ปั่นไฟ
bpàn-faiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] generate electricity
To produce electrical power, typically by driving a generator or turbine.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderกังหันลมgang-hǎn-lomกังหันลมgang-hǎn-lom1pinwheel (toy)2windmill; wind turbineปั่นไฟbpàn-faiปั่นไฟbpàn-fai[to] generate electricityให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night period
Villagers use wind turbines to generate electricity for their homes at night.
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เขาkǎoติดdtìtตั้งแผงdtâng-pɛ̌ɛngโซลาร์soo-lâaและlɛ́เครื่องปั่นไฟkrʉ̂ʉang-bpàn-faiสำรองsǎm-rɔɔngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปั่นไฟbpàn-faiใช้cháiในnaiไร่râi
He installed solar panels and a backup generator to produce electricity for use on the farm.
This dam can generate enough electricity for the entire city.
โรงไฟฟ้าพลังน้ำroong-fai-fáa-pá-lang-náamต้องdtɔ̂ngบริหารbɔɔ-rí-hǎanการระบายน้ำgaan-rá-baai-náamอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปั่นไฟbpàn-faiให้hâiเสถียรsà-tǐianตามความต้องการdtaam-kwaam-dtɔ̂ng-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngระบบrá-bòp
Hydropower plants must carefully manage water discharge to generate electricity steadily according to grid demand.
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 classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpàn
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ปั่นbpànปั่นbpàn1[to] pedal; cycle2[to] spin; rotate3[to] blend; puree4[to] hype; manipulate attention/price[to] pedal; cyclePart 1
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ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)fire; flamePart 2
ปั่นไฟbpàn-faiปั่นไฟbpàn-fai[to] generate electricity[to] generate electricityWord