ซัน
sanMeaning
1NounB2
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-fêeคาเฟ่kaa-fêecafé; coffee shopใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownซันsanซันsansun (loan/brand)คาเฟ่kaa-fêeคาเฟ่kaa-fêecafé; coffee shopเปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)แถวtɛ̌ɛoแถวtɛ̌ɛo1row; line2area; neighborhood; vicinity3[classifier] row; line4approximately; about (colloquial)มหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversityคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendคิวแน่นkiu-nɛ̂nคิวแน่นkiu-nɛ̂npacked schedule; fully bookedเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
A new café called “Sun Café” opened near the university, and there’s a long line.
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เขาkǎoตั้งชื่อdtâng-chʉ̂ʉแบรนด์เสื้อผ้าbrɛɛn-sʉ̂ʉa-pâaว่าwâaซันsanสตรีทsà-dtrìitเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiดูduuสดใสsòt-sǎiและlɛ́มีพลังmii-pá-lang
He named his clothing brand “Sun Street” to make it look bright and energetic.
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtรีreeแบรนด์braenโลโก้loh gôhเป็นbpenคำว่าkam wâaซันsanตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiๆ-เพื่อpêuuaสื่อถึงsùue tĕungความอบอุ่นkwaam òp ùnและláeการเริ่มต้นใหม่gaan rə̂əm dtôn mài
The company rebranded its logo to a big “Sun” to convey warmth and a fresh start.
เขียนkĭianโปรไฟล์bproh-faaiวงดนตรีwong don-dtreeเดย์แอนด์ซันday àen sanให้hâiเน้นnénภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákสว่างsà-wàangสดsòtและláeเป็นกันเองbpen gan eng
Write the band profile for “Day & Sun” to emphasize a bright and friendly image.
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
san
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 | — | — |