พ่าน
pâanMeaning
1AdverbB2
all over the place; aimlessly
all over the place; aimlessly; in a disorderly or scattered manner (often used to modify verbs of motion like walking or running)
Examples
ลูกสุนัขlûuk-sù-nákลูกสุนัขlûuk-sù-nákpuppyวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseพ่านpâanพ่านpâanall over the place; aimlesslyไปทั่วbpai-tûuaไปทั่วbpai-tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2all over; everywhere (extent marker)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiflower; flowersของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛคุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛ1mother (polite)2Mom (form of address)3polite address for a mother/pregnant womanพังpangพังpang1broken; not working2[to] break down; collapse; fall apart3ruined; a mess (plans/situations)4[to] demolish; wreck [sth]หมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogether
The puppy ran all over the place in the garden until my mother's flowers were completely ruined.
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เด็กๆdèk dèkเล่นlênกันganสนุกสนานsà-nùk sà-năanและláeวิ่งwîngพ่านpâanไปทั่วbpai tûuaสนามหญ้าsà-năam yâa
The children were playing merrily and running aimlessly all over the lawn.
ผู้คนpûu-konตกใจdtòk-jaiกับgàpเสียงsǐiangระเบิดrá-bə̀ətจึงjʉngพากันpaa-ganวิ่งwîngพ่านpâanหนีnǐiเอาตัวรอดao-dtuua-rɔ̂ɔtอย่างyàangไม่มีmâi-miiทิศทางtít-taang
People panicked at the sound of the explosion, so they ran scattering in all directions to save themselves.
คุณkunไม่ควรmâi-kuuanปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiสัตว์เลี้ยงsàt-líiangเดินdəənพ่านpâanในnaiบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanเพราะprɔ́อาจàatรบกวนróp-guuanลูกค้าlûuk-káaท่านtânอื่นʉ̀ʉnได้dâai
You shouldn't let your pets wander aimlessly in the restaurant area, as it might disturb other customers.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pâan
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |