ปั๋น
bpǎnMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] share; [to] divide
to share or divide something among people (Northern Thai dialect).
Examples
เฮาhaoเฮาhao1we; us; our (regional)2I; me (informal, regional)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerปั๋นbpǎnปั๋นbpǎn[to] share; [to] divideกั๋นgǎnกั๋นgǎn1each other; one another2together; jointly3[to] prevent; block; protect; separateกิ๋นgǐnกิ๋นgǐn[to] eat (Northern Thai; also drink)หนมnǒmหนมnǒmsnack; treat; dessert (informal)นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)เน้อnə́əเน้อnə́əsentence-final softening particle (Northern Thai)
Let's share this snack.
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ป้ออุ๊ยbpɔ̂ɔ-úiปั๋นbpǎnมรดกmɔɔ-rá-dòkหื้อhʉ́ʉลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanทุกคนtúk-konอย่างyàangเท่าเทียมtâo-tiiam
The grandfather divided the inheritance equally among all his children and grandchildren.
เปิ้นbpə̂ənตัดสินdtàt-sǐnใจ๋jǎiปั๋นbpǎnกำgamไหhǎiจากjàakธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtส่วนหนึ่งsùuan-nʉ̀ngไปbpaiทำบุญtam-bunตี้dtîiวัดwát
He decided to share a portion of the business profits to make merit at the temple.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
bpǎn
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |