นอน
nɔɔnMeanings
1VerbA1
[to] sleep
to be in a state of sleep, typically with eyes closed and body at rest
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)นอนnɔɔnนอนnɔɔn1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soon
Last night, I went to bed early.
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The kids sleep at 9 p.m. every day.
Yesterday I didn't sleep enough, so I was sleepy all day.
Tomorrow I want to sleep well first, then go out.
2VerbA2
[to] lie down; recline
to place or keep the body in a horizontal or reclining position
Examples
หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)นอนราบnɔɔn-râapนอนราบnɔɔn-râap[to] lie flatบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เตียงdtiiangเตียงdtiiang1bed (furniture)2CLF: beds; bed-like platforms3hospital bed/capacityเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ตรวจท้องdtrùuat-tɔ́ɔngตรวจท้องdtrùuat-tɔ́ɔng1[to] check for pregnancy (esp. animals)2[to] examine the abdomen
The doctor told me to lie flat on the bed to examine my abdomen.
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The nurse told him to lie on his left side before the injection.
ครูkruuสั่งให้sàng-hâiนักเรียนnák-riianนอนราบnɔɔn-râapกับgàpพื้นpʉ́ʉnตอนdtɔɔnฝึกซ้อมfʉ̀k-sɔ́ɔmหนีไฟnǐi-fai
The teacher ordered the students to lie flat on the floor during the fire drill.
เขาkǎoปวดหลังbpùuat-lǎngเลยləəiนอนnɔɔnเหยียดyìiatตัวบนdtuua-bonเสื่อsʉ̀ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยืดกล้ามเนื้อyʉ̂ʉt-glâam-nʉ́ʉa
He had back pain, so he lay stretched out on the mat to stretch his muscles.
3AdjectiveB1
reclining; lying down
being in a lying or reclining position (used as a modifier, e.g., reclining Buddha)
Examples
วัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพระพุทธรูปprá-pút-tá-rûupพระพุทธรูปprá-pút-tá-rûup1classifier: องค์ (for Buddha images/statues)2Buddha image; Buddha statueนอนnɔɔnนอนnɔɔn1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yài1large; big; large-scale2large size (option)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastสักการะsàk-gaa-ráสักการะsàk-gaa-rá[to] pay homage; venerate; worship (respectfully)
This temple has a large reclining Buddha for people to pay respect to.
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บนbonผนังpà-nǎngมีmiiภาพวาดpâap-wâatพระนอนprá-nɔɔnที่tîiช่างเขียนchâng-kǐianอย่างประณีตyàang-bprà-nîit
On the wall there is a painting of a reclining Buddha crafted with great detail.
พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛngโลงศพloong-sòpโบราณboo-raanทรงsongนอนnɔɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaอธิบายà-tí-baaiพิธีกรรมpí-tii-gamการฝังgaan-fǎngศพsòpสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔn
The museum exhibits an ancient horizontal-style coffin to explain burial rituals of the past.
สถาปนิกsà-tǎa-bpà-níkออกแบบɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiนั่งเล่นnâng-lênด้วยdûuaiชานchaanยาวyaaoทรงsongนอนnɔɔnรับลมráp-lomให้hâiผู้ใช้pûu-cháiนั่งnângเอนกายeen-gaaiได้dâaiอย่างyàangผ่อนคลายpɔ̀ɔn-klaai
The architect designed the living area with a long reclining platform to catch the breeze, allowing users to lounge comfortably.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
nɔɔn
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |