บั่น
bànMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] cut off; sever; shorten; truncate
To cut something off or apart; to sever. Often used for cutting the end of something. Can also mean to shorten or curtail something. Common in compounds such as ‘บั่นคอ’ (to behead).
Examples
คนสวนkon-sǔuanคนสวนkon-sǔuangardener; groundskeeper; garden workerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderมีดพร้าmîit-práaมีดพร้าmîit-práamachete; billhookบั่นbànบั่นbàn[to] cut off; sever; shorten; truncateท่อนtɔ̂nท่อนtɔ̂n1section; piece (long, solid part)2classifier (sections/lengths)3stanza; verse; passage4section (of the body)5classifier: passages; verse sectionsกล้วยglûuaiกล้วยglûuai1banana (fruit)2banana plant/tree3easy; a breeze (slang)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofนำไปnam-bpaiนำไปnam-bpai[to] take; carry; bring [sb/sth] (away/to somewhere)เลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] feed4[to] support; maintain5[to] host; treatหมูmǔuหมูmǔu1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4classifier: ตัว5fat person (impolite)
The gardener used a machete to cut off a section of the banana stalk to feed the pigs.
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Don't say things that undermine your teammates' morale.
ในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanโทษtôotของkɔ̌ɔngการเป็นgaan-bpenกบฏgà-bòtต่อdtɔ̀ɔแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-dinอาจàatถึงขั้นtʉ̌ng-kânถูกtùukบั่นbànคอkɔɔ
In ancient times, the punishment for treason against the kingdom could be as severe as being beheaded.
ความเครียดkwaam krîiatเรื้อรังréuua rangสามารถsăa-mâatบั่นทอนbàn tonสุขภาพจิตsùk-kà-pâap jìtและláeร่างกายrâang gaaiของเราkŏng raoได้dâiอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháa
Chronic stress can slowly wear down our mental and physical health.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bàn
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |