ฝนหลวง
fǒn-lǔuangMeaning
1NounB2
royal rainmaking; royally induced artificial rain
Artificial rain induced by cloud seeding under Thailand's royally initiated rainmaking program.
Examples
ชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiin the area; on-siteหวังว่าwǎng-wâaหวังว่าwǎng-wâa1[to] hope (that)2hopefully; I/we hope (that)ฝนหลวงfǒn-lǔuangฝนหลวงfǒn-lǔuangroyal rainmaking; royally induced artificial rainจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]เพิ่มpə̂əmเพิ่มpə̂əm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3more; extraน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)อ่างเก็บน้ำàang-gèp-náamอ่างเก็บน้ำàang-gèp-náamreservoir (artificial lake)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turnมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)สัปดาห์sàp-daaสัปดาห์sàp-daa1week2classifier: weeksแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Local farmers hope that rain from the royal rainmaking program will help replenish the reservoir, as it has not rained for several weeks.
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วันนี้wan-níiมีmiiการทำgaan-tamฝนหลวงfǒn-lǔuangโดยdooiใช้cháiเครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binโปรยbprooiสารsǎanในnaiเมฆmêekเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเกิดgə̀ətฝนfǒnในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiเกษตรgà-sèetที่tîiขาดน้ำkàat-náam
Today, a royal rainmaking operation is using aircraft to seed clouds and produce rain over farmland suffering from water shortages.
โครงการkrohng gaanฝนหลวงfŏn lŭuangตามdtaamพระราชดำริprá-râat-chá-dam-rìช่วยchûuaiบรรเทาban-taoปัญหาbpan-hăaภัยแล้งpai láengโดยdoiใช้cháiเครื่องบินkrêuuang binโปรยbproiสารsăanเพื่อpêuuaกระตุ้นgrà-dtûnให้hâiเมฆmêkก่อตัวgò dtuuaและláeเกิดgèrtฝนfŏn
The royally initiated rainmaking program helps alleviate drought by using aircraft to disperse substances that encourage cloud formation and rainfall.
แม้mɛ́ɛการทำgaan-tamฝนหลวงfǒn-lǔuangจะjàช่วยchûuaiบรรเทาban-taoภัยแล้งpai-lɛ́ɛngได้dâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛผลสำเร็จpǒn-sǎm-rètก็gɔ̂ขึ้นอยู่กับkʉ̂n-yùu-gàpความชื้นkwaam-chʉ́ʉnและlɛ́สภาพอากาศsà-pâap-aa-gàatในnaiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láวันwan
Although cloud seeding under the royal rainmaking program can help alleviate drought, its success depends on humidity and daily weather conditions.
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
fǒn
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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หลวงlǔuangหลวงlǔuang1royal; of the king2state; public; official3honorific element for monks and Buddha images4Luang; a traditional Thai noble rankroyal; of the kingPart 2
ฝนหลวงfǒn-lǔuangฝนหลวงfǒn-lǔuangroyal rainmaking; royally induced artificial rainroyal rainmaking; royally induced artificial rainWord