คลาน
klaanMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] crawl
to move on hands and knees or close to the ground, as a baby or animal does
Examples
ลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔiลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔi1baby; little child2young offspringเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toคลานklaanคลานklaan1[to] crawl2[to] creep along slowlyบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พรมpromพรมprom1carpet; rug2[to] sprinkle; spray lightly
The baby starts crawling on the carpet.
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Yesterday the kitten crawled out from under the bed.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeครูkruuจะjàให้hâiเด็กdèkๆ-คลานklaanผ่านpàanอุโมงค์โฟมù-mohng fohmในnaiชั้นเรียนchán riian
Tomorrow the teacher will have the children crawl through a foam tunnel in class.
เขาkǎoคลานklaanเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเก็บgèpลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnที่tîiกลิ้งglîngเข้าkâoใต้dtâaiโต๊ะdtóเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiศีรษะsǐi-sàชนchon
He crawled in to retrieve the ball that rolled under the table to avoid hitting his head.
2VerbB1
[to] creep along slowly
to move very slowly, as traffic or time seems to do
Examples
รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)คลานklaanคลานklaan1[to] crawl2[to] creep along slowlyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastทีละนิดtii-lá-nítทีละนิดtii-lá-nítlittle by little; graduallyเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetaccident; mishapข้างหน้าkâang-nâaข้างหน้าkâang-nâa1ahead; in front2the front; the area ahead3in front of [sb]/[sth]4the future; time ahead
Cars on this road are creeping along because there’s an accident ahead.
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เวลาwee-laaรอคิวrɔɔ-kiuในnaiธนาคารtá-naa-kaanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเวลาwee-laaคลานklaanผ่านไปpàan-bpaiช้าcháaมากmâak
Waiting in line at the bank feels like time is crawling; it passes very slowly.
รถไฟฟ้าrót-fai-fáaคลานklaanเข้าkâoชานชาลาchaan-chaa-laaเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakสัญญาณsǎn-yaanขัดข้องkàt-kɔ̂ɔng
The train crawled into the platform due to a signal malfunction.
การประชุมgaan-bprà-chumยืดยาวyʉ̂ʉt-yaaoจนjonชั่วโมงchûua-moongสุดท้ายsùt-táaiคลานklaanไปbpaiอย่างyàangน่าอึดอัดnâa-ʉ̀t-àt
The meeting dragged on until the final hour crawled by uncomfortably.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คล, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
klaan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |