น่าน
nâanMeanings
1Proper nounA2
Nan (province/city)
The name of a province and its capital city in northern Thailand.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyน่านnâanน่านnâan1Nan (province/city)2Nan River
I want to go to Nan.
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Last year my family traveled to Nan province.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoเดินทางdəən-taangไปbpaiตัวเมืองน่านdtuua-mʉʉang-nâanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเยี่ยมyîiamเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan
Tomorrow we’re traveling to Nan city to visit a friend.
น่านnâanเป็นbpenจังหวัดjang-wàtทางเหนือtaang-nʉ̌ʉaที่tîiมีmiiเมืองเก่าmʉʉang-gàoเงียบสงบngîiap-sà-ngòpและlɛ́ผู้คนpûu-konเป็นมิตรbpen-mítทำให้tam-hâiหลายคนlǎai-konอยากyàakย้ายไปอยู่yáai-bpai-yùu
Nan is a northern province with a quiet old town and friendly people, which makes many want to move there.
2Proper nounB1
Nan River
A major river in northern Thailand, a tributary of the Chao Phraya River.
Examples
แม่น้ำน่านmɛ̂ɛ-náam-nâanแม่น้ำน่านmɛ̂ɛ-náam-nâanNan River (Thailand)ไหลผ่านlǎi-pàanไหลผ่านlǎi-pàan[to] flow through; pass throughหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)จังหวัดjang-wàtจังหวัดjang-wàtprovinceก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàbefore (introducing a clause)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyรวมกับruuam-gàpรวมกับruuam-gàp1[to] combine with [sth]; [to] join with [sb/sth]2together with; includingแม่น้ำปิงmɛ̂ɛ-náam-bpingแม่น้ำปิงmɛ̂ɛ-náam-bpingPing River (Thailand)
The Nan River flows through several provinces before joining the Ping River.
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เรือหาปลาrʉʉa-hǎa-bplaaชาวบ้านchaao-bâanลอยlɔɔiอยู่yùuบนbonแม่น้ำน่านmɛ̂ɛ-náam-nâanในnaiยามเช้าyaam-cháao
Villagers' fishing boats float on the Nan River in the morning.
น้ำnáamจากjàakแม่น้ำน่านmɛ̂ɛ-náam-nâanถูกtùukใช้cháiเพาะปลูกpɔ́-bplùukในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiลุ่มlûmฝั่งfàngตะวันออกdtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk
Water from the Nan River is used for agriculture in the eastern lowlands.
แม่น้ำน่านmɛ̂ɛ-náam-nâanเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ngในnaiต้นน้ำdtôn-náamสำคัญsǎm-kanที่tîiรวมกับruuam-gàpแม่น้ำสายmɛ̂ɛ-náam-sǎaiอื่นʉ̀ʉnจนjonกลายเป็นglaai-bpenเจ้าพระยาjâao-prá-yaa
The Nan River is one of the crucial headwaters that combine with other rivers to form the Chao Phraya.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
nâan
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |