ทิน

tin

Meanings

1NounB2

paint thinner

paint thinner (colloquial abbreviation of the English loanword 'thinner')

Examples

ช่างทาสีchâng-taa-sǐiช่างทาสีchâng-taa-sǐipainter (tradesperson)บอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offทินtinทินtin1paint thinner2dayมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเพิ่มpə̂əmเพิ่มpə̂əm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3more; extraอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)ขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottle
The painter told me to go buy another bottle of thinner.
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กลิ่นglìnทินtinในnaiห้องนี้hɔ̂ng-níiแรงมากrɛɛng-mâakจนjonฉันchǎnรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kปวดหัวbpùuat-hǔua
The smell of thinner in this room is so strong that I feel a headache.
เวลาwee-laaทาtaaสีน้ำมันsǐi-nám-manต้องdtɔ̂ngผสมpà-sǒmทินtinให้hâiพอดีpɔɔ-diiสีsǐiถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเรียบเนียนrîiap-niian
When applying oil paint, you must mix in the right amount of thinner so the paint comes out smooth.
ช่างทาสีchâng-taa-sǐiหลายคนlǎai-konมีmiiปัญหาสุขภาพbpan-hǎa-sùk-kà-pâapเพราะprɔ́สูดsùutดมกลิ่นdom-glìnทินtinทุกวันtúk-wan
Many painters have health problems because they inhale the smell of thinner every day.
2NounC1

day

a day (typically used in literary, poetic, or formal contexts)

Examples

นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toแปลความหมายbplɛɛ-kwaam-mǎaiแปลความหมายbplɛɛ-kwaam-mǎai[to] interpret; [to] explain the meaningของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ทินtinทินtin1paint thinner2dayในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiia poem; a piece of verseให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ภาษาpaa-sǎaภาษาpaa-sǎa1language; tongue2register; jargon; specialized languageปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-ban1present; current; contemporary2nowadays; at present3the present; the current time
Students must translate the meaning of the word "tin" (day) in the poem into modern language.
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คำว่าkam-wâaทินtinในnaiภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiมักmákพบpópได้dâaiในnaiคำสมาสkam-sà-màatเช่นchênทินกรtin-ná-gɔɔnที่tîiแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaพระอาทิตย์prá-aa-tít
The word "tin" in Thai is often found in compound words, such as "tinnakorn", which means the sun.
ในnaiคัมภีร์kam-piiโบราณboo-raanบางครั้งbaang-krángจะjàใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaทินtinเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaระบุrá-bùวันwanและlɛ́เวลาwee-laaในnaiการทำพิธีกรรมgaan-tam-pí-tii-gam
In ancient scriptures, the word "tin" is sometimes used to specify the day and time for performing rituals.
กวีgà-wiiในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnเลือกใช้คำlʉ̂ʉak-chái-kamว่าwâaทินtinในnaiคำkamประพันธ์bprà-panเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiได้dâaiเสียงสัมผัสsǐiang-sǎm-pàtที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaan
Poets in the past chose to use the word "tin" in their compositions to achieve the desired rhyme.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

tin

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——