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kɔ́ɔMeaning
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a type of fan palm
A species of fan palm (Livistona speciosa), common in northern and northeastern Thailand, whose large leaves are used for roofing and weaving.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชนบทchon-ná-bòtชนบทchon-ná-bòt1countryside; rural area2rural (attr.)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsต้นค้อdtôn-kɔ́ɔต้นค้อdtôn-kɔ́ɔa fan palm (Livistona speciosa)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerมุงmungมุงmung1[to] roof; [to] thatch; [to] cover a roof2[to] crowd around; [to] gather to lookหลังคาบ้านlǎng-kaa-bâanหลังคาบ้านlǎng-kaa-bâanhouse roof
Villagers in rural areas use the leaves of the fan palm to roof their houses.
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สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnตามdtaamภูเขาpuu-kǎoจะjàเห็นhěnต้นค้อdtôn-kɔ́ɔขึ้นอยู่kʉ̂n-yùuเต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòt
In the past, you could see fan palm trees growing all over the mountains.
ใบbaiต้นค้อdtôn-kɔ́ɔถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenวัสดุwát-sà-dùท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnที่tîiมีคุณค่าmii-kun-kâaสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngภูมิปัญญาpuum-bpan-yaaในnaiการปรับตัวgaan-bpràp-dtuuaเข้ากับkâo-gàpสิ่งแวดล้อมsìng-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔm
Fan palm leaves are considered a valuable local material, reflecting the wisdom of adapting to the environment.
ต้นค้อdtôn-kɔ́ɔที่tîiเคยkəəiพบเห็นpóp-hěnได้dâaiทั่วไปtûua-bpaiในnaiป่าชุมชนbpàa-chum-chonปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banเริ่มrə̂əmหาได้hǎa-dâaiยากyâakขึ้นkʉ̂nจากjàakการบุกรุกgaan-bùk-rúkพื้นที่ป่าpʉ́ʉn-tîi-bpàa
The fan palm, once commonly found in community forests, is now becoming harder to find due to deforestation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kɔ́ɔ
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |