พันงู
pan-nguuMeaning
1NounC1
snakeweed; chaff flower
a type of herbaceous plant or weed (such as the prickly chaff flower or blue snakeweed), often used in traditional Thai medicine
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)พันงูpan-nguuพันงูpan-nguusnakeweed; chaff flowerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-prai1medicinal herb; medicinal plant2herbal (as a modifier)พื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâan1folk; traditional (of local people)2indigenous; native (of a species or practice)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderรักษาโรคrák-sǎa-rôokรักษาโรคrák-sǎa-rôok1[to] treat an illness2[to] cure a diseaseได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangmany things; various things
Grandma said that the snakeweed plant is a local herb used to treat many diseases.
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หมอแผนไทยmɔ̌ɔ-pɛ̌ɛn-taiมักจะmák-jàนำรากnam-râakและlɛ́ใบbaiของkɔ̌ɔngต้นdtônพันงูpan-nguuมาmaaต้มdtômเป็นbpenยาyaaรักษาrák-sǎaอาaaการอักเสบgaan-àk-sèep
Traditional Thai doctors often boil the roots and leaves of the prickly chaff flower plant to make a medicine for treating inflammation.
ตำราdtam-raaยาโบราณyaa-boo-raanระบุrá-bùสรรพคุณsàp-pá-kunของkɔ̌ɔngหญ้าyâaพันงูpan-nguuว่าwâaสามารถsǎa-mâatช่วยchûuaiขับkàpปัสสาวะbpàt-sǎa-wáและlɛ́บรรเทาban-taoอาการaa-gaanนิ่วnîuในnaiไตdtaiได้dâaiอย่างyàangชะงัดchá-ngát
Ancient medical texts specify the properties of snakeweed as being able to effectively act as a diuretic and alleviate kidney stone symptoms.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaหลายคนlăai konจะjàมองว่าmong wâaต้นdtônพันงูpan ngooเป็นเพียงbpen piiangวัชพืชwát-chá-pêutริมทางrim taangแต่dtàeแท้จริงแล้วtáe jing láaeoมันmanคือkeuพืชสมุนไพรpêut sà-mŭn praiที่têeมีคุณค่าmee kun-kâaทางเภสัชวิทยาtaang pay-sàt-chá-wít-tá-yaaอย่างมากyàang mâak
Although many people view the snakeweed as just a roadside weed, it is actually a medicinal plant with significant pharmacological value.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
พันpanพันpan1thousand (1,000)2thousand (modifier)3[to] wrap; wind; coil; bandage4[to be] involved; entangled; implicatedthousand (1,000)Part 1
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พันงูpan-nguuพันงูpan-nguusnakeweed; chaff flowersnakeweed; chaff flowerWord