ละหาน
lá-hǎanMeaning
1NounC2
expanse of water; stream; marsh
A wide expanse of water, stream, waterway, or marsh (typically used in literary or poetic contexts)
Examples
ฝูงfǔungฝูงfǔung1herd; flock; swarm (group of animals or similar things)2classifier for groups of animals/things3crowd; throng; mob (large group of people)นกเป็ดน้ำnók-bpèt-náamนกเป็ดน้ำnók-bpèt-náamwild duck; tealกระพือปีกgrà-pʉʉ-bpìikกระพือปีกgrà-pʉʉ-bpìik[to] flap wings; flutter wingsบินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)โฉบchòopโฉบchòop1[to] swoop; skim (past/over)2[to] drop by brieflyลงมาlong-maaลงมาlong-maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and underหาอาหารhǎa-aa-hǎanหาอาหารhǎa-aa-hǎan[to] look for food; [to] forageบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-ween1area; vicinity2around; in the vicinity ofละหานlá-hǎanละหานlá-hǎanexpanse of water; stream; marshกว้างgwâangกว้างgwâang1wide; broad2spacious; roomy3extensive; wide-ranging; broad in scope
A flock of teals flapped their wings and swooped down to forage around the wide expanse of water.
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กวีgà-wiiมักจะmák-jàเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiapความกว้างใหญ่kwaam-gwâang-yàiของkɔ̌ɔngผืนpʉ̌ʉnละหานlá-hǎanกับgàpความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kอ้างว้างâang-wáangในnaiจิตใจjìt-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔn
Poets often compare the vastness of the waterway to the feeling of emptiness in a character's mind.
แสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janที่tîiสาดส่องsàat-sɔ̀ɔngลงบนlong-bonผืนpʉ̌ʉnละหานlá-hǎanยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉnสร้างsâangบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatที่tîiเงียบสงบngîiap-sà-ngòpและlɛ́งดงามngót-ngaamราวกับraao-gàpภาพวาดpâap-wâat
The moonlight shining upon the expanse of water at night creates a peaceful and beautiful atmosphere like a painting.
ในnaiนิราศní-râatเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiกวีgà-wiiได้dâaiพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngธรรมชาติtam-má-châatริมฝั่งrim-fàngละหานlá-hǎanที่tîiทอดยาวtɔ̂ɔt-yaaoไปbpaiสุดลูกหูลูกตาsùt-lûuk-hǔu-lûuk-dtaaได้dâaiอย่างวิจิตรบรรจงyàang-wí-jìt-ban-jong
In this travelogue poem, the poet exquisitely described the beauty of nature along the banks of the waterway that stretches as far as the eye can see.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |