มิน

min

Meanings

1NounB2

soot

A black deposit produced by smoke, especially the soot that collects on the underside of a cooking pot.

Examples

หม้อmɔ̂ɔหม้อmɔ̂ɔ1pot; cooking pot2jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)3electric rice cooker (colloquial)4transformer (colloq.)ใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เตาถ่านdtao-tàanเตาถ่านdtao-tàancharcoal stove; charcoal brazierมานานmaa-naanมานานmaa-naanfor a long time (up to now)ก้นหม้อgôn-mɔ̂ɔก้นหม้อgôn-mɔ̂ɔbottom/base of a potเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoมินminมินmin1soot2not (archaic or literary)ติดอยู่dtìt-yùuติดอยู่dtìt-yùu1[to] be stuck; trapped; unable to get free2[to] be attached; adhered; stuck on3[to] be held up; tied up; unable to leave4[to] remain; linger (smell/feeling/problem)5[to] be fixated on; hung up onเต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòtเต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòt1completely full; crammed2everywhere; all over (the place)
This pot has been used on a charcoal stove for a long time, so its underside is covered in soot.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛให้hâiฉันchǎnขัดkàtมินminที่tîiก้นหม้อgôn-mɔ̂ɔก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเอาไปao-bpaiเก็บgèp
Mom asked me to scrub the soot off the underside of the pot before putting it away.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàล้างláangหม้อmɔ̂ɔไปbpaiหลายรอบlǎai-rɔ̂ɔpแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛคราบkrâapมินminที่tîiเกาะแน่นgɔ̀-nɛ̂nอยู่yùuด้านล่างdâan-lâangก็gɔ̂ยังyangออกɔ̀ɔkไม่mâiหมดmòt
Although the pot has been washed several times, the stubborn soot on its underside still hasn't come off completely.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiฟืนfʉʉnที่tîiยังyangชื้นchʉ́ʉnควันkwanจะjàมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nทำให้tam-hâiมินminสะสมsà-sǒmที่tîiก้นหม้อgôn-mɔ̂ɔเร็วกว่าreo-gwàaตอนdtɔɔnใช้cháiฟืนfʉʉnแห้งhɛ̂ɛng
Using damp firewood produces more smoke, causing soot to build up on the underside of the pot faster than when dry firewood is used.
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not (archaic or literary)

An archaic or literary negative word meaning 'not,' equivalent to มิมิmínot (formal/literary negative) or ไม่ไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply).

Examples

ชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmyoung manกล่าวglàaoกล่าวglàao[to] say; state; mention (formal)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)นางnaangนางnaang1lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)2Mrs. (title before a name)3female role; female character (traditional theatre)4she; her (literary or informal)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeข้าkâaข้าkâa1I; me (archaic/poetic; rustic)2servant; subject (historical)3I; me (deferential to royalty, historical formula)มินminมินmin1soot2not (archaic or literary)เคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)ลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyคำสัญญาkam-sǎn-yaaคำสัญญาkam-sǎn-yaapromise; pledge; undertakingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerให้ไว้hâi-wáiให้ไว้hâi-wái[to] give [sb] [sth] to keep; [to] issue (a document)แก่gɛ̀ɛแก่gɛ̀ɛ1old (age)2to; toward (recipient/affected party)3dark (color); strong (drink)4mature; fully grown; old (plant parts or produce)5for; with regard toเจ้าjâaoเจ้าjâao1lord; master; owner2ruler; prince (royal title)3deity; spirit (title/noun)4prefix: familiar or affectionate term before names or nouns5polite sentence-final particle (Northern Thai, mainly female)6yes; okay (polite, Northern Thai)7you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)8classifier for businesses, suppliers, or individual parties
The young man said to her, “I have never forgotten the promise I made to you.”
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แม้mɛ́ɛผู้คนpûu-konจะjàกล่าวโทษglàao-tôotนางnaangเพียงใดpiiang-daiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂มินminคลายklaaiความเชื่อมั่นkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-mânในnaiความบริสุทธิ์kwaam-bɔɔ-rí-sùtของkɔ̌ɔngนางnaang
No matter how much people accused her, his faith in her innocence did not waver.
ข้าkâaรู้rúuดีว่าdii-wâaทรัพย์สินsáp-sǐnย่อมyɔ̂mหาhǎaใหม่màiได้dâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเกียรติgìiatที่tîiสูญไปsǔun-bpaiนั้นnánมินminอาจàatซื้อคืนsʉ́ʉ-kʉʉnด้วยdûuaiเงินทองngən-tɔɔng
I know well that wealth can be acquired again, but lost honor cannot be bought back with money.
อันanคำสัตย์kam-sàtที่tîiให้ไว้hâi-wáiต่อdtɔ̀ɔแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-dinนั้นnánข้าkâaมินminคิดkítบิดพลิ้วbìt-plíuแม้mɛ́ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngแลกlɛ̂ɛkด้วยdûuaiชีวิตchii-wítก็gɔ̂จักjàkรักษาไว้rák-sǎa-wáiจนjonลมหายใจสุดท้ายlom-hǎai-jai-sùt-táai
As for the oath I have sworn to the realm, I have no intention of breaking it; even at the cost of my life, I shall uphold it until my last breath.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

min

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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