นนท์
nonMeanings
1Proper nounA2
Nont (nickname/given name)
a common Thai nickname or given name, usually male
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)นนท์nonนนท์non1Nont (nickname/given name)2Nonthaburi (abbr.)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
This is Non, my friend.
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Yesterday Non called and invited me to watch a movie.
Tomorrow Non will take his mother to see the doctor in the morning.
ถ้าtâaมีmiiคำถามkam-tǎamเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekให้hâiติดต่อdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔนนท์nonเขาkǎoดูแลduu-lɛɛส่วนsùuanนี้níiอยู่yùu
If you have questions about the project, contact Non; he’s in charge of this part.
2Proper nounB1
Nonthaburi (abbr.)
an abbreviated or colloquial form referring to Nonthaburi Province or its inhabitants (e.g., คนนนท์)
Examples
อาทิตย์aa-títอาทิตย์aa-tít1the Sun2week3Sunday (abbr.)4given nameนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketกุ้งแม่น้ำgûng mâe náamกุ้งแม่น้ำgûng mâe náamriver prawn; freshwater shrimpที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerนนท์nonนนท์non1Nont (nickname/given name)2Nonthaburi (abbr.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)
This Sunday I’m going to Nonthaburi to eat river prawns with friends.
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People from Nonthaburi say the traffic is very heavy near the pier in the evening.
บ้านเช่าbâan châoที่têeนนท์nonราคาraa-kaaไม่mâiแรงraengเท่าtâoในเมืองnai meuuangแต่dtàeเดินทางเข้าdern taang kâaoกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpได้dâiสะดวกsà-dùuak
Rental houses in Nonthaburi aren’t as expensive as in the city, yet it’s convenient to commute to Bangkok.
คนkonนนท์nonจำนวนไม่น้อยjam-nuuan mâi nóiทำงานtam ngaanในnaiกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpแล้วláeoกลับบ้านglàp bâanด้วยdûuayเรือด่วนreuua dùuanเพราะpráwประหยัดbprà-yàtเวลาway-laa
Many Nonthaburi residents work in Bangkok and return home by express boat to save time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นนท์ said นน?
non
- Silent letterนท์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
non
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
นท์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |