คาน
kaanMeanings
1NounB1
beam (structural member)
a horizontal structural member that bears load, such as a house beam or girder
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesติดตั้งdtìt-dtângติดตั้งdtìt-dtâng1[to] install; set up2[to] mount; fitคานkaanคานkaan1beam (structural member)2lever; balance beam3carrying pole (yoke)4[to] counterbalance; checkไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementเพื่อรองรับpʉ̂ʉa-rɔɔng-rápเพื่อรองรับpʉ̂ʉa-rɔɔng-rápin order to accommodate; to supportพื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)ชั้นสองchán-sɔ̌ɔngชั้นสองchán-sɔ̌ɔng1second floor2second-class; lower tier
The builder is installing wooden beams to support the second floor.
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วิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpคานkaanหลักlàkก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเทปูนtee-bpuunเพื่อให้แน่ใจpʉ̂ʉa-hâi-nɛ̂ɛ-jaiว่าwâaรับน้ำหนักráp-nám-nàkได้dâai
The engineer checked the main beam before pouring concrete to ensure it can bear the load.
บ้านเก่าbâan-gàoหลังlǎngนี้níiต้องdtɔ̂ngเปลี่ยนbplìianคานkaanหลายlǎaiจุดjùtเพราะprɔ́ผุกร่อนpù-grɔ̀ɔnจากjàakปลวกbplùuak
This old house needs several beams replaced because they’ve decayed from termites.
โครงสร้างkroong-sâangหลังคาlǎng-kaaใช้cháiคานเหล็กkaan-lèkตัวdtuuaไอaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกระจายแรงgrà-jaai-rɛɛngและlɛ́ลดlótการgaanแอ่นɛ̀ɛnตัวdtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngสันหลังคาsǎn-lǎng-kaa
The roof structure uses I-beams to distribute forces and reduce sagging along the ridge.
2NounB2
lever; balance beam
a bar used to lift or balance weight; a lever or balancing beam
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderคานkaanคานkaan1beam (structural member)2lever; balance beam3carrying pole (yoke)4[to] counterbalance; checkเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesงัดngátงัดngát1[to] pry; lever up2[to] break in by prying; jimmy3[to] bring out/use (a move/argument) forcefullyเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofยกyókยกyók1[to] lift; raise2[to] give; dedicate; donate3[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)4[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)5classifier: round6[to] waive; remit; dismissก้อนหินgɔ̂ɔn-hǐnก้อนหินgɔ̂ɔn-hǐnstone; rockขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmพื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)
The worker used a bar as a lever to lift the stone off the ground.
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We used a wooden log as a balancing beam to make the scale balanced.
เขาkǎoวางwaangคานkaanใต้dtâaiลังlangหนักnàkแล้วlɛ́ɛoกดgòtปลายbplaaiอีกìikด้านdâanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มแรงpə̂əm-rɛɛngงัดngát
He placed a beam under the heavy crate and pressed the other end to increase leverage.
ครูkruuอธิบายà-tí-baaiหลักlàkคานkaanให้ดูhâi-duuโดยdooiเปลี่ยนbplìianตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngจุดหมุนjùt-mǔnเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเด็กdèkเห็นว่าhěn-wâaแรงrɛɛngน้อยnɔ́ɔiก็gɔ̂ยกyókของหนักkɔ̌ɔng-nàkได้dâai
The teacher explained the principle of the lever by changing the pivot point so the children could see that a small force can lift a heavy object.
3NounB2
carrying pole (yoke)
a shoulder pole used to carry loads balanced at both ends
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderคานkaanคานkaan1beam (structural member)2lever; balance beam3carrying pole (yoke)4[to] counterbalance; checkแบกbɛ̀ɛkแบกbɛ̀ɛk1[to] carry on the back/shoulders2[to] bear; shoulder [sth] (burden/responsibility)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondถังtǎngถังtǎng1container; bucket; bin; tank2classifier: buckets, bins, drums and tanksเดินข้ามdəən-kâamเดินข้ามdəən-kâam[to] walk across [sth]; [to] cross on footทุ่งนาtûng-naaทุ่งนาtûng-naarice field; paddy fieldอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4in the manner of; -lyทะมัดทะแมงtá-mát-tá-mɛɛngทะมัดทะแมงtá-mát-tá-mɛɛngnimble; brisk; efficient; well-fitted
Villagers use a shoulder pole to carry two buckets of water across the fields with ease.
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เวลาwee-laaไปbpaiตักน้ำdtàk-náamที่tîiบ่อbɔ̀ɔยายyaaiจะjàเอาaoคานkaanพาดบ่าpâat-bàaแล้วlɛ́ɛoห้อยhɔ̂ɔiกระป๋องgrà-bpɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔngข้างkâangให้hâiสมดุลsǒm-dun
When fetching water from the well, Grandma puts a shoulder pole across her shoulder and hangs buckets on both sides to balance them.
พ่อสอนpɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̌ɔnให้hâiวางwaangคานkaanให้hâiอยู่yùuกลางglaangบ่าbàaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกระจายน้ำหนักgrà-jaai-nám-nàkของkɔ̌ɔngสินค้าsǐn-káaที่tîiห้อยhɔ̂ɔiทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngปลายbplaaiอย่างyàangเท่ากันtâo-gan
Dad taught me to place the shoulder pole at the center of the shoulder to distribute the weight of the goods hanging from both ends evenly.
พ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káaเร่rêeเดินdəənตลาดเช้าdtà-làat-cháoด้วยdûuaiคานkaanไม้ไผ่máai-pàiที่tîiแขวนkwɛ̌ɛnตะกร้าdtà-grâaอาหารaa-hǎanสองsɔ̌ɔngใบbaiทำให้tam-hâiเคลื่อนย้ายklʉ̂ʉan-yáaiสินค้าsǐn-káaได้dâaiโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngใช้cháiรถเข็นrót-kěn
A peddler walks the morning market with a bamboo shoulder pole holding two baskets of food, allowing him to move goods without a cart.
4VerbC1
[to] counterbalance; check
to counterbalance, check, or oppose in order to maintain equilibrium (e.g., of power)
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
kaan
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 | — | — |