ล้าน

láan

Meanings

1NounA1

one million (1,000,000)

the cardinal number one million

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostล้านláanล้านláan1one million (1,000,000)2baldบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บัญชีban-chiiบัญชีban-chii1account (bank; user profile)2list; register; roll3accounting; bookkeeping4ledger; account record
He has one million baht in his account.
3 more examples
ยอดผู้ติดตามyɔ̂ɔt-pûu-dtìt-dtaamถึงtʉ̌ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ngล้านláanคนkonแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The follower count has reached one million.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtตั้งdtângเป้ายอดขายbpâo-yɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiปีนี้bpii-níiที่สองtîi-sɔ̌ɔngล้านláanชิ้นchín
The company set this year's sales target at two million units.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanมีmiiผู้ชมpûu-chomวิดีโอwí-dii-ooนี้níiกว่าgwàaหนึ่งnʉ̀ngล้านláanครั้งkráng
Yesterday this video had over one million views.
2AdjectiveA2

bald

having little or no hair on the head; bald

Examples

พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)หัวล้านhǔua-láanหัวล้านhǔua-láanbald
My dad is bald.
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เมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnเขาkǎoมีmiiผมpǒmตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiหัวล้านhǔua-láanแล้วlɛ́ɛo
He used to have hair; now he's bald.
อีกìikไม่กี่mâi-gìiปีbpiiกลัวว่าgluua-wâaจะjàหัวล้านhǔua-láanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanลุงlung
In a few years, I'm afraid I will be bald like my uncle.
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanล้อlɔ́ɔว่าwâaเขาkǎoหัวล้านhǔua-láanแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaโกนgoonให้hâiเกลี้ยงglîiangจะjàดูเท่duu-têeมากกว่าmâak-gwàa
Friends teased him for being bald, but he said shaving it clean would look cooler.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

láan

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

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