คืน
kʉʉnMeanings
1NounA1
nighttime; night
the period of darkness between evening and morning
Examples
ตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodคืนkʉʉnคืนkʉʉn1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburseเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneจิ้งหรีดjîng-rìitจิ้งหรีดjîng-rìitcricket (insect)
At night it’s very quiet; I can hear crickets.
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The kids were afraid of the dark on the first night at camp.
It rained heavily all night, so the roads are slippery.
The night is cool tonight; shall we go stargazing?
2VerbA2
[to] return [sth]; give back
to give something back to its owner or original place
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)คืนkʉʉnคืนkʉʉn1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburseหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ1book (printed work)2document; letterให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at present
I will give the book back to you today.
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Yesterday I forgot to return the room key to the office.
After finishing the job, please put the tools back in their original place.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunยืมyʉʉmแฟ้มfɛ́ɛmไปbpaiใช้cháiเสร็จsètแล้วlɛ́ɛoกรุณาgà-rú-naaคืนkʉʉnเข้าkâoตู้dtûuเดิมdəəmเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnหาเจอhǎa-jəə
If you borrow the file, after using it please return it to the original cabinet so others can find it.
3VerbB1
[to] refund; reimburse
to give money back that was paid
Examples
ร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeรับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] withstand; bearคืนเงินkʉʉn-ngənคืนเงินkʉʉn-ngən[to] refund; [to] return moneyภายในpaai-naiภายในpaai-nai1inside; internal2inside; indoors3within; inside (place/scope)4within (time limit); byเจ็ดjètเจ็ดjètseven (number)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: days
This shop gives refunds within seven days.
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If the product is defective, they will refund the full amount.
ฉันchǎnยื่นyʉ̂ʉnใบเสร็จbai-sètไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaคืนเงินkʉʉn-ngənได้dâaiเฉพาะchà-pɔ́ของkɔ̌ɔngที่tîiยังyangไม่mâiแกะgɛ̀
I submitted the receipt, but they said they only refund unopened items.
ทางtaangธนาคารtá-naa-kaanแจ้งว่าjɛ̂ɛng-wâaจะjàคืนkʉʉnค่าธรรมเนียมkâa-tam-niiamที่tîiเรียกเก็บrîiak-gèpเกินgəənภายในpaai-naiสามsǎamวันทำการwan-tam-gaan
The bank announced it will refund the overcharged fees within three business days.
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
kʉʉn
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 | — | — |