ค่อนตัว
kɔ̂n-dtuuaMeaning
1AdverbB2
almost the whole body; more than half of the body
An adverb describing the extent to which something covers or affects a body, meaning more than half or almost the entirety of it (e.g., จมน้ำไปค่อนตัว - sank more than halfway into the water).
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningลุยluiลุยlui1[to] wade; plow through2[to] go for it; tackle head-on3[to] attack; lay into4adventurous; ready to tackle anything (colloq.)น้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuam1flood; flooding2[to] flood; [to] be floodedเข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ในบ้านnai-bâanในบ้านnai-bâan1indoors; inside the house2in the house; within the homeจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofกางเกงgaang-geengกางเกงgaang-geeng1pants; trousers2classifier: ตัว (for pants)เปียกbpìiakเปียกbpìiak1wet; damp2[to] get wetไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyค่อนตัวkɔ̂n-dtuuaค่อนตัวkɔ̂n-dtuuaalmost the whole body; more than half of the body
He waded through the floodwater into the house until his pants were wet more than halfway up.
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เด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánหกล้มhòk-lómในnaiกองgɔɔngโคลนkloonเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaจึงjʉngเปื้อนbpʉ̂ʉanไปbpaiค่อนตัวkɔ̂n-dtuua
That child fell in a pile of mud, so his clothes were soiled over almost his entire body.
นักดับเพลิงnák-dàp-pləəngได้รับบาดเจ็บdâi-ráp-bàat-jèpจากjàakแผลไฟไหม้plɛ̌ɛ-fai-mâiบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenลำตัวlam-dtuuaไปbpaiค่อนตัวkɔ̂n-dtuuaแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂รอดชีวิตrɔ̂ɔt-chii-wítมาmaaได้dâaiอย่างyàangปาฏิหาริย์bpaa-dtì-hǎan
The firefighter suffered burns over more than half of his torso but miraculously survived.
ภาพpâapที่tîiน่าสลดใจnâa-sà-lòt-jaiคือkʉʉจระเข้jɔɔ-rá-kêeกำลังgam-langงับngápร่างrâangของkɔ̌ɔngกวางgwaangไว้wáiได้dâaiค่อนตัวkɔ̂n-dtuuaก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàลากlâakลงไปlong-bpaiในnaiน้ำnáam
The tragic sight was of a crocodile having already chomped down on more than half of the deer's body before dragging it into the water.
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 markMai ek
- 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 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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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
ค่อนตัวkɔ̂n-dtuuaค่อนตัวkɔ̂n-dtuuaalmost the whole body; more than half of the bodyalmost the whole body; more than half of the bodyWord