ลั่นไก
lân-gaiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] pull the trigger; [to] fire a gun
to pull the trigger of a gun, causing it to fire.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] select; choose (a small item)3a pinch (measure)ปืนbpʉʉnปืนbpʉʉn1gun; firearm2gun (as a type: water/BB/air gun)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)มาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛo[sb/sth] has arrived; is here; here it comes!ลั่นไกlân-gaiลั่นไกlân-gai[to] pull the trigger; [to] fire a gun
He picked up the gun and pulled the trigger.
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In the movie, the police officer fired a warning shot into the air by pulling the trigger.
ทหารtá-hǎanได้รับdâi-rápการฝึกฝนgaan-fʉ̀k-fǒnให้hâiลั่นไกlân-gaiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้รับdâi-rápคำสั่งkam-sàngเท่านั้นtâo-nán
Soldiers are trained to pull the trigger only when ordered.
เสียงปืนsǐiang-bpʉʉnดังขึ้นdang-kʉ̂nทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiนิ้วníuของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoสัมผัสsǎm-pàtและlɛ́ลั่นไกlân-gaiปืนbpʉʉnในnaiความมืดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉt
The gunshot rang out the instant his finger touched and pulled the trigger in the darkness.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ลั่นlânลั่นlân1[to] crack/bang loudly2to go off/trigger3booming; echoing4[to] declare; proclaim[to] crack/bang loudlyPart 1
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ลั่นไกlân-gaiลั่นไกlân-gai[to] pull the trigger; [to] fire a gun[to] pull the trigger; [to] fire a gunWord