รัญจวน

ran-juuan

Meanings

1AdjectiveC1

sensually alluring; arousing yearning

evoking sensual allure or tender yearning; enticing in a way that stirs desire or longing

Examples

กลิ่นglìnกลิ่นglìnsmell; odor; scentดอกราตรีdɔ̀ɔk-raa-dtriiดอกราตรีdɔ̀ɔk-raa-dtrii1night-blooming jasmine; Cestrum nocturnum2flower of the night-blooming jasmineในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉnยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉn1nighttime; the night2at night; during the nightช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toหอมรัญจวนใจhɔ̌ɔm-ran-juuan-jaiหอมรัญจวนใจhɔ̌ɔm-ran-juuan-jaiseductively fragrant; intoxicatingly aromatic
The scent of night-blooming jasmine in the evening is so alluringly fragrant.
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เสียงทุ้มsǐiang-túmนุ่มnûmของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoที่tîiกระซิบgrà-sípข้างkâangหูhǔuช่างchângฟังดูfang-duuรัญจวนran-juuanจนjonเธอtəəใจสั่นjai-sàn
His deep, soft voice whispering in her ear sounded so enticing it made her heart flutter.
บทเพลงbòt-pleengนั้นnánมีmiiท่วงทำนองtûuang-tam-nɔɔngที่tîiแสนsɛ̌ɛnรัญจวนran-juuanพาpaaให้hâiหวนนึกถึงhǔuan-nʉ́k-tʉ̌ngความรักkwaam-rákครั้งkrángเก่าgàoที่tîiยังyangฝังใจfǎng-jai
That song has such a yearning melody, bringing back memories of a past love that still lingers in the heart.
แสงจันทร์นวลsɛ̌ɛng-jan-nuuanที่tîiสาดส่องsàat-sɔ̀ɔngลงlongบนผิวน้ำbon-pǐu-náamก่อgɔ̀ɔเกิดเป็นgə̀ət-bpenภาพpâapงดงามngót-ngaamชวนchuuanรัญจวนran-juuanยากyâakจะjàละสายตาlá-sǎai-dtaa
The soft moonlight shining on the water's surface created a beautiful, alluring scene that was hard to look away from.
2VerbC1

[to] feel tender yearning; [to] be sensually moved

to feel tender yearning or sensual stirrings; to be emotionally aroused by allure

Examples

กลิ่นglìnกลิ่นglìnsmell; odor; scentดอกราตรีdɔ̀ɔk-raa-dtriiดอกราตรีdɔ̀ɔk-raa-dtrii1night-blooming jasmine; Cestrum nocturnum2flower of the night-blooming jasmineโชยมาchooi-maaโชยมาchooi-maa[to] waft in; drift over (of scent, light breeze, faint smoke)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)รัญจวนใจran-juuan-jaiรัญจวนใจran-juuan-jai1alluring; evocative; arousing longing2[to] be filled with yearning; [to] feel stirredอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyบอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)
The scent of night-blooming jasmine wafted over, making him feel an indescribable tender yearning.
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พอporได้ยินdâi-yinเพลงรักplayng rákเก่าๆgào gàoที่têeเคยkoeiฟังfangกับgàpแฟนเก่าfaen gàoเธอterก็gâwพลันplanรู้สึกrúu-sèukรัญจวนran-juanขึ้นมาkêun maaในnaiอกòk
Upon hearing the old love songs she used to listen to with her ex-boyfriend, she suddenly felt a stir of yearning in her heart.
แม้mɛ́ɛรู้rúuว่าwâaเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnในnaiนิยายní-yaaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂อดòtรัญจวนran-juuanไปbpaiกับgàpถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamพร่ำรักprâm-rákของkɔ̌ɔngพระเอกprá-èekไม่ได้mâi-dâai
Even knowing it was just a character in a novel, he couldn't help but feel emotionally aroused by the male lead's words of love.
เสียงขลุ่ยsǐiang-klùiแผ่วหวานpɛ̀ɛo-wǎanที่tîiลอยlɔɔiตามdtaamลมlomมาmaaนั้นnánทำให้tam-hâiนางnaangรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรัญจวนran-juuanถึงtʉ̌ngชายchaaiคนรักkon-rákที่อยู่tîi-yùuแดนไกลdɛɛn-glai
The soft, sweet sound of the flute drifting on the wind made her feel a tender yearning for her beloved who was in a distant land.

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

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

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

ran

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——