พันเอก
pan-èekMeaning
1NounB2
colonel
An army rank above lieutenant colonel and below major general in Thailand, or an officer holding this rank.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นพันbpen-panเป็นพันbpen-panthousands; in the thousandsเอกèekเอกèek1major (field of study)2one; single; unique; exceptional3principal; primary4A; first class; first rank; top grade5ace (playing card)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กองทัพบกgɔɔng-táp-bòkกองทัพบกgɔɔng-táp-bòk1Royal Thai Army2army; land forceและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เกษียณgà-sǐianเกษียณgà-sǐian1[to] retire2retiredปีหน้าbpii-nâaปีหน้าbpii-nâanext year
My father is a colonel in the army and will retire next year.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakเป็นพันbpen-panโทtooมาmaaหลายlǎaiปีbpiiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ได้รับdâi-rápการเลื่อนยศgaan-lʉ̂ʉan-yótเป็นพันbpen-panเอกèek
After serving as a lieutenant colonel for several years, he was promoted to colonel.
พันเอกpan-èekสั่งให้sàng-hâiหน่วยทหารnùuai-tá-hǎanเข้าkâoช่วยเหลือผู้ประสบภัยchûuai-lʉ̌ʉa-pûu-bprà-sòp-paiทันทีtan-tiiหลังlǎngได้รับdâi-rápรายงานraai-ngaanว่าwâaหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngถูกtùukน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuam
The colonel ordered the military unit to help disaster victims immediately after receiving reports that several villages had been flooded.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะมีjà-miiยศyótพันเอกpan-èekแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoยังyangต้องdtɔ̂ngปฏิบัติตามbpà-dtì-bàt-dtaamคำสั่งkam-sàngของkɔ̌ɔngพลตรีpon-dtriiซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenผู้บังคับบัญชาpûu-bang-káp-ban-chaa
Although he holds the rank of colonel, he must still follow the orders of the major general who is his commanding officer.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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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เอกèekเอกèek1major (field of study)2one; single; unique; exceptional3principal; primary4A; first class; first rank; top grade5ace (playing card)major (field of study)Part 2
พันเอกpan-èekพันเอกpan-èekcolonelcolonelWord