กาญจนา
gaan-jà-naaMeanings
1Proper nounB1
Kanchana (a name)
a common Thai female given name
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritกาญจนาgaan-jà-naaกาญจนาgaan-jà-naa1Kanchana (a name)2goldเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เพื่อนที่ทำงานpʉ̂ʉan-tîi-tam-ngaanเพื่อนที่ทำงานpʉ̂ʉan-tîi-tam-ngaancolleague; coworkerของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itselfค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)
Kanchana is my colleague.
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I ran into Kanchana at the market by chance yesterday.
Kanchana asked me to tell you that she will be a little late for the meeting.
ถ้าtâaไม่มีmâi-miiคุณkunกาญจนาgaan-jà-naaคอยkɔɔiประสานงานbprà-sǎan-ngaanให้hâiโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekนี้níiคงไม่kong-mâiสำเร็จลุล่วงsǎm-rèt-lú-lûuangไปbpaiได้dâaiด้วยดีdûuai-dii
If it hadn't been for Kanchana coordinating everything, this project wouldn't have been completed so successfully.
2NounB2
gold
a formal or literary word for gold
Examples
ผนังpà-nǎngผนังpà-nǎng1wall (of a room/building)2wall (anatomy/biology)โบสถ์bòotโบสถ์bòot1church building2ubosot (Buddhist ordination hall)ประดับbprà-dàpประดับbprà-dàp1[to] decorate; adorn; embellish2ornamental; decorative; for show3[to] wear (as adornment)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooลวดลายlûuat-laaiลวดลายlûuat-laai1pattern; decorative motif2style; flourish; flairกาญจนาgaan-jà-naaกาญจนาgaan-jà-naa1Kanchana (a name)2goldอันanอันan1general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things2which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)3as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)4thing; item; oneงดงามngót-ngaamงดงามngót-ngaambeautiful; elegant; splendid (formal/literary)
The chapel walls are adorned with beautiful patterns of gold.
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เครื่องประดับkrʉ̂ʉang-bprà-dàpชิ้นนี้chín-níiทำจากtam-jàakกาญจนาgaan-jà-naaบริสุทธิ์bɔɔ-rí-sùtดูduuมีค่าmii-kâaมากmâak
This piece of jewelry is made from pure gold; it looks very valuable.
แสงอาทิตย์sɛ̌ɛng-aa-títยามyaamอัสดงàt-sà-dongสาดส่องsàat-sɔ̀ɔngผืนน้ำpʉ̌ʉn-náamจนjonกลายเป็นglaai-bpenสีทองsǐi-tɔɔngกาญจนาgaan-jà-naa
The light of the setting sun shone upon the water's surface, turning it into a lustrous golden color.
ในnaiพระราชพิธีprá-râat-chá-pí-teeสำคัญsăm-kanจะมีjà meeการอัญเชิญgaan an-chernเครื่องราชกกุธภัณฑ์krêuuang-râat-chá-gà-gùt-tá-panที่têeสร้างขึ้นsâang kêunจากjàakกาญจนาgaan-jà-naaและláeอัญมณีan-yá-má-neeล้ำค่าlám kâa
In important royal ceremonies, the royal regalia, crafted from gold and precious gems, will be brought out.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กาญจนา said กาญ-จะ-นา?
gaan-jà-naa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ญ, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gaan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |