หลน
lǒnMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] simmer (Thai cooking); make a ‘lon’ dip
To simmer ingredients gently in coconut milk to make a Thai-style savory dip (lon), often served with vegetables.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)หลนlǒnหลนlǒn1[to] simmer (Thai cooking); make a ‘lon’ dip2Thai coconut-milk dip (lon)หมูสับmǔu-sàpหมูสับmǔu-sàpminced pork; ground porkกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)กะทิgà-tíกะทิgà-tícoconut milk/creamแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)กินคู่กับgin-kûu-gàpกินคู่กับgin-kûu-gàp[to] eat [sth] with [sth]; [of food] go well with [sth]ผักสดpàk-sòtผักสดpàk-sòt1fresh vegetables2raw vegetables (served as a side)
Today Mom will gently simmer minced pork in coconut milk and eat it with fresh vegetables.
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พ่อครัวpɔ̂ɔ-kruuaบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiหลนlǒnเค็มkemให้hâiนัวnuuaก่อนgɔ̀ɔnยกyókลงlongจะได้jà-dâaiจิ้มjîmผักpàkอร่อยà-rɔ̀i
The chef said to simmer it in coconut milk until savory before taking it off the heat, so it pairs well with vegetables.
เวลาway-laaเราraoหลนlŏnต้องdtôngค่อยkôiๆ-ใส่sàiกะทิgà-tíและláeลดไฟlót faiให้hâiอ่อนònเพื่อให้pêuua hâiส่วนผสมsùuan pà-sŏmสุกsùkนุ่มnûmและláeกะทิgà-tíไม่mâiแตกมันdtàek man
When simmering, you must add coconut milk gradually and reduce to low heat so the mixture cooks gently and the coconut milk doesn't separate.
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpหลนlǒnกุ้งgûngให้hâiหอมhɔ̌ɔmกะปิgà-bpìแล้วlɛ́ɛoจัดjàtเสิร์ฟsə̀əpพร้อมprɔ́ɔmผักpàkแนมnɛɛmหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nítเช่นchênแตงกวาdtɛɛng-gwaaถั่วฝักยาวtùua-fàk-yaaoและlɛ́มะเขือmá-kʉ̌ʉa
He likes to simmer shrimp gently in coconut milk with shrimp paste for aroma and serve it with various side vegetables like cucumber, long beans, and eggplant.
2NounB2
Thai coconut-milk dip (lon)
A Thai dish that is a savory dip made by simmering ingredients in coconut milk, typically eaten with vegetables.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeหลนlǒnหลนlǒn1[to] simmer (Thai cooking); make a ‘lon’ dip2Thai coconut-milk dip (lon)เต้าเจี้ยวdtâo-jîiaoเต้าเจี้ยวdtâo-jîiaofermented soybean pasteกินกับgin-gàpกินกับgin-gàp[to] eat with [sth]แตงกวาdtɛɛng-gwaaแตงกวาdtɛɛng-gwaacucumberและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ผักสดpàk-sòtผักสดpàk-sòt1fresh vegetables2raw vegetables (served as a side)
Today Mom made lon tao jiew, eaten with cucumbers and fresh vegetables.
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ร้านนี้ráan-níiมีmiiหลนlǒnปูbpuuเค็มkemรสกลมกล่อมrót-glom-glɔ̀ɔmเสิร์ฟsə̀əpพร้อมprɔ́ɔmผักpàkลวกlûuakหลายอย่างlǎai-yàang
This place serves a savory crab lon with a mellow taste, accompanied by various blanched vegetables.
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanต่างชาติdtàang-châatชอบchɔ̂ɔpหลนlǒnปลาร้าbplaa-ráaเพราะprɔ́หอมมันhɔ̌ɔm-manกะทิgà-tíและlɛ́กินginคู่kûuผักสดpàk-sòtได้dâaiเพลินpləən
My foreign friend likes lon pla ra because it’s rich with coconut milk and pairs nicely with fresh vegetables.
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 ล 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
lǒn
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 | — | — |