ม่าน
mâanMeanings
1NounA1
curtain; drape
a hanging piece of cloth used to cover a window or doorway
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for businessม่านmâanม่านmâan1curtain; drape2screen; veilตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morningเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatแสงsɛ̌ɛngแสงsɛ̌ɛng1light2ray; beamเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6rice (archaic; dialectal)7[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)
I open the curtains in the morning to let light in.
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Mom washes the living room curtains every month.
ตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmปิดbpìtม่านmâanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความเป็นส่วนตัวkwaam-bpen-sùuan-dtuua
At night, don’t forget to close the curtains for privacy.
2NounB2
screen; veil
a hanging or layer that hides, separates, or filters view or light (literal or figurative)
Examples
หมอกmòkหมอกmòkfog; mistยามเช้าyaam cháaoยามเช้าyaam cháao1morning2in the morningปกคลุมทุ่งbpòk klum tûngปกคลุมทุ่งbpòk klum tûng[to] cover the fieldนาnaaนาnaapaddy field; rice fieldเป็นเหมือนbpen mĕuuanเป็นเหมือนbpen mĕuuan[to] be like; resemble [sb/sth]; be similar to [sb/sth]ม่านmâanม่านmâan1curtain; drape2screen; veilบางๆbaang baangบางๆbaang baang1thin; fine (not thick)2thinly; in a thin layer3slight; faint; subtle4slightly; faintlyบังbangบังbang1[to] block; cover; obscure2[to] shield; protect (by covering)3screen; shade; cover (noun, literary/archaic)4honorific for an older Muslim man; brotherสายตาsăai dtaaสายตาsăai dtaa1eyesight; vision2look; gaze3view; perspective (figurative)
The morning fog covered the fields like a thin veil that obscured the view.
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ฝุ่นควันfùn kwanที่têeหนาnăaทำตัวtam dtuuaเป็นbpenม่านmâanทำtamให้hâiเราraoแทบtâepมองmongตึกdtèukไกลๆglai glaiไม่mâiเห็นhĕn
The thick smog formed a curtain, making it hard for us to see distant buildings.
ข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiเป็นbpenม่านmâanที่tîiบิดเบือนbìt-bʉʉanข้อเท็จจริงkɔ̂ɔ-tét-jingจนjonผู้คนpûu-konสับสนsàp-sǒnว่าwâaความจริงkwaam-jingคือkʉʉอะไรà-rai
Rumors act as a curtain that distorts the facts, leaving people confused about what is true.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaความโกรธkwaam-gròotคล้ายkláaiม่านmâanลงlongบังbangใจjaiเราraoจึงjʉngพลาดplâatมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnเหตุผลhèet-pǒnที่tîiเรียบง่ายrîiap-ngâaiตรงหน้าdtrong-nâa
When anger descends like a veil over the heart, we fail to see the simple reasons right before us.
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
mâan
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 | — | — |