ฝั้น
fânMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] twist [sth]; [to] spin
to twist, spin, or roll strands together to make a rope, thread, or candle
Examples
คุณปู่kun-bpùuคุณปู่kun-bpùu1paternal grandfather; father's father2elderly man (polite address)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesฝั้นfânฝั้นfân[to] twist [sth]; [to] spinเชือกchʉ̂ʉakเชือกchʉ̂ʉak1rope; cord; line2classifier for domesticated elephantsจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmใยyaiใยyai1spider silk; cobweb2fiber; filament; thread3fiber (dietary)4why (archaic/literary)มะพร้าวmá-práaoมะพร้าวmá-práao1coconut (tree)2coconut (fruit)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเอาไว้ao-wáiเอาไว้ao-wái1[to] keep [sth]; save [sth]; set [sth] aside (for later)2[to] leave [sth] for later; postpone3purpose marker (‘for; in order to’)4[to] keep [sth] (in a given state)ผูกpùukผูกpùuk1[to] tie [sth]; fasten [sth]2[to] bind; connect; associate3[to] obligate; bind; commit4[to] compose; deviseของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goods
Grandpa is twisting coconut fibers into a rope for tying things.
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พวกเราpûuak-raoต้องdtɔ̂ngช่วยกันchûuai-ganฝั้นfânเทียนtiianขี้ผึ้งkîi-pʉ̂ngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำไปใช้nam-bpai-cháiในnaiงานเทศกาลngaan-têet-sà-gaanเข้าพรรษาkâo-pan-sǎa
We have to help each other roll beeswax to make candles for the Buddhist Lent festival.
การgaanฝั้นfânด้ายdâaiฝ้ายfâaiด้วยdûuaiมือmʉʉต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiความชำนาญkwaam-cham-naanและlɛ́ความอดทนkwaam-òt-tonเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiได้dâaiเส้นด้ายsên-dâaiที่tîiเหนียวแน่นnǐiao-nɛ̂n
Spinning cotton threads by hand requires skill and patience to produce strong and durable threads.
ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnชาวบ้านchaao-bâanจะjàฝั้นfânเชือกchʉ̂ʉakใช้cháiเองeengจากjàakเส้นใยธรรมชาติsên-yai-tam-má-châatที่tîiสามารถsǎa-mâatหาได้hǎa-dâaiในnaiท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìn
In the old days, villagers would spin their own rope from natural fibers that could be found locally.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
fân
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |