ซัน(san)

Meanings

1NounB1

sunlight; sunshine (loan/informal)

Sunlight or sunshine, used informally as a loanword; often appears in product names or casual speech.

Examples

เช้านี้cháo néeเช้านี้cháo née1this morning2this morning; earlier today (morning)แดดdàetแดดdàet1strong sunlight; blazing sun2sunlight; sunshineซันsanซันsan1sun (loan/brand)2sunlight; sunshine (loan/informal)3sunlight; sunshine (loan)สวยมากsŭuai mâakสวยมากsŭuai mâakvery beautiful; gorgeousถ่ายรูปtàai rôopถ่ายรูปtàai rôop[to] take a photo; photograph [sb/sth]แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeสดใสsòt săiสดใสsòt săi1bright; vivid2cheerful; lively3clear (sound/voice)4clear (weather)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
This morning the sunshine was beautiful; the photos look really bright.
2NounB2

sun (loan/brand)

Loanword from English used in names, brands, or stylized contexts to mean ‘sun’; not the standard Thai word for the astronomical sun.

Examples

ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallคาเฟ่kaa-fêhคาเฟ่kaa-fêhcafé; coffee shopใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2reputation; renown3[to] be named; be calledซันsanซันsan1sun (loan/brand)2sunlight; sunshine (loan/informal)3sunlight; sunshine (loan)คาเฟ่kaa-fêhคาเฟ่kaa-fêhcafé; coffee shopเปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn onแถวtăeoแถวtăeo1[to] line up; arrange in a row2approximately; about (colloquial)3row; line4area; neighborhood; vicinity5[classifier] row; lineมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversityคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentคิวแน่นkiw nâenคิวแน่นkiw nâenpacked schedule; fully bookedเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
A new café called “Sun Café” opened near the university, and there’s a long line.
3NounB2

sunlight; sunshine (loan)

Loanword use meaning sunlight or sunshine, found in product names or casual mixed-language contexts.

Examples

ครีมกันแดดkreem gan dàetครีมกันแดดkreem gan dàetsunscreenรุ่นใหม่rûn màiรุ่นใหม่rûn mài1latest; next-generation2the younger generation; new generation3new model; latest versionของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2reputation; renown3[to] be named; be calledซันชิลด์san chìnซันชิลด์san chìn1sun shield; sunshade2sunscreen (product/brand)เคลมklemเคลมklem1[to] file an insurance claim2[to] claim/seek compensation (warranty/service)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeป้องกันbpông ganป้องกันbpông gan1[to] protect; guard2[to] prevent; avert; ward off3preventive; protectiveแสงsăengแสงsăeng1light2ray; beam3illumination; lighting4glow; radianceซันsanซันsan1sun (loan/brand)2sunlight; sunshine (loan/informal)3sunlight; sunshine (loan)แรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)ๆ-ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
His new sunscreen is called ‘Sun Shield’ and claims to protect against strong sunlight.