Body and healthHair in Thai
Hair on your head is ผมpǒm in Thai; hair on the body, and an animal's fur, is ขนkǒn.
hair (on your head) noun
- pǒm rising
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
body hair; fur, feathers noun
- kǒn rising
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
How to use it
ผมpǒm is the hair on your head, with the same sound and spelling as ผมpǒm, the word men use for "I": context keeps them apart. A haircut is ตัดผมdtàt pǒm, washing your hair has its own verb, สระผมsà pǒm, and grey hair is ผมหงอกpǒm ngàwk.
Hair anywhere else on the body, and an animal's fur, is ขนkǒn. Eyelashes are ขนตาkǒn-dtaa, "eye hair", but eyebrows have their own word, คิ้วkíu.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- phom
- pohm
- khon
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