โค่ง
kôongMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
unusually large; overgrown
unusually large in size; overgrown (typically used to describe people or animals that are bigger than normal for their age or type)
Examples
ลูกหมาlûuk-mǎaลูกหมาlûuk-mǎapuppyตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)เก่งมากgèng-mâakเก่งมากgèng-mâak1very good (at [sth]); highly skilled2well done!; great job!แป๊บเดียวbpɛ́p-diiaoแป๊บเดียวbpɛ́p-diiao1for a moment; very briefly2just a moment!โตdtooโตdtoo1[to] grow; mature2big; large; grown-upเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)หมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureโค่งkôongโค่งkôongunusually large; overgrownแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
This puppy eats a lot; in a short time, it has grown into a massive dog.
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เขาkǎoอายุaa-yúสิบห้าsìp-hâaแล้วแต่lɛ́ɛo-dtɛ̀ɛยังyangทำตัวtam-dtuuaเป็นbpenเด็กdèkโค่งkôongแอบɛ̀ɛpไปbpaiเล่นlênสไลเดอร์sà-lǎi-də̂əของkɔ̌ɔngเด็กเล็กdèk-lék
He is already fifteen but still acts like an overgrown kid, sneaking off to play on the toddlers' slide.
ปลาช่อนbplaa-chɔ̂ɔnตัวdtuuaโค่งkôongที่tîiพ่อpɔ̂ɔตกdtòkได้dâaiเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiถูกtùukแม่mɛ̂ɛเอามาao-maaทำtamต้มยำdtôm-yamหม้อmɔ̂ɔใหญ่yài
The unusually large snakehead fish that dad caught yesterday was used by mom to make a big pot of tom yum.
อย่าyàaทำตัวtam-dtuuaเป็นbpenเด็กdèkโค่งkôongไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iเลยləəiโตdtooป่านนี้bpàan-níiแล้วlɛ́ɛoควรจะkuuan-jàมีmiiความรับผิดชอบkwaam-ráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛoนะná
Don't act like such an overgrown child. At your age, you should be able to take responsibility.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kôong
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |