บาณ
baanMeaning
1NounC2
arrow (literary)
An arrow, a projectile shot from a bow.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภาพจิตรกรรมpâap-jìt-dtrà-gamภาพจิตรกรรมpâap-jìt-dtrà-gampainting; painted imageนักรบnák-rópนักรบnák-róp1warrior; fighter2fighter (figurative)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesน้าวnáaoน้าวnáao1[to] bend/pull taut; flex2[to] persuade; sway [sb]สายธนูsǎai-tá-nuuสายธนูsǎai-tá-nuubowstringเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofปล่อยbplɔ̀iปล่อยbplɔ̀i1[to] let go; release2[to] allow; let3[to] emit; discharge4[to] release (media/info)5[to] neglect; let [sth] slideบาณbaanบาณbaanarrow (literary)ไปยังbpai-yangไปยังbpai-yangto; toward (a destination)ฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai-dtrong-kâamฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai-dtrong-kâamopponent; opposing side
In the painting, a warrior is drawing his bowstring to shoot an arrow at his opponents.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaสิ้นsînเสียงสัญญาณsǐiang-sǎn-yaanบาณbaanนับร้อยnáp-rɔ́ɔiก็gɔ̂พุ่งpûngจากjàakแนวnɛɛoพลธนูpon-tá-nuuข้ามกำแพงkâam-gam-pɛɛngไปbpaiตกdtòkกลางglaangค่ายkâaiข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀k
As the signal ended, hundreds of arrows flew from the archers' ranks, clearing the wall and landing in the enemy camp.
แม้mɛ́ɛบาณbaanจะjàปักbpàkอยู่ที่yùu-tîiหัวไหล่hǔua-làiแม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápก็gɔ̂ยังyangยืนหยัดyʉʉn-yàtบัญชาการban-chaa-gaanจนjonทหารtá-hǎanของkɔ̌ɔngตนdtonถอยtɔ̌ɔiพ้นpónระยะrá-yáธนูtá-nuu
Although an arrow was lodged in his shoulder, the general stood firm and continued to command his troops until they had retreated beyond bowshot.
กวีพรรณนาgà-wii-pan-ná-naaบาณbaanนับพันnáp-panที่tîiพุ่งลงpûng-longสู่sùuสนามรบsà-nǎam-rópราวraaoสายฝนsǎai-fǒnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขับเน้นkàp-nénความสิ้นหวังkwaam-sîn-wǎngของkɔ̌ɔngเหล่าlàoทหารtá-hǎanซึ่งsʉ̂ngไร้ráiทั้งtángโล่lôoกำบังgam-bangและlɛ́หนทางhǒn-taangล่าถอยlâa-tɔ̌ɔi
The poet describes thousands of arrows raining down upon the battlefield to underscore the despair of soldiers who have neither shields for protection nor a route of retreat.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ณ, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
baan
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 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 | — | — |