ยาน

yaan

Meaning

1NounB1

vehicle; craft

a means of transport such as a car, boat, aircraft, or spacecraft

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ยานyaanยานyaanvehicle; craftจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmท่าเรือtâa reuuaท่าเรือtâa reuua1pier; dock2port; harborไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastเกาะgòrเกาะgòr1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] come close to shore (of a boat)ใกล้ๆglâi glâiใกล้ๆglâi glâi1near; close (distance)2nearby; close by3near; close to (place)4about; approximately; nearly
We took a vessel from the pier to a nearby island.
3 more examples
กองทัพgɔɔng-tápทดลองtót-lɔɔngยานyaanแบบbɛ̀ɛpใหม่màiที่tîiบินbinได้dâaiทั้งtángบกbòkและlɛ́น้ำnáam
The military tested a new vehicle that can travel both on land and water.
ยานอวกาศyaan-à-wá-gàatลำlamนี้níiจะjàออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakฐานtǎanยิงyingพรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-níi-cháo
This spacecraft will launch from the base tomorrow morning.
นักสำรวจnák-sǎm-rùuatส่งsòngยานyaanไร้คนขับrái-kon-kàpไปbpaiโคจรkoo-jɔɔnรอบrɔ̂ɔpดาวเคราะห์น้อยdaao-krɔ́-nɔ́ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเก็บgèpตัวอย่างdtuua-yàang
Researchers sent an unmanned craft to orbit an asteroid to collect samples.

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

yaan

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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