ภาร
paanMeaning
1NounC1
burden; responsibility; duty (formal)
a formal/literary term meaning a burden or responsibility one must bear; often seen in compounds; the standalone common form is ภาระภาระpaa-rá1burden; responsibility; obligation2load; weight (figurative or literal)
Examples
การดูแลgaan-duu-lɛɛการดูแลgaan-duu-lɛɛ1care; looking after2maintenance; upkeep3supervision; oversightพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛparentsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแก่ชราgɛ̀ɛ-chá-raaแก่ชราgɛ̀ɛ-chá-raaaged; elderlyเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ภารpaanภารpaanburden; responsibility; duty (formal)อันanอันan1general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things2which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)3as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)4thing; item; oneยิ่งใหญ่yîng-yàiยิ่งใหญ่yîng-yàigrand; magnificent; great in scale or importanceของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects
Caring for elderly parents is a great responsibility for a child.
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กษัตริย์gà-sàtทรงsongแบกรับbɛ̀ɛk-rápภารpaanในnaiการปกป้องgaan-bpòk-bpɔ̂ngอาณาประชาราษฎร์aa-naa-bprà-chaa-râatให้hâiอยู่เย็นเป็นสุขyùu-yen-bpen-sùk
The king bears the burden of protecting his subjects and ensuring their well-being.
ผู้นำpûu-namที่ดีtîi-diiต้องdtɔ̂ngไม่mâiมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngคือkʉʉอำนาจam-nâatแต่dtɛ̀ɛคือkʉʉภารpaanอันanหนักอึ้งnàk-ʉ̂ngที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngรับผิดชอบráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpต่อdtɔ̀ɔประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon
A good leader must not see their position as power, but as a heavy burden for which they are responsible to the people.
ด้วยdûuaiสำนึกsǎm-nʉ́kในnaiภารpaanแห่งhɛ̀ngตนdtonเขาkǎoจึงjʉngอุทิศù-títทั้งชีวิตtáng-chii-wítเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำงานtam-ngaanรับใช้ráp-cháiสังคมsǎng-komโดยdooiไม่mâiหวังwǎngสิ่งตอบแทนsìng-dtɔ̀ɔp-tɛɛn
With an awareness of his own responsibility, he dedicated his entire life to serving society without expecting anything in return.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภาร said พาน?
paan
- Same-sounding letterภ sounds just like พ, so the reading uses พ.Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ร is said like น (n).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
paan
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 | — | — |