ผินหน้า
pǐn-nâaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] turn one’s face toward; face
to turn one's face toward someone or something; to face. This term often carries a formal or literary tone.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillผินหน้าpǐn-nâaผินหน้าpǐn-nâa[to] turn one’s face toward; faceไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)หน้าต่างnâa-dtàangหน้าต่างnâa-dtàang1window2window (computing)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofมองดูmɔɔng-duuมองดูmɔɔng-duu[to] look at; watchวิวwiuวิวwiu1view; scenery2view (online count)ข้างนอกkâang-nɔ̂ɔkข้างนอกkâang-nɔ̂ɔk1outside; outdoors2the outside; exterior3outside of
He turned his face toward the window to look at the view outside.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangเรียกชื่อrîiak-chʉ̂ʉเธอtəəจึงjʉngผินหน้าpǐn-nâaมาmaaมองหาmɔɔng-hǎaต้นเสียงdtôn-sǐiang
When she heard her name called, she turned her face to look for the source of the sound.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanต่างdtàangผินหน้าpǐn-nâaไปbpaiพึ่งพาpʉ̂ng-paaสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์sìng-sàk-sìtเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kสิ้นหวังsîn-wǎng
The villagers turned to rely on sacred things when they felt hopeless.
ในnaiประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatเหล่าlàoทหารหาญtá-hăan hăanได้dâiผินหน้าpĭn nâaเข้าkâoสู้sôoศัตรูsàt-dtruuเพื่อpêuuaปกป้องบ้านเมืองbpòk-bpông bâan meuuang
In history, the brave soldiers faced the enemy to protect their homeland.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
pǐn
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ผินหน้าpǐn-nâaผินหน้าpǐn-nâa[to] turn one’s face toward; face[to] turn one’s face toward; faceWord