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lânMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] crack/bang loudly
to make a sudden loud, sharp sound, such as a crack, bang, or snap (e.g., wood cracking, door slamming)
Examples
ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goalsไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementลั่นlânลั่นlân1[to] crack/bang loudly2to go off/trigger3booming; echoing4[to] declare; proclaimดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeปังbpangปังbpang1awesome; a hit; highly successful (slang)2bang; boom (sound)เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3closed; shut; not open4[to] cover; seal5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdแรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)
The wooden door slammed with a loud bang when closed forcefully.
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The old floorboards creak loudly every time you walk across.
The dry branch snapped with a cracking sound when stepped on.
As the temperature dropped, the wood began to contract and crack intermittently.
2VerbB1
to go off/trigger
to be discharged or triggered, as with a gun firing or a camera shutter clicking
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)กดgòtกดgòt1[to] press; push down2[to] click; tap (button/key)3[to] suppress; hold downปุ่มbpùmปุ่มbpùm1button (device control)2key (keyboard)3knob; bump4papilla; nodule (biol./med.)กล้องglɔ̂ngกล้องglɔ̂ng1camera2optical instrument (e.g., telescope, microscope, binoculars)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerลั่นlânลั่นlân1[to] crack/bang loudly2to go off/trigger3booming; echoing4[to] declare; proclaimชัตเตอร์chát-dtə̂əชัตเตอร์chát-dtə̂ə1camera shutter2rolling shutter; shutter doorทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
When the button was pressed, the camera shutter fired immediately.
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ทหารtá-hǎanตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnให้hâiปืนbpʉʉnลั่นlânตามdtaamขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnฝึกซ้อมfʉ̀k-sɔ́ɔm
The soldier checked the safety before allowing the gun to be discharged according to training procedures.
ช่างภาพchâng-pâapรอจังหวะrɔɔ-jang-wàที่tîiดีที่สุดdii-tîi-sùtแล้วlɛ́ɛoกดgòtให้hâiชัตเตอร์chát-dtə̂əลั่นlânหลายlǎaiภาพpâapติดกันdtìt-gan
The photographer waited for the perfect moment and triggered the shutter for several shots in a row.
เขาkǎoยืนยันyʉʉn-yanว่าwâaอาวุธaa-wútจะjàไม่mâiลั่นlânเองeengหากhàakไม่ได้mâi-dâaiปลดbplòtเซฟséepและlɛ́เหนี่ยวไกnìiao-gaiอย่างถูกต้องyàang-tùuk-dtɔ̂ng
He asserted that the weapon would not discharge on its own without the safety being released and the trigger properly pulled.
3AdjectiveB2
booming; echoing
very loud and carrying, often echoing (used of voices, laughter, or sounds)
Examples
เสียงหัวเราะsǐiang-hǔua-rɔ́เสียงหัวเราะsǐiang-hǔua-rɔ́laughter; laughing soundของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsลั่นlânลั่นlân1[to] crack/bang loudly2to go off/trigger3booming; echoing4[to] declare; proclaimไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyหันมาhǎn-maaหันมาhǎn-maa1[to] turn toward here; face this way2[to] switch to; turn to; begin doingมองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; consider
His laughter boomed through the room, making everyone turn to look.
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The host spoke so loudly that his voice carried across the stage and was clearly heard at the back.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเธอtəəร้องเรียกrɔ́ɔng-rîiakชื่อchʉ̂ʉเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเสียงก้องsǐiang-gɔ̂ɔngลั่นlânสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnตามdtaamโถงtǒongยาวyaao
When she called her friend's name, the sound echoed loudly along the long hall.
เสียงเชียร์sǐiang-chiiaลั่นlânสนามsà-nǎamแบบbɛ̀ɛpสะท้อนกลับsà-tɔ́ɔn-glàpทำเอาtam-aoบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatคึกคักkʉ́k-kákทันทีtan-tii
The cheering resounded across the stadium with reverberation, instantly energizing the atmosphere.
4VerbB2
[to] declare; proclaim
To say or announce something emphatically, as in making a declaration or giving one's word.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillลั่นวาจาlân-waa-jaaลั่นวาจาlân-waa-jaa[to] vow; [to] declareไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)คืนเงินkʉʉn-ngənคืนเงินkʉʉn-ngən[to] refund; [to] return moneyให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ครบkrópครบkróp1complete; full; all present2in full; completely3[time] to be complete; to reach the full termภายในpaai-naiภายในpaai-nai1inside; internal2inside; indoors3within; inside (place/scope)4within (time limit); byสิ้นเดือนsîn-dʉʉanสิ้นเดือนsîn-dʉʉan1end of the month; month-end2at the end of the month
He has given his word that he will pay back all the money by the end of the month.
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กัปตันทีมgàp-dtan-tiimลั่นlânว่าwâaจะพาjà-paaทีมtiimชนะchá-náให้ได้hâi-dâaiแม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngจะjàแข็งแกร่งkɛ̌ng-grɛ̀ngมากmâak
The team captain vowed to lead the team to victory, even though their opponents are very strong.
ผู้ว่าฯpôo wâaลั่นlânว่าwâaจะjàเปิดเผยbpèrt pŏeiผลการตรวจสอบpŏn gaan dtrùuat sòpต่อdtòสาธารณะsăa-taa-rá-náไม่ว่าmâi wâaผู้ที่pôo têeเกี่ยวข้องgìiao kôrngจะเป็นjà bpenใครก็ตามkrai gâw dtaam
The governor declared that the investigation’s findings would be made public, regardless of who was involved.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàถูกtùukกดดันgòt-danให้hâiถอนตัวtɔ̌ɔn-dtuuaเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ลั่นวาจาlân-waa-jaaว่าwâaจะjàเดินหน้าdəən-nâaต่อdtɔ̀ɔจนกว่าjon-gwàaชาวบ้านchaao-bâanจะได้jà-dâaiรับrápความเป็นธรรมkwaam-bpen-tam
Despite pressure to withdraw, she vowed to keep going until the villagers received fair treatment.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lân
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |