เครยอน
kree-yɔɔnMeaning
1NounA2
crayon
A stick of colored wax used for drawing and coloring, especially by children.
Examples
หนูnǔuหนูnǔu1mouse; rat2I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)3you (addressing a child/younger person)อยากได้yàak-dâaiอยากได้yàak-dâai[to] want (to have); would like (to get)เครยอนkree-yɔɔnเครยอนkree-yɔɔncrayonสีฟ้าsǐi-fáaสีฟ้าsǐi-fáa1light blue; sky blue (color)2light blue; sky-blueค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)
I want a blue crayon.
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The children are having fun coloring with crayons.
แม่mɛ̂ɛซื้อsʉ́ʉเครยอนkree-yɔɔnกล่องglɔ̀ngใหม่màiให้hâiฉันchǎnเป็นbpenของขวัญวันเกิดkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎn-wan-gə̀ət
My mom bought me a new box of crayons for my birthday present.
เครยอนkree-yɔɔnบางbaangยี่ห้อyîi-hɔ̂ɔมีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔmและlɛ́สามารถsǎa-mâatล้างออกláang-ɔ̀ɔkได้dâaiง่ายngâaiถ้าtâaเปื้อนbpʉ̂ʉanเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâa
Some brands of crayons have a nice smell and can be easily washed off if they get on clothes.
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 classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คร, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kree
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 | — | — |