หมั้น
mânMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] get engaged; become betrothed (to [sb])
to formally promise to marry someone; to enter into an engagement with someone
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)แฟนfɛɛnแฟนfɛɛn1romantic partner2fan; supporterประกาศbprà-gàatประกาศbprà-gàat1[to] announce; declare2announcement; notice3proclamation; decree4[to] proclaim; promulgate (form.)หมั้นmânหมั้นmân1[to] get engaged; become betrothed (to [sb])2[to] betroth [sb] to [sb]กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous day
He and his girlfriend announced their engagement yesterday.
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They decided to get engaged before getting married next year.
The couple got engaged after dating for five years.
เขาkǎoคุกเข่าkúk-kàoขอkɔ̌ɔเธอtəəหมั้นmânท่ามกลางtâam-glaangเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtและlɛ́ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
He knelt to ask her to get engaged in front of close friends and family.
2VerbB2
[to] betroth [sb] to [sb]
to arrange or pledge that one person will marry another, often done by families
Examples
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondฝ่ายfàaiฝ่ายfàai1side; party; faction2department; section; division3(classifier) party/side; department4on the part of; from the side ofตกลงdtòk-longตกลงdtòk-long1[to] agree; reach an agreement2okay; agreed; deal3in the end; after all; as it turns out4[to] settle; finalizeหมั้นmânหมั้นmân1[to] get engaged; become betrothed (to [sb])2[to] betroth [sb] to [sb]ลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanลูกหลานlûuk-lǎan1descendants; offspring2younger generation (collective)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเรียนอยู่riian-yùuเรียนอยู่riian-yùu1[to] be studying2[to] study at [somewhere]; [to] attend [school]
Both families agreed to arrange an engagement between their children while they were still studying.
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สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛมักmákหมั้นmânลูกlûukให้กับhâi-gàpคนkonที่รู้จักtîi-rúu-jàkกันganในnaiชุมชนchum-chon
In the past, parents often arranged engagements for their children with people known in the community.
ตระกูลdtrà-guunใหญ่yàiทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngตระกูลdtrà-guunหมั้นmânลูกlûukไว้wáiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสานสัมพันธ์sǎan-sǎm-panทางธุรกิจtaang-tú-rá-gìt
The two prominent families arranged their children’s engagement to strengthen business ties.
แม้mɛ́ɛคนรุ่นใหม่kon-rûn-màiจะjàเลือกคู่lʉ̂ʉak-kûuเองeengมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nแต่dtɛ̀ɛบางบ้านbaang-bâanยังคงyang-kongหมั้นmânลูกlûukตามธรรมเนียมdtaam-tam-niiam
Even though young people increasingly choose their own partners, some families still arrange engagements according to tradition.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
mân
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 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 | — | — |