โกนหัว
goon-hǔuaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] shave [sb]'s head bald
to shave one's own head or someone else's head completely.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; 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 past5too; excessivelyวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofโกนหัวgoon-hǔuaโกนหัวgoon-hǔua[to] shave [sb]'s head bald
Tomorrow he will go to the temple to shave his head.
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All the boys must shave their heads before the ordination ceremony.
ถ้าtâaเธอtəəแพ้pɛ́ɛพนันpá-nanเธอtəəจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngโกนหัวgoon-hǔuaตามที่dtaam-tîiตกลงกันdtòk-long-ganไว้wáiนะná
If you lose the bet, you'll have to shave your head as we agreed.
นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngคนkonนั้นnánยอมyɔɔmโกนหัวgoon-hǔuaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรับบทráp-bòtผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiมะเร็งmá-rengให้hâiสมจริงsǒm-jingที่สุดtîi-sùt
That actor agreed to shave his head to portray a cancer patient as realistically as possible.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
goon
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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โกนหัวgoon-hǔuaโกนหัวgoon-hǔua[to] shave [sb]'s head bald[to] shave [sb]'s head baldWord