จั่น
jànMeaning
1NounB1
palm blossom; spadix
The flower cluster of a palm tree, such as a coconut or areca palm.
Examples
บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ต้นมะพร้าวdtôn-má-práaoต้นมะพร้าวdtôn-má-práaococonut palm; coconut treeมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoจั่นjànจั่นjànpalm blossom; spadixออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)อีกไม่นานìik-mâi-naanอีกไม่นานìik-mâi-naansoonก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะมีjà-miiจะมีjà-miithere will be; [to] have (in the future)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects
The coconut tree has a flower cluster now; soon it will have coconuts.
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ชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanกำลังจะgam-lang-jàขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpaiปาดbpàatจั่นjànมะพร้าวmá-práaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรองrɔɔngน้ำหวานnáam-wǎanมาmaaทำtamน้ำตาลnám-dtaan
The gardener is about to climb up and slice the coconut flower cluster to collect sap for making sugar.
ตอนเช้าๆdton cháo cháoเราraoจะได้jà dâaiกลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmอ่อนๆòn ònของkŏngจั่นหมากjàn màakที่têeเพิ่งpêrngบานbaan
In the early morning, we can smell the faint fragrance of the newly bloomed areca palm flower clusters.
การนวดgaan-nûuatจั่นjànเป็นbpenภูมิปัญญาชาวบ้านpuum-bpan-yaa-chaao-bâanที่tîiสืบทอดกันมาsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔt-gan-maaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiต้นมะพร้าวdtôn-má-práaoให้hâiน้ำตาลnám-dtaanในnaiปริมาณมากbpà-rí-maan-mâak
Massaging the flower cluster is a traditional local wisdom passed down through generations to make coconut trees produce a large amount of sap.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jàn
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |