ชุน
chunMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] darn; mend (fabric, esp. by stitching)
to mend fabric by darning or stitching to repair a tear or hole; to patch clothing
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseชุนchunชุนchun[to] darn; mend (fabric, esp. by stitching)รูruuรูruu1hole; opening2burrow; animal hole3orifice; bodily openingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกางเกงgaang-geengกางเกงgaang-geeng1pants; trousers2classifier: ตัว (for pants)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
Mom darned the hole in my pants.
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I will darn this pair of socks before going out.
เสื้อเชิ้ตsʉ̂ʉa-chə́ətตัวโปรดdtuua-bpròotขาดkàatตรงตะเข็บdtrong-dtà-kèpฉันchǎnเลยləəiชุนchunให้hâiเรียบร้อยแล้วrîiap-rɔ́ɔi-lɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iรีดrîitอีกครั้งìik-kráng
My favorite shirt tore at the seam, so I darned it neatly and then ironed it again.
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
chun
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 | — | — |