ขน
body hair
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- 1 body hair、fur、wool、feather、down
- 2 transport、carry、haul、move (items)
ขน means hair or covering on the body, especially body hair, fur, wool, or feathers, and it also means to transport or haul things from one place to another.
body hair、fur、wool、feather、down
This refers to hair or a hair-like covering on the body, including body hair, fur, wool, and feathers. It is not the usual word for the hair on someone’s head.
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ขนแมวติดเสื้อ khǒn mɛɛw tìt sʉ̂a Cat hair got on the shirt. ขนแมวติดเสื้อ details
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เขามีขนแขนเยอะ khǎw mii khǒn khɛ̌ɛn yə́ He has a lot of hair on his arms. เขามีขนแขนเยอะ details
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ขนตายาว khǒn taa yaaw long eyelashes ขนตายาว details
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ขนนก khǒn nók a feather ขนนก details
transport、carry、haul、move (items)
This means to carry, haul, or transport items from one place to another, often when there is a noticeable amount of stuff involved.
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ช่วยขนของหน่อย chûay khǒn khɔ̌ɔŋ nɔ̀ɔy Help me carry the things. ช่วยขนของหน่อย details
Learning notes
Explanation
As a noun, ขน has the image of fine things growing on a surface: body hair, animal fur, wool, feathers, and eyelashes. It can be counted with เส้น when talking about individual hairs. As a verb, ขน means moving a quantity of things from one place to another, so ขนของ is a very common phrase for carrying or moving belongings. ขนลุก literally has the idea of hair standing up and is used for getting goosebumps from fear, cold, awe, or strong emotion.
Usage
Use it when talking about body hair, pet hair, hair stuck to clothing, eyelashes, or feathers. As a verb, it is common when moving house, carrying bags, loading items into a vehicle, or transporting goods in everyday or work settings.
Caution
For the hair on a person’s head, use ผม, not ขน in normal speech. For taking just one small item somewhere, words like เอาไป, ถือ, or ยก may sound more natural than ขน. Also, ขนม “snack; dessert” should be learned as a separate word.
Differences from similar words
1 body hair synonyms
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ผม is the normal word for the hair on a person’s head. ขน is used for body hair, animal fur, and feathers.
2 transport synonyms
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ขนส่ง is more specific to transportation or shipping and can sound more formal or logistical. ขน is the basic everyday verb for carrying or hauling things.
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ถือ means to hold or carry something in your hand. ขน focuses on moving items from one place to another, often in quantity.
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ยก emphasizes lifting something up. ขน emphasizes transporting or moving items to another place.