หมัน
măn
Meanings
1NounB1
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 wifeคู่kôoคู่kôo1in pairs; double2[to] pair; match3classifier for pairs4pair; coupleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)พยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal yearแต่ยังdtàe yangแต่ยังdtàe yangbut still; yetมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)ไม่ได้mâi 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 chaai1men’s team/division2male side/party3groom or groom’s side (wedding)หมันmănหมันmăn1sterile; infertile (unable to reproduce)2sterilization; spay/neuter (procedure) [rare as noun]3barren; unfruitful (plants/land)
That couple has tried for years but still can’t have children because the husband is infertile.
2NounB2
barren; unfruitful (plants/land)
Not producing fruit or seeds; unproductive, said of plants or land.
Examples
สวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1[to] oppose; contradict; go against2[to] move against; counter (direction)3classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations4garden; orchard; parkนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4electrical ground; earth (electrical)ค่อนข้างkôn kâangค่อนข้างkôn kâang1rather; quite (often with negatives)2rather; quite; fairlyหมันmănหมันmăn1sterile; infertile (unable to reproduce)2sterilization; spay/neuter (procedure) [rare as noun]3barren; unfruitful (plants/land)ปลูกผักbplòok pàkปลูกผักbplòok pàk[to] grow/plant vegetablesแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/betterช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateและláeและláeand (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-lét1classifier: seeds; small grains2seed; kernel; pip3grain (single piece)
The soil in this garden is rather barren; vegetables grow slowly and don’t set seed.
3NounC1
sterilization; spay/neuter (procedure) [rare as noun]
Sterilization procedure that makes an animal unable to reproduce (e.g., spay/neuter); in people, use specific terms like vasectomy or tubal ligation.
Examples
คลินิกชุมชนklí-nìk chum-chonคลินิกชุมชนklí-nìk chum-choncommunity clinic; primary care clinicมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoโครงการkrohng gaanโครงการkrohng gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalทำหมันtam mănทำหมันtam măn[to] sterilize; [to] neuter; [to] spayสุนัขจรจัดsù-nák jon jàtสุนัขจรจัดsù-nák jon jàtstray dogฟรีเพื่อfree pêuuaฟรีเพื่อfree pêuuafree for what?; what’s the point?ลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark downจำนวนjam-nuuanจำนวนjam-nuuan1number; amount; quantity2cardinal number; numerical value3a number of; severalลูกสุนัขlôok sù-nákลูกสุนัขlôok sù-nákpuppy
The community clinic has a free neutering program for stray dogs to reduce the number of puppies.