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ค่อน khaawnF | ![]() |
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1. | [is] almost; nearly; somewhat; rather; inclined towards; tending towards; leaning towards |
2. | to carp or cavil at |
3. | [is] more than half; almost full |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||||||||||
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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ค่อน |
IPA | kʰɔ̂ːn |
Royal Thai General System | khon |
1.  [adjective, adverb] | |||
definition | [is] almost; nearly; somewhat; rather; inclined towards; tending towards; leaning towards | ||
examples | ค่อนข้าง![]() ![]() | khaawnF khaangF | fairly; rather; somewhat |
ค่อนวัน![]() | khaawnF wanM | almost the entire day | |
sample sentences | ข้าวคือธัญญาหารสำคัญที่หล่อเลี้ยงชีวิตคนค่อนโลกโดยไม่แบ่งชนชั้นวรรณะ ![]() khaaoF kheuuM thanM yaaM haanR samR khanM theeF laawL liiangH cheeM witH khohnM khaawnF lo:hkF dooyM maiF baengL chohnM chanH wanM naH "Rice is an important grain which feeds almost the entire world, without respect to social class." | ||
กรมอุตุนิยมวิทยายังยืนยันการคาดการณ์ว่าปีนี้ปริมาณฝนจะอยู่ในเกณฑ์ปกติค่อนไปทางฝนน้อย และอาจเกิดสภาวะฝนทิ้งช่วง ก่อให้เกิดการขาดแคลนน้ำด้านการเกษตรในบางพื้นที่ ![]() grohmM ooL dtooL niH yohmM witH thaH yaaM yangM yeuunM yanM gaanM khaatF gaanM waaF bpeeM neeH bpaL riH maanM fohnR jaL yuuL naiM gaehnM bpaL gaL dtiL khaawnF bpaiM thaangM fohnR naawyH laeH aatL geertL saL phaaM waH fohnR thingH chuaangF gaawL haiF geertL gaanM khaatL khlaaenM naamH daanF gaanM gaL saehtL naiM baangM pheuunH theeF "The Department of Meteorology has reaffirmed its prediction that this year the amount of rainfall will range from normal to less than normal and there might [even] be [some] dry spells; this will cause a water shortage for agricultural purposes in some locations." | |||
2.  [verb, transitive, intransitive] | |||
definition | to carp or cavil at | ||
examples | ค่อนขอด![]() | khaawnF khaawtL | to use vulgar or degrading language of comparison, carp at, cavil, find fault, complain, criticize, pick holes, quibble, reproach |
ค่อนว่า![]() | khaawnF waaF | to reproach intentionally; taunt; upbraid | |
3.  [adjective] | |||
definition | [is] more than half; almost full | ||
sample sentence | |||