พรรณ
panMeanings
1NounB1
kind; type; variety
a kind, type, or variety, especially of plants or animals
Examples
สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiflower; flowersหลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalพรรณpanพรรณpan1kind; type; variety2color; complexion (formal)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyกุหลาบgù-làapกุหลาบgù-làaprose (flower)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ทิวลิปtiu-lípทิวลิปtiu-líptulip
This garden has many varieties of flowers, including roses and tulips.
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อาจารย์aa-jaanอธิบายà-tí-baaiความแตกต่างkwaam-dtɛ̀ɛk-dtàangของkɔ̌ɔngพรรณpanข้าวkâaoที่tîiทนแล้งton-lɛ́ɛngกับgàpพรรณpanที่tîiให้ผลผลิตhâi-pǒn-pà-lìtสูงsǔung
The professor explained the differences between drought-resistant rice varieties and high-yield varieties.
งานวิจัยngaan-wí-jaiนี้níiสำรวจsǎm-rùuatความหลากหลายkwaam-làak-lǎaiของkɔ̌ɔngพรรณpanไม้วงศ์ปาล์มmáai-wong-bpaamในnaiป่าพรุbpàa-prúเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnอนุรักษ์à-nú-rákอย่างยั่งยืนyàang-yâng-yʉʉn
This study investigates the diversity of palm family plant varieties in peat forests to plan sustainable conservation.
2NounC1
color; complexion (formal)
color, complexion, or skin tone (formal or literary, often used in compounds like ผิวพรรณผิวพรรณpǐu-pancomplexion; skin condition)
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พรรณ said พัน?
pan
- Vowel spellingThe double รร is read as a vowel (“a” or “an”), not as two ร.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ณ, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |