นายพัน
naai-panMeaning
1NounB2
field-grade officer; major to colonel
a commissioned army or police officer with a rank from major to colonel
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นายพันnaai-panนายพันnaai-panfield-grade officer; major to colonelอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]กองทัพบกgɔɔng-táp-bòkกองทัพบกgɔɔng-táp-bòk1Royal Thai Army2army; land force
His father is a field-grade officer in the army.
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If you reach the rank of a field-grade officer, a company car will be provided.
การที่gaan-tîiจะได้jà-dâaiเลื่อนยศlʉ̂ʉan-yótเป็นbpenนายพันnaai-panนั้นnánต้องdtɔ̂ngผ่านpàanการอบรมgaan-òp-romและlɛ́มีmiiผลงานpǒn-ngaanที่tîiโดดเด่นdòot-dèen
Being promoted to the rank of a field-grade officer requires undergoing training and having outstanding achievements.
ผู้บัญชาการpûu-ban-chaa-gaanสั่งให้sàng-hâiนายพันnaai-panทุกคนtúk-konเข้าkâoประชุมbprà-chumด่วนdùuanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnรับมือráp-mʉʉกับgàpสถานการณ์ฉุกเฉินsà-tǎa-ná-gaan-chùk-chə̌ən
The commander ordered all field-grade officers to attend an urgent meeting to plan a response to the emergency situation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
naai
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
นายnaaiนายnaai1Mr. (male title)2boss; employer; superior3chief; leader; master4you (informal, usually to a male peer)Mr. (male title)Part 1
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พันpanพันpan1thousand (1,000)2thousand (modifier)3[to] wrap; wind; coil; bandage4[to be] involved; entangled; implicatedthousand (1,000)Part 2
นายพันnaai-panนายพันnaai-panfield-grade officer; major to colonelfield-grade officer; major to colonelWord