ฟันปลา
fan-bplaaMeaning
1NounB1
sawtooth; serrated pattern
a row of tooth-like points; a sawtooth or serrated pattern, often seen on edges or road markings
Examples
เส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)สีขาวsǐi-kǎaoสีขาวsǐi-kǎao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmlessที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ฟันปลาfan-bplaaฟันปลาfan-bplaasawtooth; serrated patternบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetหมายความว่าmǎai-kwaam-wâaหมายความว่าmǎai-kwaam-wâa1[to] mean; signify; indicate (that)2meaning (that); that is; in other wordsห้ามจอดhâam-jɔ̀ɔtห้ามจอดhâam-jɔ̀ɔtno parking
The white sawtooth lines on the road mean no parking.
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ช่างเย็บผ้าchâng-yép-pâaใช้cháiกรรไกรซิกแซกgan-grai-sík-sɛ̂ɛkตัดdtàtขอบผ้าkɔ̀ɔp-pâaให้hâiเป็นbpenลายlaaiฟันปลาfan-bplaaเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiผ้าpâaรุ่ยrûi
The seamstress used pinking shears to cut the fabric edge into a sawtooth pattern to prevent it from fraying.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnเส้นsênฟันปลาfan-bplaaก่อนgɔ̀ɔnถึงtʉ̌ngทางม้าลายtaang-máa-laaiผู้ขับขี่pûu-kàp-kìiควรkuuanชะลอchá-lɔɔความเร็วkwaam-reoและlɛ́เตรียมdtriiamหยุดyùt
Upon seeing the sawtooth lines before a crosswalk, drivers should slow down and prepare to stop.
กราฟgráapที่tîiแสดงsà-dɛɛngความผันผวนkwaam-pǎn-pǔuanของkɔ̌ɔngตลาดหุ้นdtà-làat-hûnมีmiiลักษณะlák-sà-nàเป็นbpenฟันปลาfan-bplaaบ่งบอกถึงbòng-bɔ̀ɔk-tʉ̌ngความไม่แน่นอนkwaam-mâi-nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔnในnaiการลงทุนgaan-long-tun
The graph showing the stock market's volatility has a sawtooth pattern, indicating uncertainty in investment.
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
fan
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
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ฟันปลาfan-bplaaฟันปลาfan-bplaasawtooth; serrated patternsawtooth; serrated patternWord