ส้าน

sâan

Meanings

1AdjectiveC1

teeth set on edge

describing the sharp, uncomfortable feeling in the teeth caused by very sour food or by biting something hard

Examples

พอกินpɔɔ-ginพอกินpɔɔ-gin1enough to eat; sufficient to get by2[to] have enough to eat; have enough to get byมะม่วงmá-mûuangมะม่วงmá-mûuang1mango (fruit)2mango treeเปรี้ยวbprîiaoเปรี้ยวbprîiao1sour; tart (taste)2sour-smelling3stylish/edgy (slang)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ส้านsâanส้านsâan1teeth set on edge2Dillenia treeฟันfanฟันfan1tooth; teeth2gear tooth; cog3[to] slash; chop; hack4[to] cut; deduct (informal)5[to] overcharge [sb]; [to] rip off (slang)6[to] rake in money; make a large profit (slang)7[to] have sex (slang)ขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
As soon as I ate that sour mango, I immediately felt a sharp sensation in my teeth.
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อาการaa-gaanเข็ดkètส้านsâanฟันfanมักจะmák-jàเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nเวลาที่wee-laa-tîiเราraoเคี้ยวkíiaoของแข็งkɔ̌ɔng-kɛ̌ngเกินไปgəən-bpaiหรือrʉ̌ʉกินginผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiที่tîiมีmiiรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaoจัดjàt
The uncomfortable feeling in the teeth usually occurs when we chew on something too hard or eat highly acidic fruits.
คนเฒ่าคนแก่kon-tâo-kon-gɛ̀ɛเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaถ้าtâaกินginมะขามmá-kǎamอ่อนɔ̀ɔnมากเกินไปmâak-gəən-bpaiจะjàทำให้tam-hâiส้านsâanฟันfanจนjonแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàเคี้ยวkíiaoข้าวkâaoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเลยทีเดียวləəi-tii-diiao
The elderly warn that eating too much young tamarind will leave your teeth feeling so on edge that you can barely chew rice.
ความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kส้านsâanฟันfanที่tîiแล่นlɛ̂ɛnปลาบbplàapขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaหลังจากlǎng-jàakกัดgàtผลไม้รสเปรี้ยวpǒn-lá-máai-rót-bprîiaoจี๊ดjíitทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดyùtกินของว่างgin-kɔ̌ɔng-wâangจานjaanนั้นnánชั่วคราวchûua-kraao
The sharp, tingling sensation in his teeth that rushed up after biting into the extremely sour fruit forced him to temporarily stop eating that snack.
2NounC2

Dillenia tree

a type of tree in the genus Dillenia, often with large leaves and showy flowers

Examples

ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)ส้านsâanส้านsâan1teeth set on edge2Dillenia treeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedที่tîiที่tîi1place; 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; undergoดอกdɔ̀ɔkดอกdɔ̀ɔk1flower; blossom2classifier: flowers and similar items3interest (on money)4emphasis or assurance particle (regional or old-fashioned)สวยงามsǔuai-ngaamสวยงามsǔuai-ngaambeautiful; lovelyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔkออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔk[to] bloom; [to] flowerในช่วงnai-chûuangในช่วงnai-chûuangduring; in the period ofต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)ฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒnฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒnrainy season; wet season; monsoon season
The Dillenia tree is a wild plant with beautiful flowers that usually bloom at the beginning of the rainy season.
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ใบbaiของkɔ̌ɔngต้นdtônส้านsâanมีmiiขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiและlɛ́มีmiiเส้นใบsên-baiที่tîiเห็นได้ชัดhěn-dâai-chátเจนjeenชาวบ้านchaao-bâanบางbaangพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiจึงjʉngนิยมní-yomนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiห่อhɔ̀ɔอาหารaa-hǎan
The leaves of the Dillenia tree are large with distinct veins, so villagers in some areas like to use them to wrap food.
ด้วยdûuaiลักษณะlák-sà-nàของkɔ̌ɔngดอกdɔ̀ɔkที่tîiมีmiiสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉangสดใสsòt-sǎiและlɛ́กลีบglìipขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiต้นdtônส้านsâanจึงjʉngได้รับdâi-rápความสนใจkwaam-sǒn-jaiในnaiการgaanนำมาnam-maaปลูกbplùukเป็นbpenไม้ประดับmáai-bprà-dàpสวนsǔuan
Due to its bright yellow flowers and large petals, the Dillenia tree has gained interest for being cultivated as an ornamental garden plant.
ในnaiระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetป่าเต็งรังbpàa-dteng-rangเราraoมักจะmák-jàพบpópพรรณไม้pan-máaiทนแล้งton-lɛ́ɛngอย่างyàangต้นdtônส้านsâanกระจายตัวgrà-jaai-dtuuaอยู่yùuทั่วไปtûua-bpaiซึ่งsʉ̂ngนับเป็นnáp-bpenแหล่งอาหารlɛ̀ng-aa-hǎanที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngสัตว์ป่าsàt-bpàaหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nít
In the deciduous dipterocarp forest ecosystem, we commonly find drought-resistant flora like the Dillenia tree scattered throughout, which serves as an important food source for various wildlife.

Tones

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

How the tone is decided

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

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Falling tone

sâan

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

High class + Mai tho → Falling

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——
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