หมื่น
mʉ̀ʉnMeanings
1NounA2
ten thousand (10,000)
the number 10,000
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerประมาณbprà-maanประมาณbprà-maan1approximately; about2[to] estimate; approximate3estimate (noun)4something like; along the lines of (informal)5moderate; reasonable (literary)หมื่นmʉ̀ʉnหมื่นmʉ̀ʉn1ten thousand (10,000)2Muen (historical title)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirring
About ten thousand people came to the event.
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ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoเมืองmʉʉangนี้níiรับrápนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoเกือบgʉ̀ʉapหมื่นmʉ̀ʉnคนkon
Last year this city received nearly ten thousand tourists.
Tomorrow he intends to walk ten thousand steps.
กองทุนgɔɔng-tunตั้งเป้าdtâng-bpâoระดมrá-domสมาชิกsà-maa-chíkให้hâiครบkrópหมื่นmʉ̀ʉnรายraaiภายในpaai-naiปีนี้bpii-níi
The fund aims to reach ten thousand members within this year.
2NounC1
Muen (historical title)
a historical Thai noble rank/title used in the past
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สมัยอยุธยาsà-mǎi-à-yút-tá-yaaสมัยอยุธยาsà-mǎi-à-yút-tá-yaa1Ayutthaya period (Thai history)2Ayutthaya-era; from the Ayutthaya periodขุนนางkǔn-naangขุนนางkǔn-naangnoble; aristocrat; court officialที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerบรรดาศักดิ์ban-daa-sàkบรรดาศักดิ์ban-daa-sàknoble/official rank or titleเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)หมื่นmʉ̀ʉnหมื่นmʉ̀ʉn1ten thousand (10,000)2Muen (historical title)มีหน้าที่mii-nâa-tîiมีหน้าที่mii-nâa-tîi1[to] have the duty/obligation (to do [sth]); be responsible for [sth]2[to] serve the function/role of [sth]ดูแลduu-lɛɛดูแลduu-lɛɛ1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; keep in good conditionทหารtá-hǎanทหารtá-hǎan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)ท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìn1local; regional2the local area; locality
In the Ayutthaya period, nobles with the rank of Muen were responsible for overseeing local soldiers.
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ปู่bpùuของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเล่าlâoว่าwâaบรรพบุรุษban-pá-bù-rútเคยkəəiได้รับdâi-rápแต่งตั้งdtɛ̀ng-dtângเป็นbpenหมื่นmʉ̀ʉnและlɛ́มีmiiตราประจำตำแหน่งdtraa-bprà-jam-dtam-nɛ̀ngไม้แกะสลักmáai-gɛ̀-sà-làk
His grandfather said that an ancestor was appointed as a Muen and had a carved wooden badge of office.
ตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngหมื่นmʉ̀ʉnแม้mɛ́ɛไม่mâiสูงสุดsǔung-sùtในnaiลำดับlam-dàpศักดินาsàk-dì-naaแต่dtɛ̀ɛมีอำนาจmii-am-nâatกำกับgam-gàpราชการrâat-chá-gaanระดับrá-dàpหัวเมืองhǔua-mʉʉangและlɛ́ได้รับdâi-rápบำเหน็จbam-nètตามdtaamผลงานpǒn-ngaan
Although the Muen rank was not the highest in the sakdina hierarchy, it held authority over provincial administration and received rewards based on merit.
ในnaiเอกสารโบราณèek-gà-sǎan-boo-raanมักmákพบpópคำนำหน้าkam-nam-nâaว่าwâaหมื่นmʉ̀ʉnนำหน้าnam-nâaชื่อchʉ̂ʉบุคคลbùk-konซึ่งsʉ̂ngสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnบทบาทbòt-bàatของkɔ̌ɔngขุนนางkǔn-naangชั้นchánกลางglaangในnaiโครงสร้างkroong-sâangรัฐrátโบราณboo-raan
Ancient documents often show the prefix Muen before a personal name, reflecting the role of mid-ranking nobles in the old state structure.
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 ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
mʉ̀ʉn
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |