Thai

Alternative forms

• ฅน ‎(kon) (See note below.)

Classifier

คน • ‎(kon)

1. classifier used with people and occupations

Noun

คน • ‎(kon) ‎(classifier คน)

1. people, person, guy, man, human being

Prefix

คน • ‎(kon)

1. (agent prefix, person who) -er, -or (designating an occupation)
2. (designating nationality or ethnicity) -an

   คนไทย  ―  kon tai  ―  Thai people

Usage notes

Historically, 'คน' was never written 'ฅน'. The letter 'ฅ' was once called 'ฅ ฅอคน' (kho khokhon, neck of a person), but nowadays it has worn down to 'ฅ คน' (kho khon, person). This leads to the misspelling of 'ฅน'. However, 'ฅน' is occasionally used in book, movie, or TV program titles and such usage is considered a neologism.

See also

• มนุษย์ ‎(má-nút)

Etymology 2

Verb

คน • ‎(kon) ‎(abstract noun การคน)

1. to stir, to scramble, to mix