ยานคาง
yaan-kaangMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
drawling; slow and drawn out
drawling, slow, and drawn out, typically used to describe speech or a voice
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเมาmaoเมาmao1drunk; intoxicated2motion-sick; dizzy; nauseated3sick from poisonous foodมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofพูดpûutพูดpûut[to] speak; talk; sayเสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneยานคางyaan-kaangยานคางyaan-kaangdrawling; slow and drawn outฟังไม่รู้เรื่องfang-mâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉangฟังไม่รู้เรื่องfang-mâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉang[to] not understand what is said
He was so drunk that he spoke in a drawling voice and could not be understood.
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คุณตาkun dtaaชอบchôpเล่าlâoนิทานní-taanด้วยdûuayเสียงsĭiangยานคางyaan kaangจนjonหลานlăanๆ-หลับไปlàp bpai
Grandpa likes to tell stories with a drawn-out voice until the grandchildren fall asleep.
อาการaa-gaanง่วงนอนngûuang-nɔɔnหรือrʉ̌ʉความเหนื่อยล้าkwaam-nʉ̀ʉai-láaอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiคนเราkon-raoพูดpûutเสียงsǐiangยานคางyaan-kaangได้dâai
Drowsiness or fatigue can cause a person to speak with a drawling voice.
ชายchaaiแปลกหน้าbplɛ̀ɛk-nâaตอบคำถามdtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎamของkɔ̌ɔngตำรวจdtam-rùuatด้วยdûuaiเสียงsǐiangยานคางyaan-kaangเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanคนkonไร้ráiสติsà-dtì
The strange man answered the police's questions in a drawling voice, like someone out of his mind.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ยานคางyaan-kaangยานคางyaan-kaangdrawling; slow and drawn outdrawling; slow and drawn outWord