ค่าขนม
kâa-kà-nǒmMeaning
1NounA2
allowance; pocket money
money given for small personal expenses, especially an allowance for a child; pocket money
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ค่าขนมkâa-kà-nǒmค่าขนมkâa-kà-nǒmallowance; pocket moneyฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)
Mom gives me pocket money.
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How much pocket money do you get per day?
I will save my pocket money to buy a toy.
When I was a child, I had to do chores in exchange for pocket money.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ค่าขนม said ค่า-ขะ-หนม?
kâa-kà-nǒm
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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
kâa
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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ค่าขนมkâa-kà-nǒmค่าขนมkâa-kà-nǒmallowance; pocket moneyallowance; pocket moneyWord