ฟาน
faanMeaning
1NounB1
barking deer; muntjac
a barking deer or muntjac, a small species of deer found in Southeast Asia.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asฟานfaanฟานfaanbarking deer; muntjacตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ngตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ng1one (of them); a certain one2one (classifier ‘ตัว’)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated
Yesterday I saw a barking deer in the forest.
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ฟานfaanเป็นbpenสัตว์sàtขี้อายkîi-aaiมันmanมักจะmák-jàซ่อนตัวsɔ̂ɔn-dtuuaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangคนkon
The barking deer is a shy animal; it usually hides when it hears human sounds.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛฟานfaanจะมีjà-miiขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lékกว่าgwàaกวางgwaangชนิดchá-nítอื่นʉ̀ʉnแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanวิ่งwîngเร็วreoมากmâak
Even though the barking deer is smaller than other deer species, it runs very fast.
ฟานfaanมีmiiบทบาทสำคัญbòt-bàat-sǎm-kanในnaiระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetของป่าkɔ̌ɔng-bpàaเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakเป็นbpenเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaของkɔ̌ɔngสัตว์sàtผู้ล่าpûu-lâaขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nít
The barking deer plays an important role in the forest ecosystem, as it is prey for many species of large predators.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
faan
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 | — | — |