หมัน
mǎnMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
sterile; infertile (unable to reproduce)
Unable to produce offspring; infertile, said of people or animals.
Examples
คู่สามีภรรยาkôo săa-mee pan-rá-yaaคู่สามีภรรยาkôo săa-mee pan-rá-yaamarried couple; husband and wifeคู่kôoคู่kôo1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3even (number)4in pairs; double5[to] pair; matchนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)พยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2classifier: yearsแต่ยังdtàe yangแต่ยังdtàe yangbut still; yetมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingฝ่ายชายfàai chaaiฝ่ายชายfàai chaai1male side/party2groom or groom’s side (wedding)3men’s side; male teamหมันmănหมันmăn1sterile; infertile (unable to reproduce)2sterile; unfruitful (plants)
That couple has tried for years but still can’t have children because the husband is infertile.
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คุณหมอkun-mɔ̌ɔบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaแมวmɛɛoตัวผู้dtuua-pûuตัวdtuuaนี้níiเป็นหมันbpen-mǎnจึงjʉngไม่มีmâi-miiลูกlûukได้dâai
The vet said this male cat is infertile, so it cannot have offspring.
เขาkǎoยอมรับyɔɔm-rápว่าwâaตนเองdton-eengหมันmǎnและlɛ́กำลังgam-langพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naaการรับgaan-rápบุตรบุญธรรมbùt-bun-tam
He accepts that he is infertile and is considering adoption.
หลังlǎngตรวจสุขภาพdtrùuat-sùk-kà-pâapสืบพันธุ์sʉ̀ʉp-panแพทย์pɛ̂ɛtสรุปว่าsà-rùp-wâaคู่สมรสkûu-sǒm-rótนี้níiฝ่ายหญิงfàai-yǐngหมันmǎnทำให้tam-hâiต้องdtɔ̂ngวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaทางเลือกtaang-lʉ̂ʉakอื่นʉ̀ʉn
After reproductive health tests, the doctor concluded that the wife is infertile, prompting them to plan alternative family options.
2AdjectiveB2
sterile; unfruitful (plants)
Unable to produce fruit or viable seeds, said of plants.
Examples
สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)ค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangrather; quite; fairlyหมันmǎnหมันmǎn1sterile; infertile (unable to reproduce)2sterile; unfruitful (plants)ปลูกผักbplùuk-pàkปลูกผักbplùuk-pàk[to] grow/plant vegetablesแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ไม่ติดmâi-dtìtไม่ติดmâi-dtìt1not sticking; not attached2won't start; won't turn on3not stuck in traffic4not busy; available5[to] not pass; not be selected6not infected (with a disease)7not addicted; not attached (to a habit)8(coll.) don't mind; not botheredเมล็ดmá-létเมล็ดmá-lét1seed; kernel; pip2classifier: seeds; small grains
The soil in this garden is rather barren; vegetables grow slowly and don’t set seed.
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ต้นมะม่วงdtôn-má-mûuangต้นdtônนี้níiออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔkทุกปีtúk-bpiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛหมันmǎnไม่เคยmâi-kəəiติดผลdtìt-pǒnเลยləəi
This mango tree flowers every year but is sterile; it never bears fruit.
พื้นpʉ́ʉnที่ดอนtîi-dɔɔnแห้งแล้งhɛ̂ɛng-lɛ́ɛngทำให้tam-hâiดินdinหมันmǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับปรุงbpràp-bprungด้วยdûuaiปุ๋ยคอกbpǔi-kɔ̂ɔkและlɛ́ปุ๋ยbpǔiเขียวkǐiaoก่อนgɔ̀ɔnปลูกพืชbplùuk-pʉ̂ʉtไร่râi
The dry upland area makes the soil barren; it needs improvement with manure and green fertilizer before planting field crops.
นักวิชาการnák-wí-chaa-gaanเกษตรgà-sèetชี้ว่าchíi-wâaอุณหภูมิun-hà-puumสูงsǔungระหว่างrá-wàangช่วงchûuangผสมpà-sǒmเกสรgee-sɔ̌ɔnอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiข้าวโพดkâao-pôotหมันmǎnไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatให้hâiเมล็ดmá-létได้dâai
Agricultural experts point out that high temperatures during pollination may render corn sterile, preventing it from producing kernels.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ม puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
mǎn
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |