ลีน
liinMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
lean; low-fat
having little or no fat; low in fat content (used for food or body composition)
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketอกไก่òk gàiอกไก่òk gàichicken breast (meat cut)ลีนleenลีนleen1lean; low-fat2lean (management/production)ๆ-กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)สลัดผักsà-làt pàkสลัดผักsà-làt pàkvegetable salad
Today I ate lean chicken breast with a salad.
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หมอบmɔ̀ɔpอกòkให้เลือกhâi-lʉ̂ʉakเนื้อที่nʉ́ʉa-tîiลีนliinขึ้นkʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótไขมันในเลือดkǎi-man-nai-lʉ̂ʉat
The doctor told me to choose leaner meat to lower blood fat.
เขาkǎoออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌əจนjonรูปร่างลีนrûup-râang-liinและlɛ́มีmiiกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaชัดchát
He exercised regularly until his body became lean with defined muscles.
เมนูmee-nuuนี้níiใช้cháiเนื้อวัวnʉ́ʉa-wuuaส่วนsùuanที่tîiลีนliinและlɛ́วิธีwí-tiiผัดpàtน้ำnáamมันน้อยman-nɔ́ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคุมkumแคลอรีkɛɛ-lɔɔ-riiโดยdooiไม่mâiเสียรสชาติsǐia-rót-châat
This dish uses a lean cut of beef and a low-oil stir-fry method to control calories without sacrificing flavor.
2AdjectiveB2
lean (management/production)
efficient with minimal waste; following lean principles in business or production
Examples
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เปลี่ยนbplìianเปลี่ยนbplìian1[to] change; become different2[to] switch; replace; exchangeกระบวนการผลิตgrà-buuan-gaan-pà-lìtกระบวนการผลิตgrà-buuan-gaan-pà-lìtproduction process; manufacturing processให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ลีนliinลีนliin1lean; low-fat2lean (management/production)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark downของเสียkɔ̌ɔng-sǐiaของเสียkɔ̌ɔng-sǐia1waste; refuse; waste material2defective goods; faulty products3bodily waste; excreta; metabolic wasteและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ไลน์laaiไลน์laai1LINE app; a LINE message2[to] LINE (message)3LINE IDงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)
Our company made the production process more lean to reduce waste and time on the line.
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ทีมซัพพลายเชนtiim-sáp-plaai-cheenทำงานtam-ngaanแบบbɛ̀ɛpลีนliinจึงjʉngส่งของsòng-kɔ̌ɔngได้dâaiทันกำหนดtan-gam-nòtและlɛ́ใช้cháiทรัพยากรsáp-pá-yaa-gɔɔnน้อยลงnɔ́ɔi-long
The supply chain team works in a lean way, so deliveries meet deadlines and use fewer resources.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanนำnamหลักลีนlàk-liinมาmaaปรับปรุงbpràp-bprungขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnเซ็นsenอนุมัติà-nú-mátทำให้tam-hâiเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanไหลลื่นlǎi-lʉ̂ʉnและlɛ́ลดlótคอขวดkɔɔ-kùuat
The manager applied lean principles to improve the approval steps, making document flow smoother and reducing bottlenecks.
เราraoใช้cháiคัมkamบังbangและlɛ́ไคเซ็นkai-senเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangระบบrá-bòpลีนliinทั้งtángโรงงานroong-ngaanผลpǒnคือkʉʉคุณภาพสูงkun-ná-pâap-sǔungขึ้นkʉ̂nและlɛ́ต้นทุนdtôn-tunลดลงlót-longอย่างyàangวัดwátได้dâai
We use Kanban and Kaizen to build a lean system across the factory; as a result, quality improved and costs measurably decreased.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
liin
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 | — | — |