จืน
jʉʉnMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] fry (Northern Thai)
To cook food in hot oil or fat; a Northern Thai dialect word.
Examples
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This evening, we’re going to fry some chicken to eat together.
รอrɔɔให้น้ำhâi-náamมันmanร้อนrɔ́ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iเอาaoปลาbplaaลงlongจืนjʉʉnหนังnǎngจะได้jà-dâaiกรอบgrɔ̀ɔp
Wait until the oil is hot before putting the fish in to fry so that the skin turns crispy.
2NounC1
zinc (older term)
An older term for zinc, a bluish-white metal used in making brass and coating iron to prevent rust.
Examples
จืนjʉʉnจืนjʉʉn1[to] fry (Northern Thai)2zinc (older term)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)โลหะloo-hàโลหะloo-hàmetalสีขาวอมฟ้าsǐi-kǎao-om-fáaสีขาวอมฟ้าsǐi-kǎao-om-fáa1bluish white (adj.)2bluish white (color)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเคลือบklʉ̂ʉapเคลือบklʉ̂ʉap1[to] coat; glaze; plate2[to] varnish; enamel; lacquer3[to] mask; sugar-coat; gloss over (feelings/intent)เหล็กlèkเหล็กlèk1iron (metal)2rebar; steel bar3steel4iron (golf club)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-gan1[to] protect; guard2[to] prevent; avert; ward off3preventive; protectiveสนิมsà-nǐmสนิมsà-nǐm1rust2corrosion deposit; tarnishได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Zinc is a bluish-white metal and can be used to coat iron to prevent rust.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอ่านàanตำราdtam-raaเก่าgàoฉันchǎnจึงjʉngรู้rúuว่าwâaโลหะloo-hàที่เรียกว่าtîi-rîiak-wâaจืนjʉʉnก็คือgɔ̂-kʉʉสังกะสีsǎng-gà-sǐiที่tîiเราraoใช้cháiกันganในปัจจุบันnai-bpàt-jù-ban
It was while reading an old textbook that I learned that the metal called chuen is the zinc we use today.
ตำราdtam-raaช่างchâangโบราณboo-raanระบุว่าrá-bù-wâaการผสมgaan-pà-sǒmทองแดงtɔɔng-dɛɛngกับgàpจืนjʉʉnในnaiสัดส่วนsàt-sùuanที่เหมาะสมtîi-mɔ̀-sǒmจะได้jà-dâaiทองเหลืองtɔɔng-lʉ̌ʉangซึ่งsʉ̂ngมีคุณสมบัติmii-kun-ná-sǒm-bàtต่างจากdtàang-jàakโลหะloo-hàตั้งต้นdtâng-dtônทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngชนิดchá-nít
The old craftsmen’s manual states that combining copper and zinc in suitable proportions produces brass, whose properties differ from those of both original metals.
ผู้pûuชำระcham-ráตำราdtam-raaเลือกlʉ̂ʉakคงkongคำว่าkam-wâaจืนjʉʉnไว้wáiตามdtaamต้นฉบับdtôn-chà-bàpพร้อมprɔ́ɔmใส่sàiเชิงอรรถchəəng-àtอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaเป็นbpenชื่อเรียกchʉ̂ʉ-rîiakสังกะสีsǎng-gà-sǐiในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnซึ่งsʉ̂ngนิยมní-yomใช้cháiผสมpà-sǒmทองแดงtɔɔng-dɛɛngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำtamทองเหลืองtɔɔng-lʉ̌ʉang
The editor retained chuen as it appeared in the original text, adding a footnote explaining that it was an old name for zinc, which was commonly mixed with copper to make brass.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
jʉʉn
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |