ฝิ่น
fìnMeaning
1NounB1
opium
a narcotic substance obtained from the opium poppy, used medically as a painkiller and recreationally as an illegal drug; also refers to the dried latex itself
Examples
แพทย์pɛ̂ɛtแพทย์pɛ̂ɛt1doctor; physician2medical (attrib.; in compounds)สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔn1formerly; in the past; back then2the old days; former timesใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderฝิ่นfìnฝิ่นfìnopiumเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ยาแก้ปวดyaa-gɛ̂ɛ-bpùuatยาแก้ปวดyaa-gɛ̂ɛ-bpùuatpainkiller; pain relieverอย่างแรงyàang-rɛɛngอย่างแรงyàang-rɛɛngstrongly; intensely; severelyแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toควบคุมkûuap-kumควบคุมkûuap-kum1[to] control; regulate; manage2[to] restrain; keep in checkปริมาณbpà-rí-maanปริมาณbpà-rí-maanquantity; amount
Doctors in the past used opium as a strong painkiller, but the dosage had to be controlled.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanบางคนbaang-konเคยkəəiกรีดgrìitผลpǒnฝิ่นfìnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำnamยางyaangแห้งhɛ̂ɛngมาใช้maa-cháiทางยาtaang-yaaแบบbɛ̀ɛpพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâan
Some villagers used to score opium pods to collect the dried latex for traditional medicinal use.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatยึดyʉ́tฝิ่นfìnแห้งhɛ̂ɛngจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenยางyaangจากjàakดอกdɔ̀ɔkฝิ่นfìnที่tîiผ่านpàanการgaanตากdtàak
The police seized a large amount of dried opium, which is the sun-dried latex from opium poppies.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaฝิ่นfìnจะมีjà-miiสรรพคุณsàp-pá-kunระงับrá-ngápปวดbpùuatแต่dtɛ̀ɛการใช้gaan-cháiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสันทนาการsǎn-tá-naa-gaanถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaผิดกฎหมายpìt-gòt-mǎaiและlɛ́เสี่ยงsìiangต่อdtɔ̀ɔการเสพติดgaan-sèep-dtìtอย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛng
Although opium has analgesic properties, recreational use is illegal and carries a high risk of addiction.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
fìn
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |