คั้น
kánMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] squeeze; press; extract (liquid)
To squeeze or press something to extract liquid, juice, or essence.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseคั้นkánคั้นkán[to] squeeze; press; extract (liquid)มะนาวmá-naaoมะนาวmá-naao1lime (key/Thai lime)2lime treeทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeน้ำมะนาวnáam-má-naaoน้ำมะนาวnáam-má-naaolime juiceให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
Mom squeezes lemons to make lemonade for me.
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This morning he squeezed fresh oranges into a bottle to drink at work.
Tomorrow we will extract coconut milk from the coconuts we bought today.
เชฟchéepบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiคั้นkánน้ำขิงnáam-kǐngจากjàakรากขิงrâak-kǐngแก่gɛ̀ɛเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเอาไปao-bpaiหมักเนื้อmàk-nʉ́ʉaให้hâiนุ่มnûm
The chef told us to squeeze juice from mature ginger roots to marinate the meat and make it tender.
เขาkǎoคั้นkánน้ำมะนาวnáam-má-naaoด้วยdûuaiผ้าpâaกรองgrɔɔngเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiมีmiiเมล็ดmá-létตกลงไปdtòk-long-bpai
He pressed the lemon juice through a cloth filter so no seeds would fall in.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaคั้นkánน้ำเต้าหู้náam-dtâo-hûuเสร็จsètต้องdtɔ̂ngกรองgrɔɔngผ่านpàanผ้าขาวบางpâa-kǎao-baangอีกรอบìik-rɔ̂ɔpเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเนียนniian
After pressing the soy milk, it must be forced through muslin again for smoothness.
เชฟchéepคั้นkánซุปsúpผ่านpàanตะแกรงdtà-grɛɛngละเอียดlá-ìiatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแยกyɛ̂ɛkกากgàakและlɛ́ให้ได้hâi-dâaiเนื้อnʉ́ʉaซุปsúpที่tîiใสsǎiและlɛ́เนียนniian
The chef forced the soup through a fine sieve to separate the solids and obtain a clear, smooth broth.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kán
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |