ต้นคอ
dtôn-kɔɔMeaning
1NounB1
nape; back of the neck
the back part of the neck.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillปวดbpùuatปวดbpùuat[to] ache; [to] be in painต้นคอdtôn-kɔɔต้นคอdtôn-kɔɔnape; back of the neckเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingนอนnɔɔnนอนnɔɔn1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downตกหมอนdtòk-mɔ̌ɔnตกหมอนdtòk-mɔ̌ɔn1[to] get a stiff neck (from sleeping)2stiff neck (from sleeping)
He has a pain in the back of his neck because he slept in an awkward position.
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ฉันchǎnรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเมื่อยmʉ̂ʉaiที่tîiต้นคอdtôn-kɔɔหลังจากlǎng-jàakทำงานtam-ngaanหน้าnâaคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əมาmaaทั้งวันtáng-wan
I feel a stiffness in the back of my neck after working at the computer all day.
เวลาwee-laaไปbpaiตัดผมdtàt-pǒmฉันchǎnมักจะmák-jàบอกbɔ̀ɔkช่างchângให้hâiกันganผมpǒmที่tîiต้นคอdtôn-kɔɔให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔi
When I go for a haircut, I usually tell the barber to neatly trim the hair at the back of my neck.
เหงื่อไหลngʉ̀ʉa-lǎiซึมsʉmลงมาlong-maaตามdtaamต้นคอdtôn-kɔɔของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoขณะที่kà-nà-tîiเขาkǎoวิ่งมาราธอนwîng-maa-raa-tɔɔnกลางแดดglaang-dɛ̀ɛtจ้าjâa
Sweat trickled down the back of his neck as he ran the marathon under the bright sun.
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 classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dtôn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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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ต้นคอdtôn-kɔɔต้นคอdtôn-kɔɔnape; back of the necknape; back of the neckWord