พิลั่น
pí-lânMeaning
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extremely; very; unusually (intensifier)
An intensifier meaning 'very' or 'to an unusual degree,' often placed after an adjective or verb; can suggest excess beyond normal. (e.g., หนาวพิลั่น = extremely cold).
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)รถติดrót-dtìtรถติดrót-dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedพิลั่นpí-lânพิลั่นpí-lânextremely; very; unusually (intensifier)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedกว่าจะgwàa-jàกว่าจะgwàa-jànot until; by the time (introducing a clause)ถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâanถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâan[to] arrive homeก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerดึกdʉ̀kดึกdʉ̀k1late at night; late2late at nightมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The traffic was incredibly bad yesterday; I didn't get home until very late.
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อาหารaa-hǎanร้านนี้ráan-níiเผ็ดpètพิลั่นpí-lânกินginคำเดียวkam-diiaoต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipดื่มน้ำdʉ̀ʉm-náamตามdtaamเลยləəi
The food at this restaurant is extremely spicy. After just one bite, I had to gulp down water immediately.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàรู้rúuว่าwâaข้อสอบkɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔpยากyâakพิลั่นpí-lânแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangตั้งใจdtâng-jaiอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉเต็มที่dtem-tîi
Even though he knew the exam would be unusually difficult, he still studied his best.
คอนเสิร์ตkɔɔn-sə̀ətเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnสนุกsà-nùkพิลั่นpí-lânคนดูkon-duuกระโดดgrà-dòotกันganจนjonพื้นpʉ́ʉnสะเทือนsà-tʉʉan
Last night's concert was insanely fun. The audience was jumping so much the floor was shaking.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pí
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |