ด้วน
dûuanMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
amputated; cut off; truncated
amputated; cut off; truncated; describing a limb, tail, or part that is missing its end (leaving a stump).
Examples
หมาจรจัดmǎa-jɔɔn-jàtหมาจรจัดmǎa-jɔɔn-jàtstray dogตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]น่าสงสารnâa-sǒng-sǎanน่าสงสารnâa-sǒng-sǎan1pitiable; deserving compassion2poor thing!; how sadมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousหางhǎangหางhǎang1tail (of an animal)2tail-like part; trailing end3rear; back end4classifier: tailsมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ด้วนdûuanด้วนdûuanamputated; cut off; truncatedอาจจะàat-jàอาจจะàat-jàmaybe; perhaps; mightเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)โดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)รถชนrót-chonรถชนrót-chon1car crash; collision2[to] crash; collide (of a vehicle)
That stray dog is so pitiful. Its tail is cut short, maybe because it was once hit by a car.
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เขาkǎoใช้cháiมีดmîitไม่mâiระวังrá-wangเลยləəiเผลอplə̌əตัดปลายdtàt-bplaaiนิ้วníuตัวเองdtuua-eengจนjonด้วนdûuanไปbpaiนิดหนึ่งnít-nʉ̀ng
He wasn't careful with the knife and accidentally cut the tip of his own finger, making it slightly truncated.
เขาkǎoประสบbprà-sòpอุบัติเหตุร้ายแรงù-bàt-dtì-hèet-ráai-rɛɛngจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngตัดขาdtàt-kǎaข้างkâangหนึ่งnʉ̀ngทิ้งtíngทำให้tam-hâiแขนขาkɛ̌ɛn-kǎaข้างkâangนั้นnánด้วนdûuanไปbpai
He was in a serious accident and had to have one leg amputated, leaving that limb truncated.
รูปปั้นrûup-bpânนักรบโบราณnák-róp-boo-raanที่tîiขุดพบkùt-pópนั้นnánอยู่ในyùu-naiสภาพsà-pâapที่tîiไม่สมบูรณ์mâi-sǒm-buunแขนkɛ̌ɛnข้างkâangขวาkwǎaหักhàkจนjonด้วนdûuanไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngข้อศอกkɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔk
The ancient warrior statue that was excavated is in an incomplete state; the right arm is broken off and truncated up to the elbow.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dûuan
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |