ฟัน
fanMeanings
1NounA1
tooth; teeth
A hard structure in the mouth used for biting and chewing.
Examples
ลูกชายlôok chaaiลูกชายlôok chaaison; male childมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฟันfanฟันfan1tooth; teeth2gear tooth; cog3[to] slash; chop; hack4[to] cut; deduct (informal)5[to] overcharge [sb]; [to] rip off (slang)6[to] rake in money; make a large profit (slang)7[to] have sex (slang)น้ำนมnáam nomน้ำนมnáam nombreast milk; milkซี่sêeซี่sêe1tooth (of a comb, zipper, gear, saw, etc.)2spoke (of a wheel)3slat; thin bar; rib (of a structure)แรกrâekแรกrâek1first; earliest; initial2at first; initiallyแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
My son already has his first baby tooth.
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I brush my teeth every morning to keep my teeth strong.
The doctor said the decayed molar must be filled urgently.
When eating steak, you should chew slowly so your teeth don’t hurt.
2NounB1
gear tooth; cog
A projecting tooth on a gear or cogwheel.
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toตรวจดูdtrùuat dooตรวจดูdtrùuat dooto check; inspect; examineฟันfanฟันfan1tooth; teeth2gear tooth; cog3[to] slash; chop; hack4[to] cut; deduct (informal)5[to] overcharge [sb]; [to] rip off (slang)6[to] rake in money; make a large profit (slang)7[to] have sex (slang)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเฟืองfeuuangเฟืองfeuuang1gear; cog2straw (Isan)3sprocketว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมีรอยmee roiมีรอยmee roi[to] be marked; [to] have a markสึกsèukสึกsèuk1[to] wear; wear down; erode2[to] disrobe (from monkhood)หรือไม่rĕu mâiหรือไม่rĕu mâi1or not? (question particle)2whether ... or not
The mechanic checks whether the gear’s teeth are worn.
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ฟันfanของkŏngเฟืองfeuuangตัวเล็กdtuua lékสอดประสานsòt bprà-săanกับgàpฟันfanของkŏngเฟืองfeuuangตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiเพื่อpêuuaส่งกำลังsòng gam-lang
The teeth of the small gear mesh with those of the large gear to transmit power.
ถ้าtâaฟันfanหลุดไปlùt bpaiหนึ่งnèungซี่sêeเครื่องกลkrêuuang gonจะjàสั่นsànและláeทำงานtam ngaanสะดุดsà-dùt
If one gear tooth breaks off, the mechanism will vibrate and operate unevenly.
วิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnปรับbpràpโปรไฟล์bproo-faiของkɔ̌ɔngฟันเฟืองfan-fʉʉangให้hâiเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpแรงบิดrɛɛng-bìtสูงsǔungเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótการgaanสึกsʉ̀kและlɛ́เสียงรบกวนsǐiang-róp-guuan
The engineer adjusts the gear tooth profile for high torque to reduce wear and noise.
3VerbB1
[to] slash; chop; hack
To strike or cut forcefully, as with a sword, knife, or stick.
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringตัดไม้dtàt máaiตัดไม้dtàt máai[to] cut wood; [to] fell trees; [to] logใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderมีดmêetมีดmêetknifeฟันfanฟันfan1tooth; teeth2gear tooth; cog3[to] slash; chop; hack4[to] cut; deduct (informal)5[to] overcharge [sb]; [to] rip off (slang)6[to] rake in money; make a large profit (slang)7[to] have sex (slang)กิ่งgìngกิ่งgìng1branch; twig (small)2branch; offshoot (figurative)3classifier: branches, twigsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)หล่นlònหล่นlòn1[to] fall; drop off; slip off2[to] be missing; be left outลงมาlong maaลงมาlong maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and under
The woodcutter used a knife to chop the branch down.
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ทหารtá-hăanฝึกfèukฟันfanดาบdàapเป็นจังหวะbpen jang-wàเพื่อpêuuaควบคุมkûap-kumแรงraengและláeทิศทางtít taang
The soldiers practiced striking with swords rhythmically to control force and direction.
เขาkăoฟันfanเชือกchûueakด้วยdûuayมีดพกmêet pókจนขาดjon kàatแล้วจึงláew jeungช่วยchûuaiคนkonที่têeติดอยู่dtìt yòo
He slashed the rope with a pocket knife until it snapped, then helped the person who was stuck.
ช่างchângปีนbpeenขึ้นkêunไปแล้วbpai láewฟันfanไม้ไผ่máai pàiทีละtee láปล้องbplôngอย่างแม่นยำyàang mâen-yamเพื่อpêuuaเปิดทางbpèrt taangเดินdern
The worker climbed up and chopped the bamboo segment by segment precisely to clear a path.
4VerbB2
[to] cut; deduct (informal)
To take off an amount, such as salary or points; informal usage.
Examples
สายsăaiสายsăai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamsวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเจ้านายjâo naaiเจ้านายjâo naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3royalty; member of a royal familyฟันfanฟันfan1tooth; teeth2gear tooth; cog3[to] slash; chop; hack4[to] cut; deduct (informal)5[to] overcharge [sb]; [to] rip off (slang)6[to] rake in money; make a large profit (slang)7[to] have sex (slang)โบนัสboh-nátโบนัสboh-nát1bonus (extra pay/reward)2bonus (extra benefit/perk)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyครึ่งหนึ่งkrêung nèungครึ่งหนึ่งkrêung nèung1one half; 1/22half (of [sth]/[sb])3by half (50%)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingยอดyôtยอดyôt1top; peak; summit2amount; total; balance; sales3excellent; superb4tip (of plant/shoot)5the best; the finest; the foremostไม่ถึงmâi tĕungไม่ถึงmâi tĕung1less than; not as many as2[to] not reach; not arriveเป้าbpâoเป้าbpâo1target; aim2goal; objective3crotch (of trousers); crotch; groin
This morning the boss docked half of the bonus because the target wasn’t met.
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กรรมการgam-má-gaanฟันfanคะแนนká-naenทีมเราteem raoเพราะpráwส่งงานsòng ngaanช้าcháaเกินกำหนดgern gam-nòt
The judges deducted points from our team because we submitted too late.
ชาวสวนchaao sŭuanใช้cháiมีดmêetฟันfanกิ่งไม้gìng máaiที่têeยื่นออกมาyêun òk maaขวางทางkwăang taangเดินdern
The gardener used a knife to chop the branches protruding into the walkway.
เขาkăoใช้cháiมีดmêetอีโต้ee-dtôhฟันfanลูกมะพร้าวlôok má-práaoเพื่อpêuuaดื่มdèumน้ำหวานnáam wăanข้างในkâang nai
He used a cleaver to chop the coconut to drink the sweet water inside.
5VerbB2
[to] overcharge [sb]; [to] rip off (slang)
To charge someone an unfairly high price; to rip off.
6VerbB2
[to] rake in money; make a large profit (slang)
To get a large amount of money or profit, often quickly or easily.
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เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขายของkăai kŏngขายของkăai kŏng[to] sell things; [to] sell goodsออนไลน์on-laaiออนไลน์on-laai1online (connected to the internet)2online; on the internetแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asเดือนdeuuanเดือนdeuuan1month2the Moon; moonเดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; sameก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerฟันfanฟันfan1tooth; teeth2gear tooth; cog3[to] slash; chop; hack4[to] cut; deduct (informal)5[to] overcharge [sb]; [to] rip off (slang)6[to] rake in money; make a large profit (slang)7[to] have sex (slang)กำไรgam raiกำไรgam rai1profit; financial gain2[to] make a profit3benefit; advantage (fig.)ไปเป็นbpai bpenไปเป็นbpai bpen[to] go to be; take up a post asแสนsăenแสนsăen1one hundred thousand (100,000)2very; extremely
He made hundreds of thousands in profit after just one month of selling online.
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เขาkăoซื้อséuหุ้นhûnไว้ก่อนwái gònราคาraa-kaaจะjàพุ่งpûngเลยloieฟันfanกำไรgam raiไปbpaiหลายlăaiแสนsăenในnaiเวลาway-laaไม่กี่mâi gèeวันwan
He bought the shares before the price shot up, so he raked in several hundred thousand in profit in just a few days.
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtฟันfanกำไรgam raiจากjàakการขายgaan kăaiที่ดินtêe dinได้dâiหลายสิบlăai sìpล้านláanหลังlăngมีmeeข่าวkàaoว่าwâaจะjàสร้างsâangสถานีรถไฟฟ้าsà-tăa-nee rót fai fáaใกล้พื้นglâi péuunที่têeนั้นnán
The company raked in tens of millions in profit from selling land after news emerged that a train station would be built nearby.
แม้máeจะjàจัดjàtคอนเสิร์ตkon sèrtเพียงpiiangรอบrôpเดียวdiiaoผู้จัดpôo jàtก็gâwฟันfanกำไรgam raiไปbpaiหลายล้านlăai láanเพราะpráwบัตรbàtขายหมดkăai mòtและláeมีmeeผู้สนับสนุนpôo sà-nàp-sà-nŭnช่วยchûuaiออกòkค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàai
Despite putting on just one concert, the organizers raked in millions in profit because tickets sold out and sponsors helped cover the costs.
7VerbC1
[to] have sex (slang)
To have sexual intercourse (slang).