ค่อนขอด

kɔ̂n-kɔ̀ɔt

Meaning

1VerbB2

[to] make snide remarks; taunt

To criticize or mock someone with sarcastic, belittling, or cutting remarks intended to hurt or provoke them.

Examples

พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2be wrong; make a mistake3illegal; against the law4improper; inappropriate5wrongly; incorrectly; mis-เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerค่อนขอดkɔ̂n-kɔ̀ɔtค่อนขอดkɔ̂n-kɔ̀ɔt[to] make snide remarks; tauntว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeแค่นี้kɛ̂ɛ-níiแค่นี้kɛ̂ɛ-níi1this much; only this2only to this extent; just this far3that's all; that's it (to close or conclude)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)อีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)เหรอrə̌əเหรอrə̌ə1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)
When I made a mistake at work, he sneered, asking whether I couldn't even manage something that simple.
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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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

kɔ̂n

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + Mai ek → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

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ค่อนขอดkɔ̂n-kɔ̀ɔtค่อนขอดkɔ̂n-kɔ̀ɔt[to] make snide remarks; taunt[to] make snide remarks; tauntWord