ค้อน
kɔ́ɔnMeanings
1NounA2
hammer
A tool with a heavy head used for hitting nails or breaking things
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderค้อนkɔ́ɔnค้อนkɔ́ɔn1hammer2[to] cast a reproachful sideways glance at [sb]ตอกdtɔ̀ɔkตอกdtɔ̀ɔk1[to] hammer; [to] drive in2[to] stamp; [to] punch (a ticket/document)3[to] retort; [to] snap back4rattan/bamboo stripตะปูdtà-bpuuตะปูdtà-bpuunail (metal fastener)ติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toรูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ผนังpà-nǎngผนังpà-nǎng1wall (of a room/building)2wall (anatomy/biology)
Dad uses a hammer to drive a nail to hang a picture on the wall.
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The mechanic picked up a heavy hammer to break the cracked tile.
ในnaiกล่องเครื่องมือglɔ̀ng-krʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉมีmiiค้อนkɔ́ɔnคีมkiimและlɛ́ตะปูdtà-bpuuพร้อมใช้prɔ́ɔm-cháiงานngaan
In the toolbox there is a hammer, pliers, and nails ready to use.
เขาkǎoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakค้อนkɔ́ɔnหัวกลมhǔua-glomสำหรับsǎm-ràpงานไม้ngaan-máaiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiตอกdtɔ̀ɔkตะปูdtà-bpuuได้dâaiแม่นmɛ̂nและlɛ́ไม่mâiทำtamไม้máaiชำรุดcham-rút
He chose a ball-peen hammer for woodworking to drive nails accurately without damaging the wood.
2VerbB2
[to] cast a reproachful sideways glance at [sb]
To look sideways at someone to show displeasure or reproach, sometimes playfully; not specifically slang.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herค้อนkɔ́ɔnค้อนkɔ́ɔn1hammer2[to] cast a reproachful sideways glance at [sb]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîi1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)พูดล้อเล่นpûut-lɔ́ɔ-lênพูดล้อเล่นpûut-lɔ́ɔ-lên[to] joke; [to] kidแรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)ไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀i1a little (farther/over); slightly2a bit (too); somewhat excessive
She glared at me when I joked a bit too harshly.
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แม่mâeค้อนkónลูกlôokยาวๆyaao yaaoหลังlăngเห็นhĕnห้องhôngยังyangไม่mâiเก็บgèpทั้งที่táng têeเตือนdteuuanหลายรอบlăai rôpแล้วláeo
Mom gave her child a long, piercing glare after seeing the room still messy, despite many reminders.
เขาkăoแค่kâeยิ้มyímแห้งๆhâeng hâengรับค้อนráp kónจากjàakแฟนfaenเพราะpráwลืมleuumวันครบรอบwan króp rôp
He just smiled awkwardly and took his girlfriend’s death stare because he forgot their anniversary.
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
kɔ́ɔn
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 | — | — |