พันธุ์

pan

Meanings

1NounB1

breed/variety/strain

a type or variety within a species, especially of plants or animals; a breed or strain

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2NounB1

seed (for planting)

seed or planting material identified by type or quality (e.g., certified seed)

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ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallเกษตรgà-sèetเกษตรgà-sèet1agriculture; farming2agricultural (modifier in compounds)3domicile; planet in its own sign (astrology)แนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâi[to] advise/recommend [sb] to do [sth]; suggest (that...)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเมล็ดพันธุ์má-lét-panเมล็ดพันธุ์má-lét-panseed (for planting)ผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughการตรวจgaan-dtrùuatการตรวจgaan-dtrùuat1inspection; examination; check2medical exam; test; screeningคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapquality (standard; grade)เพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatงอกngɔ̂ɔkงอกngɔ̂ɔk1[to] sprout; germinate; grow (new part, e.g., hair/teeth)2[to] increase; get added (often unexpectedly)สม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌əสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌ə1consistent; regular2consistently; regularly3even; uniform
The agricultural shop recommended using vegetable seed that has passed quality inspection to ensure uniform germination.
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3NounB2

lineage; stock; ancestry

a line of descent or ancestral stock; a group connected by common descent

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4NounB2

kind/type (colloquial)

informal: a sort or kind of person or thing (often with a qualitative nuance, positive or negative)

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is พันธุ์ said พัน?

pan

  • Silent letterธุ์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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

ธุ์ is silent here.

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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