คัน
kanMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
itchy
feeling irritation on the skin that makes you want to scratch
Examples
ยุงyungยุงyungmosquitoกัดgàtกัดgàt1[to] bite2[to] corrode; [to] etch3[to] sting; [to] irritate (skin)4caustic; irritating (to skin)5[to] mill (machining)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)คันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
A mosquito bit me and I feel very itchy.
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She said her skin itched after switching to a new cream.
If you sweat a lot, your skin gets itchy easily; you should shower promptly.
ผื่นpʉ̀ʉnนี้níiทำให้tam-hâiคันkanจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngทายาtaa-yaaไม่งั้นmâi-ngánจะjàเผลอplə̌əเกาgaoและlɛ́ระคายเคืองrá-kaai-kʉʉangหนักขึ้นnàk-kʉ̂n
This rash makes me so itchy that I have to apply ointment; otherwise I’ll scratch it and worsen the irritation.
2VerbA2
[to] itch; feel itchy
to feel skin irritation that creates a desire to scratch
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)คันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesแขนkɛ̌ɛnแขนkɛ̌ɛn1arm (body part)2arm; extension (of object)3classifier: sleevesมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
My arm is very itchy.
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Yesterday I got a mosquito bite, so it's itchy at my ankle.
If you apply ointment and it itches less, it will surely get better.
As soon as it comes into contact with dust particles, the skin starts to itch and you want to scratch nonstop.
3ClassifierA2
classifier for vehicles
a classifier used to count or refer to vehicles (such as cars, motorcycles, bicycles, rickshaws)
Examples
หน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรถจักรยานrót-jàk-grà-yaanรถจักรยานrót-jàk-grà-yaanbicycleสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handles
In front of my house there are two bicycles.
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Yesterday my mom rented one motorcycle to go to the market.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจะjàส่งsòngรถตู้rót-dtûuสามsǎamคันkanมาmaaรับrápพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan
Tomorrow the company will send three vans to pick up the employees.
ที่tîiงานแต่งงานngaan-dtɛ̀ng-ngaanมีmiiรถรับส่งrót-ráp-sòngห้าhâaคันkanสลับกันไปsà-làp-gan-bpaiรับแขกráp-kɛ̀ɛkจากjàakสถานีรถไฟsà-tǎa-nii-rót-fai
At the wedding, there are five shuttle vehicles taking turns picking up guests from the train station.
4NounB1
lever; handle
a bar or handle used to control or operate something (for example, a gear lever, brake handle, or tool handle)
Examples
ดึงdʉngดึงdʉng1[to] pull; draw (toward oneself)2[to] attract; draw (attention/interest)3[to] drag (on a screen)4[to] hold back; delay; stallคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesเบรกbrèekเบรกbrèek1brake (device)2[to] brake; [to] apply the brake3[to] hold back; [to] rein in (figurative)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerจอดรถjɔ̀ɔt-rótจอดรถjɔ̀ɔt-rót[to] park a vehicleบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ทางชันtaang-chanทางชันtaang-chansteep road; incline
Pull up the brake lever before parking on a slope.
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The mechanic told me to grip the control handle tightly and adjust gradually.
เวลาwee-laaขี่จักรยานkìi-jàk-grà-yaanให้hâiบีบbìipคันkanเบรกbrèekหน้าnâaด้วยความระมัดระวังdûuai-kwaam-rá-mát-rá-wang
When riding a bicycle, squeeze the front brake lever carefully.
เครื่องกลkrʉ̂ʉang-gonนี้níiมีmiiคันโยกkan-yôokสองsɔ̌ɔngคันkanคันkanหนึ่งnʉ̀ngควบคุมkûuap-kumความเร็วkwaam-reoอีกìikคันkanเปลี่ยนbplìianทิศทางtít-taang
This machine has two levers: one controls speed, and the other changes direction.
5NounC1
shaft; rod; pole
a long slender bar or pole, such as the shaft of a tool, a lever arm, or a fishing rod (often technical/specialized)
Examples
ช่างเลือกchâng-lʉ̂ʉakช่างเลือกchâng-lʉ̂ʉakpicky; choosyคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesเหล็กlèkเหล็กlèk1iron (metal)2rebar; steel bar3steel4iron (golf club)ยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerสำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5[to] renew; extendกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)หัวเครื่องมือhǔua-krʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉหัวเครื่องมือhǔua-krʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉtool headเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขยายkà-yǎaiขยายkà-yǎai1[to] expand; enlarge; extend2[to] lengthen; prolong3[to] magnify; zoom in4[to] elaborate; clarifyแรงบิดrɛɛng-bìtแรงบิดrɛɛng-bìttorque
The mechanic chose a long steel bar to attach to the tool head to increase torque.
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ในnaiการทดลองgaan-tót-lɔɔngเราraoใช้cháiคันkanไฟเบอร์กลาสfai-bəə-glàatที่tîiบางbaangและlɛ́ยาวyaaoเป็นbpenคานkaanกดgòtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaวัดแรงwát-rɛɛngที่tîiปลายbplaaiอีกìikด้านdâan
In the experiment, we used a thin, long fiberglass rod as a lever to measure the force at the other end.
นักตกปลาnák-dtòk-bplaaปรับbpràpความยาวkwaam-yaaoของkɔ̌ɔngคันkanให้hâiเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpกระแสน้ำgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náamและlɛ́น้ำหนักnám-nàkเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiการส่งgaan-sòngเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaแม่นยำmɛ̂n-yamและlɛ́ควบคุมkûuap-kumได้dâai
The angler adjusted the length of the rod to suit the current and the bait weight, enabling accurate casting and control.
วิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnเลือกใช้lʉ̂ʉak-cháiคันkanคาร์บอนไฟเบอร์kaa-bɔɔn-fai-bə̂əแบบbɛ̀ɛpผนังpà-nǎngบางbaangเป็นbpenแขนkɛ̌ɛnคานkaanเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiได้dâaiอัตราส่วนàt-dtraa-sùuanความแข็งkwaam-kɛ̌ngต่อdtɔ̀ɔน้ำหนักnám-nàkสูงสุดsǔung-sùtและlɛ́ลดlótการgaanโก่งgòongงอngɔɔภายใต้paai-dtâaiแรงเฉือนrɛɛng-chʉ̌ʉan
The engineer opted for a thin-walled carbon-fiber rod as the lever arm to maximize stiffness-to-weight ratio and reduce deflection under shear forces.
6Classifier
classifier for fishing rods; poles; handles
a classifier used to count fishing rods and other long, slender implements, such as poles and handles
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offเบ็ดตกปลาbèt-dtòk-bplaaเบ็ดตกปลาbèt-dtòk-bplaafishhook; fishing hookใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handles
Dad bought one new fishing rod.
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ฉันchǎnเอาaoเบ็ดตกปลาbèt-dtòk-bplaaมาmaaสองsɔ̌ɔngคันkanเธอtəəยืมyʉʉmไปbpaiใช้ได้chái-dâaiคันkanหนึ่งnʉ̀ng
I brought two fishing rods. You can borrow one.
แม้mɛ́ɛเบ็ดตกปลาbèt-dtòk-bplaaสองsɔ̌ɔngคันkanนี้níiจะjàดูduuคล้ายกันkláai-ganแต่dtɛ̀ɛคันkanที่tîiทำจากtam-jàakวัสดุwát-sà-dùน้ำหนักเบาnám-nàk-baoจะjàช่วยchûuaiลดlótความเมื่อยล้าkwaam-mʉ̂ʉai-láaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaต้องdtɔ̂ngถือtʉ̌ʉเป็นเวลานานbpen-wee-laa-naan
Although these two fishing rods look similar, the one made from lightweight material helps reduce fatigue when held for a long time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kan
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 | — | — |