กาญจน์
gaanMeaning
1NounB2
gold; golden
gold or golden (a formal or literary term, frequently used in proper names, places, and poetry)
Examples
คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)กาญจน์gaanกาญจน์gaangold; goldenมักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jàoften; usually (habit/frequency)ปรากฏbpraa-gòtปรากฏbpraa-gòt1[to] appear; emerge; become visible2[to] turn out; be revealed; prove to be3apparent; evident (formal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownคนไทยkon-taiคนไทยkon-taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎai[to] have meaning; [to] be meaningfulที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)มงคลmong-konมงคลmong-kon1auspicious; propitious2auspicious thing/sign3auspiciousness; blessingว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeทองคำtɔɔng-kamทองคำtɔɔng-kam1gold (chemical element; precious metal)2figurative: something precious/valuable
The word Karn often appears in Thai names because it has the auspicious meaning of gold.
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จังหวัดกาญจนบุรีjang-wàt-gaan-jà-ná-bù-riiได้ชื่อdâai-chʉ̂ʉนี้níiมาจากmaa-jàakคำว่าkam-wâaกาญจน์gaanและlɛ́บุรีbù-riiซึ่งsʉ̂ngแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaเมืองmʉʉangแห่งhɛ̀ngทองคำtɔɔng-kam
Kanchanaburi province got its name from the words Karn and Buri, meaning the city of gold.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiคำว่าkam-wâaกาญจน์gaanมักmákถูกtùukนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiเปรียบเปรยbprìiap-bprəəiกับgàpสิ่งที่sìng-tîiมีค่าmii-kâaและlɛ́สูงส่งsǔung-sòng
In Thai literature, the word Karn is often used metaphorically for things that are valuable and noble.
กวีgà-wiiเปรียบเปรยbprìiap-bprəəiความงดงามkwaam-ngót-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngแสงแดดsɛ̌ɛng-dɛ̀ɛtยามเย็นyaam-yenว่าwâaสว่างไสวsà-wàang-sà-wǎiดุจดั่งdùt-dàngกาญจน์gaan
The poet metaphorically compared the beauty of the evening sunlight to being as bright as gold.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กาญจน์ said กาน?
gaan
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ญ is said like น (n).Silent letterจน์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
จน์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |