คานหาม
kaan-hǎamMeaning
1NounB2
litter; sedan chair
a seat or conveyance supported by poles and carried on the shoulders of bearers, used to transport a person.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ละครlá-kɔɔnละครlá-kɔɔn1drama; play; theater show2theater; dramatic artsคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringหามhǎamหามhǎam[to] carry on poles; shoulder-carryสี่sìiสี่sìi1four (number)2four (as a noun)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringแบกbɛ̀ɛkแบกbɛ̀ɛk1[to] carry on the back/shoulders2[to] bear; shoulder [sth] (burden/responsibility)3[to] carry a team (gaming slang)คานหามkaan-hǎamคานหามkaan-hǎamlitter; sedan chairที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoขุนนางkǔn-naangขุนนางkǔn-naangnoble; aristocrat; court officialนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]วังwangวังwang1palace; royal residence2deep pool in a river3the court; royal household (often historical/figurative)
In the drama, four bearers carry a palanquin with a nobleman seated inside into the palace.
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นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngนั่งnângบนbonคานหามkaan-hǎamส่วนsùuanคนkonหามhǎamก็gɔ̂ค่อยkɔ̂iเดินผ่านdəən-pàanประตูbprà-dtuuเมืองmʉʉang
The actor sits on the palanquin while the bearers slowly walk through the city gate.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเคลื่อนklʉ̂ʉanคานหามkaan-hǎamที่tîiมีmiiนักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngนั่งnângอยู่yùuผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpให้hâiคนkonหามhǎamซ้อมsɔ́ɔmก้าวgâaoเท้าtáaoพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiที่นั่งtîi-nângเอียงiiangจนjonเป็นอันตรายbpen-an-dtà-raai
Before moving the palanquin with the actor seated on it, the director had the bearers practice stepping in unison so the seat would not tilt dangerously.
ภาพจิตรกรรมpâap-jìt-dtrà-gamแสดงsà-dɛɛngขุนนางkǔn-naangนั่งnângอยู่yùuบนbonคานหามkaan-hǎamเหนือnʉ̌ʉaบ่าbàaคนkonหามhǎamโดยdooiมีmiiผู้ติดตามpûu-dtìt-dtaamเดินdəənขนาบkà-nàapทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngข้างkâang
The painting depicts a nobleman seated on a palanquin carried on the bearers' shoulders, with attendants walking on either side.
Tones
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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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
คานkaanคานkaan1beam (structural member)2lever; balance beam3carrying pole (yoke)4[to] counterbalance; checkbeam (structural member)Part 1
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คานหามkaan-hǎamคานหามkaan-hǎamlitter; sedan chairlitter; sedan chairWord