บัน

ban

Meaning

1NounC2

prefix/syllable in compounds

a syllable appearing in certain proper names or loanwords (not an independent common word with a distinct meaning)

Examples

ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownเมืองmʉʉangเมืองmʉʉang1city; town; urban area2country; state; nation3region; realm (historical)บางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slightแห่งhɛ̀ngแห่งhɛ̀ng1of; belonging to (formal)2classifier: places/institutions3place; location (formal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ลาวlaaoลาวlaao1Laos; Lao (relating to Laos)2Lao person; Laotian3Lao language4rustic; unsophisticated (slang, can be derogatory)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพยางค์pá-yaangพยางค์pá-yaang1syllable2syllable (classifier for Thai syllables)บันbanบันbanprefix/syllable in compoundsแทรกsɛ̂ɛkแทรกsɛ̂ɛk1[to] insert; interpose2[to] slip in; mingle3[to] interrupt; cut in4[to] penetrate; infiltrate5[to] weave into; intersperseอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)แบบbɛ̀ɛpแบบbɛ̀ɛp1style; type; kind; manner2model; pattern; design; template3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)การถอดเสียงgaan-tɔ̀ɔt-sǐiangการถอดเสียงgaan-tɔ̀ɔt-sǐiang1phonetic transcription2audio-to-text transcriptionจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmภาษาท้องถิ่นpaa-sǎa-tɔ́ɔng-tìnภาษาท้องถิ่นpaa-sǎa-tɔ́ɔng-tìndialect; local language
Some city names in Laos include the syllable 'บัน' inserted according to local transcription practices.
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Tones

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

How the tone is decided

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

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

ban

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid 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——