ลิ่น
lînMeaning
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pangolin
a type of mammal covered in protective scales; a pangolin.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneสารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-diiสารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-dii1documentary (work)2documentary; factual (style)เกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutลิ่นlînลิ่นlînpangolinมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเกล็ดglètเกล็ดglèt1scale (of fish/reptile)2flake; small thin pieceแข็งkɛ̌ngแข็งkɛ̌ng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5[to] strengthen; rise in value (of currency)6erectทั่วtûuaทั่วtûua1all over; everywhere2whole; entireตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofป้องกันตัวbpɔ̂ng-gan-dtuuaป้องกันตัวbpɔ̂ng-gan-dtuua[to] defend/protect oneselfเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
Yesterday I watched a documentary about pangolins; they are animals with hard scales all over their bodies for self-defense.
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เจ้าหน้าที่ป่าไม้jâao-nâa-tîi-bpàa-máaiพบpópร่องรอยrɔ̂ng-rɔɔiของkɔ̌ɔngตัวdtuuaลิ่นlînใกล้กับglâi-gàpแหล่งน้ำlɛ̀ng-náamในnaiอุทยานแห่งชาติùt-tá-yaan-hɛ̀ng-châat
Forest rangers found tracks of a pangolin near a water source in the national park.
ลิ่นlînเป็นbpenสัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนมsàt-líiang-lûuk-dûuai-nomชนิดchá-nítเดียวdiiaoในnaiโลกlôokที่tîiลำตัวlam-dtuuaปกคลุมbpòk-klumด้วยdûuaiเกล็ดglètซึ่งsʉ̂ngทำให้tam-hâiมันmanมีmiiลักษณะพิเศษlák-sà-nà-pí-sèetไม่เหมือนใครmâi-mʉ̌ʉan-krai
The pangolin is the only mammal in the world whose body is covered in scales, which gives it a unique characteristic.
การgaanลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔpค้าkáaลิ่นlînและlɛ́เกล็ดglètของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manเป็นbpenปัญหาbpan-hǎaใหญ่yàiที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiประชากรbprà-chaa-gɔɔnสัตว์sàtชนิดchá-nítนี้níiใกล้glâiสูญพันธุ์sǔun-panอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîng
The illegal trade of pangolins and their scales is a major problem that is bringing this species' population to the brink of extinction.
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
lîn
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 | — | — |