ลนไฟ
lon-faiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] heat over a flame; [to] singe
to heat something briefly over an open flame, often to make it more pliable, to sterilize it, or to remove fine hairs or feathers.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesลนไฟlon-faiลนไฟlon-fai[to] heat over a flame; [to] singeใบตองbai-dtɔɔngใบตองbai-dtɔɔngbanana leafเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเอาไปao-bpaiเอาไปao-bpai1[to] take/carry [sth] away2take it; you can have itห่อhɔ̀ɔห่อhɔ̀ɔ1[to] wrap; package2package; bundle3classifier (packages; bundles; packets)ขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessert
Mom is briefly heating a banana leaf over the flame to use for wrapping snacks.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnใช้cháiมีดmîitเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เอาไปao-bpaiลนไฟlon-faiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaฆ่าkâaเชื้อโรคchʉ́ʉa-rôokก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
Before using the knife, he heated it over a flame to sterilize it first.
คนสมัยก่อนkon sà-măi gònจะjàลนไฟlon faiขาkăaไก่gàiเพื่อpêuuaกำจัดgam-jàtขนkŏnอ่อนๆòn ònที่têeเหลืออยู่lĕuua yòoออกไปòk bpai
People in the old days would singe chicken legs over a flame to remove the remaining fine feathers.
ช่างchângทำtamเครื่องเงินkrʉ̂ʉang-ngənใช้cháiเทคนิคték-nìkการgaanลนไฟlon-faiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiแผ่นpɛ̀nเงินngənอ่อนตัวɔ̀ɔn-dtuuaและlɛ́ดัดdàtขึ้นรูปkʉ̂n-rûupได้dâaiง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n
The silversmith uses the technique of briefly heating the silver sheet to make it more pliable and easier to shape.
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
lon
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
ลนlonลนlon1[to] expose [sth] to flame or heat; singe2[to] panic; be flustered[to] expose [sth] to flame or heat; singePart 1
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ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)fire; flamePart 2
ลนไฟlon-faiลนไฟlon-fai[to] heat over a flame; [to] singe[to] heat over a flame; [to] singeWord