คูน
kuunMeaning
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golden shower tree; Indian laburnum (Cassia fistula)
The golden shower tree (Cassia fistula), a tree with long hanging clusters of bright yellow flowers, known as Thailand’s national flower.
Examples
พอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngพอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngwhen [sb/sth] arrives; as soon asหน้าร้อนnâa-rɔ́ɔnหน้าร้อนnâa-rɔ́ɔnhot season; summerทีไรtii-raiทีไรtii-raiwhenever; every time (that)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)คูนkuunคูนkuungolden shower tree; Indian laburnum (Cassia fistula)หน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔkออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔk[to] bloom; [to] flowerสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉangสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉang1yellow (color)2yellow (the color)3‘Yellow’ (Thai politics)4yellow (journalism); sensationalistเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Whenever summer arrives, the golden shower tree in front of the house is full of yellow flowers.
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ดอกdɔ̀ɔkคูนkuunมักจะmák-jàบานสะพรั่งbaan-sà-prângในช่วงnai-chûuangเทศกาลสงกรานต์têet-sà-gaan-sǒng-graanพอดีpɔɔ-diiทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatดูduuสดใสsòt-sǎiขึ้นkʉ̂nมากmâak
The golden shower flowers usually bloom right around the Songkran festival, making the atmosphere much brighter.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakฝนตกfǒn-dtòkลมlomก็gɔ̂พัดpátกลีบดอกglìip-dɔ̀ɔkคูนkuunปลิวว่อนbpliu-wɔ̂ɔnไปทั่วbpai-tûuaบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenดูduuราวกับraao-gàpพรมpromสีเหลืองทองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉang-tɔɔng
After the rain, the wind blew the golden shower petals all over the area, looking like a golden yellow carpet.
นอกจากnɔ̂ɔk-jàakความสวยงามkwaam-sǔuai-ngaamแล้วlɛ́ɛoต้นdtônคูนkuunยังyangมีmiiความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanในฐานะที่เป็นnai-tǎa-ná-tîi-bpenต้นไม้dtôn-máaiประจำชาติbprà-jam-châatไทยtaiอีกด้วยìik-dûuai
Besides its beauty, the golden shower tree is also significant as it is the national tree of Thailand.
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
kuun
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 | — | — |