiตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtเลยləəi
The man (of my parents' age) who sells fruit at the entrance of the alley is very kind; he always gives extra.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanมีmiiคุณลุงkun-lungคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngมาmaaถามทางtǎam-taangไปbpaiสถานีตำรวจsà-tǎa-nii-dtam-rùuatฉันchǎnเลยləəiบอกทางbɔ̀ɔk-taangให้hâiเขาkǎoไปbpai
Yesterday, an older man came and asked for directions to the police station, so I showed him the way.
ผมpŏmประทับใจbprà-táp jaiคุณลุงkun lungคนขับแท็กซี่kon kàp táek-sêeมากmâakครับkrápท่านtâanไม่เพียงแต่mâi piiang dtàeสุภาพsù-pâapแต่ยังdtàe yangชวนคุยchuan kuiเรื่องrêuuangประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatของkŏngกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpอย่างyàangออกรสòk rótด้วยdûuay
I was very impressed with the taxi driver (an older man). He was not only polite but also engagingly discussed the history of Bangkok.
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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ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)uncle (older brother of either parent)Part 2
คุณลุงkun-lungคุณลุงkun-lunguncle (parent’s older brother)uncle (parent’s older brother)Word