คันนา
kan-naaMeaning
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paddy bund; rice-field ridge
the raised earthen ridge separating rice paddies that helps retain water and can be used as a footpath
Examples
ชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)คันนาkan-naaคันนาkan-naapaddy bund; rice-field ridgeเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofไปดูbpai-duuไปดูbpai-duu[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchระดับน้ำrá-dàp-náamระดับน้ำrá-dàp-náamwater levelในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ทุ่งtûngทุ่งtûngfield; open country
Farmers often walk on the raised paddy ridge to check the water level in the fields.
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ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkทำให้tam-hâiคันนาkan-naaบางbaangช่วงchûuangพังpangน้ำnáamเลยləəiไหลlǎiข้ามkâamแปลงbplɛɛngข้าวkâao
Heavy rain caused parts of the earthen ridge to collapse, so water flowed across the rice plots.
คันนาkan naaที่ทำtêe tamสูงพอsŏong porจะjàช่วยchûuaiกักเก็บgàk gèpน้ำnáamได้ดีdâai deeและláeยังyangใช้cháiเป็นbpenทางเดินtaang dernระหว่างrá-wàangแปลงbplaengได้dâiสะดวกsà-dùuak
A sufficiently high paddy ridge helps retain water well and also serves as a convenient path between plots.
ชุมชนchum-chonช่วยกันchûuai-ganซ่อมsɔ̂mคันนาkan-naaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganน้ำรั่วnáam-rûuaและlɛ́ให้hâiคนkonเดินข้ามdəən-kâamทุ่งtûngได้dâaiโดยdooiไม่mâiเหยียบyìiapต้นข้าวdtôn-kâao
The community repaired the paddy ridges to prevent water leakage and to let people cross the fields without stepping on the rice plants.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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คันนาkan-naaคันนาkan-naapaddy bund; rice-field ridgepaddy bund; rice-field ridgeWord