รำแพน
ram-pɛɛnMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] fan out and display (esp. peacock’s tail)
to spread out and display broadly like a fan, said especially of a peacock fanning its tail; by extension, to spread out showily
Examples
นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaotouristตื่นเต้นdtʉ̀ʉn-dtênตื่นเต้นdtʉ̀ʉn-dtên1excited; thrilled (emotion)2[to] get excited; become thrilledมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerได้เห็นdâai-hěnได้เห็นdâai-hěn[to] get to see [sb/sth]; [to] have seen [sb/sth]นกยูงnók-yuungนกยูงnók-yuungpeafowl; peacockรำแพนหางram-pɛɛn-hǎangรำแพนหางram-pɛɛn-hǎang[to] fan out the tail; display the tail feathersในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนสัตว์sǔuan-sàtสวนสัตว์sǔuan-sàtzoo
The tourists were very excited to see the peacock fanning its tail at the zoo.
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นกยูงnók-yuungตัวผู้dtuua-pûuมักจะmák-jàรำแพนหางram-pɛɛn-hǎangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดึงดูดdʉng-dùutตัวเมียdtuua-miia
The male peacock usually fans its tail to attract the female.
พอpɔɔได้dâaiรางวัลraang-wanเธอtəəก็gɔ̂เดินdəənรำแพนram-pɛɛnไปbpaiทั่วออฟฟิศtûua-ɔ́ɔp-fítเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaอวดùuatทุกคนtúk-kon
After getting the award, she strutted around the office showing it off to everyone.
นักบัลเล่ต์nák-ban-lêeรำแพนram-pɛɛnปลายbplaaiกระโปรงgrà-bproongอย่างyàangสง่างามsà-ngàa-ngaamขณะkà-nàหมุนตัวmǔn-dtuuaบนbonเวทีwee-tii
The ballerina gracefully fanned out the edge of her skirt while spinning on stage.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รำแพน said รัม-แพน?
ram-pɛɛn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ram
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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แพนpɛɛnแพนpɛɛn1pan (shallow frying pan)2[to] pan (move camera horizontally)3pan- (prefix: all/entire)4[to] spread out; fan outpan (shallow frying pan)Part 2
รำแพนram-pɛɛnรำแพนram-pɛɛn[to] fan out and display (esp. peacock’s tail)[to] fan out and display (esp. peacock’s tail)Word