พาลชน
paan-chonMeaning
1NounB2
scoundrel; villain; ruffian
A bad or wicked person who causes trouble; a scoundrel or villain.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyยุ่งyûngยุ่งyûng1busy; occupied2messy; tangled3complicated; troublesome4[to] meddle; interfere5swarming with flies/mosquitoes (dial.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)พวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or names5classifier for groups or kindsพาลชนpaan chonพาลชนpaan chonscoundrel; villain; ruffianเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เดือดร้อนdèuuat rónเดือดร้อนdèuuat rón1[to] be in distress; suffer hardship; be troubled2[to] be affected; be inconvenienced; be put outเปล่าๆbplào bplàoเปล่าๆbplào bplào1plain; bare; unadorned2by itself; without extras3for free; at no cost4for no reason; in vain; to no purpose
Don't get involved with those scoundrels, or you'll get into trouble for no reason.
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ในnaiละครlá-kɔɔnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiตัวร้ายdtuua-ráaiเป็นbpenพาลชนpaan-chonที่tîiคอยkɔɔiสร้างความวุ่นวายsâang-kwaam-wûn-waaiให้กับhâi-gàpหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan
In this drama series, the antagonist is a villain who constantly causes chaos for the village.
คนดีkon-diiมักmákตกเป็นเหยื่อdtòk-bpen-yʉ̀ʉaของkɔ̌ɔngพาลชนpaan-chonผู้pûuไม่เคยmâi-kəəiคำนึงถึงkam-nʉng-tʉ̌ngศีลธรรมsǐin-lá-tam
Good people often fall victim to wicked people who have no regard for morality.
กฎหมายgòt-mǎaiมีmiiไว้wáiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaควบคุมkûuap-kumสังคมsǎng-komและlɛ́ลงโทษlong-tôotเหล่าlàoพาลชนpaan-chonที่tîiละเมิดlá-mə̂ətสิทธิsìt-tíของkɔ̌ɔngผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉn
Laws exist to regulate society and punish the scoundrels who violate the rights of others.
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 -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
paan
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
พาลpaanพาลpaan1quarrelsome; aggressive; malicious (temperament)2bully; troublemaker3by extension; as an unintended consequencequarrelsome; aggressive; malicious (temperament)Part 1
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ชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2[to] clink (glasses); toast3people; tribe; class[to] crash; collidePart 2
พาลชนpaan-chonพาลชนpaan-chonscoundrel; villain; ruffianscoundrel; villain; ruffianWord