วาฬ

waan

Meanings

1NounA1

whale

A very large marine mammal that lives in the ocean, such as the blue whale or humpback whale.

Examples

วาฬwaanวาฬwaan1whale2big spender; whale (slang)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สัตว์ทะเลsàt-tá-leeสัตว์ทะเลsàt-tá-leesea animal; marine animalตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)
A whale is a large sea animal.
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เราraoเห็นhěnวาฬwaanในnaiสารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-dii
We saw a whale in a documentary.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaหน้าหนาวnâa-nǎaoวาฬหลังค่อมwaan-lǎng-kɔ̂ɔmจะjàอพยพòp-pá-yópใกล้glâiชายฝั่งchaai-fàng
In winter, humpback whales migrate near the coast.
ครูkruuบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaวาฬสีน้ำเงินwaan-sǐi-náam-ngənหนักnàkมากmâakและlɛ́อาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuในnaiมหาสมุทรmá-hǎa-sà-mùt
The teacher said blue whales are very heavy and live in the ocean.
2NounB2

big spender; whale (slang)

Slang: a person who spends very large amounts of money, especially in casinos, gaming, or promotions.

Examples

งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoวาฬwaanวาฬwaan1whale2big spender; whale (slang)เข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offแพ็กpɛ́kแพ็กpɛ́k1[to] pack2pack; package (set of items)3classifier: pack(s) (informal/marketing)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofของหมดkɔ̌ɔng-mòtของหมดkɔ̌ɔng-mòtout of stock; sold outภายในpaai-naiภายในpaai-nai1inside; internal2inside; indoors3within; inside (place/scope)4within (time limit); byไม่กี่mâi-gìiไม่กี่mâi-gìia few; not manyนาทีnaa-tiiนาทีnaa-tii1minute (time unit)2moment; minute (informal)
A whale came in and bought huge packages, and the items sold out within minutes.
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ในnaiเกมgeemนี้níiถ้าtâaมีmiiวาฬwaanในnaiทีมtiimเราraoจะjàไต่อันดับdtài-an-dàpได้dâaiเร็วreoมากmâak
In this game, if there's a whale on the team, we'll rank up very quickly.
ร้านráanเปิดbpèrtโปรแรงbproh raengเพื่อpêuuaดึงdeungวาฬwaanให้hâiเข้ามาkâo maaใช้จ่ายchái jàaiหนักnàkๆ-
The shop launched a strong promotion to attract whales to spend big.
นักการตลาดnák-gaan-dtà-làatเรียกrîiakลูกค้าlûuk-káaที่tîiเติมdtəəmหลักแสนlàk-sɛ̌ɛnว่าwâaวาฬwaanเพราะprɔ́พวกเขาpûuak-kǎoขับเคลื่อนkàp-klʉ̂ʉanรายได้raai-dâaiหลักlàkของkɔ̌ɔngแพลตฟอร์มplɛ̂ɛt-fɔɔm
Marketers call customers who top up hundreds of thousands 'whales' because they drive the platform's main revenue.

Tones

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

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ฬ, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

waan

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

Related Words

2big spender; whale (slang)