คั่น
kânMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] separate; keep apart; put between
To keep things apart by putting something between them; to divide or mark off with a separator.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultกระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2sheet of paper; piece of paper3paper; written or printed sheetมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerคั่นkânคั่นkân1[to] separate; keep apart; put between2classifier for rulers (measuring sticks/rods)3[to] insert between; interpose; interleaveหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ1book (printed work)2document; letterไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)
He put a piece of paper to separate the pages in his book.
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ใช้cháiฉากchàakไม้máaiคั่นkânโต๊ะdtóสองsɔ̌ɔngตัวdtuuaนี้níiไม่ให้mâi-hâiชิดกันchít-ganเกินไปgəən-bpai
Use wooden partitions to keep these two tables from being too close.
We separate wet and dry trash with different bins.
ผู้จัดงานpûu-jàt-ngaanคั่นkânพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiเวทีwee-tiiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakโซนsoonผู้ชมpûu-chomด้วยdûuaiรั้วrúuaชั่วคราวchûua-kraao
The organizers marked off the stage area from the audience zone with temporary fencing.
2ClassifierB1
classifier for rulers (measuring sticks/rods)
Used as a classifier for measuring rulers or sticks/rods.
Examples
ไม้บรรทัดmáai-ban-tátไม้บรรทัดmáai-ban-tátruler; straightedgeหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostคั่นkânคั่นkân1[to] separate; keep apart; put between2classifier for rulers (measuring sticks/rods)3[to] insert between; interpose; interleaveหายไปhǎai-bpaiหายไปhǎai-bpai1[to] disappear; vanish2[to] be missing; be gone3[to] subside; wear off4[to] go silent; drop out of contact (informal)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmกล่องglɔ̀ngกล่องglɔ̀ng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersดินสอdin-sɔ̌ɔดินสอdin-sɔ̌ɔ1pencil2classifier: แท่งของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
One ruler is missing from my pencil case.
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The teacher borrowed two rulers from the front-row students.
This shop sells three walking sticks for trekking.
3VerbB2
[to] insert between; interpose; interleave
To place something in between other things; to interpose an item, section, or remark; to interleave.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultโพสต์póotโพสต์póot1[to] post (online)2post (online content)อิตìtอิตìtit (Eng. loan; chat/slang)คั่นkânคั่นkân1[to] separate; keep apart; put between2classifier for rulers (measuring sticks/rods)3[to] insert between; interpose; interleaveหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of yearสำคัญsǎm-kanสำคัญsǎm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ1book (printed work)2document; letterเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofจะได้jà-dâaiจะได้jà-dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)กลับมาglàp-maaกลับมาglàp-maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofอีกครั้งìik-krángอีกครั้งìik-krángagain; once more
I put a Post-it to mark an important page in the book so I can return to it.
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พิธีกรpí-tee-gonคั่นkânมุกmúkสั้นsânๆ-ระหว่างrá-wàangสองsŏngช่วงchûuangเสวนาsăy-wa-naaเพื่อpêuuaผ่อนคลายpòn klaaiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat
The host inserted a short joke between the two discussion segments to lighten the mood.
โปรดbpròotคั่นkânบทความbòt-kwaamด้วยdûuaiรูปภาพrûup-pâapทุกtúkสองsɔ̌ɔngย่อหน้าyɔ̂ɔ-nâaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผู้อ่านpûu-àanพักสายตาpák-sǎai-dtaa
Please interleave the article with images every two paragraphs to give readers a visual break.
ผู้บรรยายpûu-ban-yaaiคั่นkânคำอธิบายkam-à-tí-baaiทางเทคนิคtaang-ték-nìkด้วยdûuaiตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangจากjàakชีวิตจริงchii-wít-jingทำให้tam-hâiเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaเข้าใจง่ายkâo-jai-ngâaiขึ้นkʉ̂n
The presenter interposed real-life examples between technical explanations, making the content easier to understand.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kân
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |