ฟืน
fʉʉnMeaning
1NounA2
firewood
Wood used as fuel for fires, typically cut into pieces for cooking or heating.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ฟืนfʉʉnฟืนfʉʉnfirewoodไว้wáiไว้wái1[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.)ข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3side; party (in a dispute or game)4side; lateral (modifier)เตาdtaoเตาdtao1stove; cooker2furnace; kiln; oven
Grandma keeps firewood beside the stove.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoไปbpaiตัดdtàtฟืนfʉʉnหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiก่อไฟgɔ̀ɔ-faiทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâao
Yesterday we cut firewood behind the house to make a cooking fire.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanผึ่งpʉ̀ngฟืนfʉʉnให้hâiแห้งhɛ̂ɛngก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเก็บgèpเข้าkâoคลังklangเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเผาไหม้pǎo-mâiได้ดีdâai-diiในnaiฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒn
Villagers dry the firewood before storing it so it burns well during the rainy season.
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
fʉʉn
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 | — | — |