โค่นเสา
kôon-sǎoMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] knock down/fell a post
to make a pole, pillar, or post fall; to remove or destroy a post so it collapses
Examples
ช่างchâangช่างchâang1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toโค่นเสาkôon-sǎoโค่นเสาkôon-sǎo[to] knock down/fell a postเก่าก่อนgào-gɔ̀ɔnเก่าก่อนgào-gɔ̀ɔnformerly; in olden timesจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ติดตั้งdtìt-dtângติดตั้งdtìt-dtâng1[to] install; set up2[to] mount; fitเสาไฟsǎo-faiเสาไฟsǎo-fai1lamppost2utility pole; power poleใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)
The workers must topple the old post before installing a new utility pole.
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เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiโค่นเสาkôon-sǎoไม้ผุmáai-pùที่tîiเอนเอียงeen-iiangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganอันตรายan-dtà-raaiจากjàakการล้มgaan-lómทับtápถนนtà-nǒn
Officials felled the decayed leaning pole to prevent the danger of it collapsing onto the road.
ฝนfǒnลมแรงlom-rɛɛngเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níiโค่นเสาkôon-sǎoหลังคาบ้านlǎng-kaa-bâanพังลงpang-longมาmaaบางส่วนbaang-sùuan
Last night's strong wind and rain knocked down the roof posts, causing part of the house to collapse.
ผู้รับเหมาpûu-ráp-mǎoกำชับgam-chápให้hâiโค่นkôonเสาคอนกรีตsǎo-kɔɔn-grìitเก่าgàoตามdtaamขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnรื้อrʉ́ʉโครงสร้างkroong-sâangส่วนsùuanอื่นʉ̀ʉn
The contractor instructed that the old concrete pillars be taken down safely before dismantling other parts of the structure.
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 class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kôon
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
โค่นkôonโค่นkôon1[to] fell; cut down2[to] overthrow; topple; defeat decisively[to] fell; cut downPart 1
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โค่นเสาkôon-sǎoโค่นเสาkôon-sǎo[to] knock down/fell a post[to] knock down/fell a postWord