ฟั่น
fânMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] twist; spin; ply
to twist strands together, spin fibers, or ply threads into a cord or rope
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseฟั่นfânฟั่นfân1[to] twist; spin; ply2confused; muddledเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)ปอbpɔɔปอbpɔɔ1Por (given name/nickname)2name of Thai letter ป (por pla)3jute/kenaf (fiber plant)4bast fiber from jute/kenafให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เชือกchʉ̂ʉakเชือกchʉ̂ʉak1rope; cord; line2classifier for domesticated elephantsเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)ยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ผูกpùukผูกpùuk1[to] tie [sth]; fasten [sth]2[to] bind; connect; associate3[to] obligate; bind; commit4[to] compose; deviseของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goods
Mom twists jute fibers into a long rope for tying things.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganฟั่นใยfân-yaiกัญganชงchongเป็นbpenเชือกchʉ̂ʉakสำหรับsǎm-ràpลากlâakแหhɛ̌ɛ
The villagers help spin hemp fibers into rope for dragging the net.
ช่างchângต้องdtɔ̂ngฟั่นfânด้ายdâaiหลายlǎaiเส้นsênให้hâiแน่นnɛ̂nก่อนgɔ̀ɔnนำไปnam-bpaiทำtamเชือกchʉ̂ʉakปีนเขาbpiin-kǎo
The craftsman must tightly ply multiple threads before making a climbing rope.
เขาkǎoฟั่นใยfân-yaiฝ้ายfâaiกับgàpใยyaiปอbpɔɔเข้าด้วยกันkâo-dûuai-ganเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเชือกchʉ̂ʉakมีmiiความเหนียวkwaam-nǐiaoและlɛ́ทนต่อton-dtɔ̀ɔการเสียดสีgaan-sìiat-sǐi
He twists cotton and jute fibers together so the rope is tough and abrasion-resistant.
2AdjectiveC1
confused; muddled
mentally confused or muddled.
Examples
ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2span; extent3section; segment (part of something)4range; interval (between limits)5distance between supportsประชุมbprà-chumประชุมbprà-chum1meeting; conference2[to] meet; hold a meetingข้อมูลkôr moonข้อมูลkôr moon1information; data (non-count)2data (computing)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7creamy; rich (texture/taste)เยอะจนyér jonฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toฟั่นfànฟั่นfàn1[to] twist; spin; ply2confused; muddledคิดไม่ออกkít mâi òkคิดไม่ออกkít mâi òk[to] draw a blank; can’t think of/rememberว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3[to] deserve; be worthy ofเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toตรงไหนdtrong năiตรงไหนdtrong năi1where (exactly)2which part/spot3in what way/at which point? (rhetorical)
During the meeting there was so much information that I started to feel tangled and couldn't figure out where to start.
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พอpɔɔมีmiiงานด่วนngaan-dùuanเข้ามาkâo-maaซ้อนกันsɔ́ɔn-ganหลายlǎaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเขาkǎoก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiฟั่นfânและlɛ́เผลอplə̌əตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiพลาดplâat
When several urgent tasks came in at once, he got flustered and ended up making a poor decision.
เธอtəəฟั่นfânจนjonพูดวกไปวนมาpûut-wók-bpai-won-maaเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanสมองsà-mɔ̌ɔngติดขัดdtìt-kàtเพราะprɔ́ความกังวลkwaam-gang-wonที่tîiถาโถมtǎa-tǒom
She was so flustered that she kept rambling, as if her mind jammed from overwhelming anxiety.
พอpɔɔข่าวkàaoลือกระหน่ำlʉʉ-grà-nàmเข้ามาkâo-maaคนในทีมkon-nai-tiimก็gɔ̂ฟั่นfânจนjonจับต้นชนปลายjàp-dtôn-chon-bplaaiไม่mâiถูกtùukต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดyùtตั้งหลักdtâng-làkก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
When rumors poured in, the team got mentally tangled and couldn't make sense of anything, so they had to pause to regroup.
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
fân
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 | — | — |