หืน
hʉ̌ʉnMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
rancid (smell/taste)
Having a stale, unpleasant, fatty smell or taste like old oil, nuts, or coconut milk; often from oxidized fat.
Examples
ถั่วtùuaถั่วtùua1bean; legume2peanut (common usage)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกลิ่นหืนglìn-hʉ̌ʉnกลิ่นหืนglìn-hʉ̌ʉnrancid smellกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)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)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
These nuts have a rancid smell; they can't be eaten anymore.
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กะทิกล่องgà-tí-glɔ̀ngนี้níiเปิดbpə̀ətไว้wáiนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛoเลยləəiมีmiiรสชาติrót-châatหืนhʉ̌ʉnนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i
This carton of coconut milk has been open for a long time, so it has a slightly rancid taste.
แม่mɛ̂ɛบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaขนมเปี๊ยะkà-nǒm-bpíaชิ้นนี้chín-níiหืนhʉ̌ʉnแล้วlɛ́ɛoไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngกินginนะnáเดี๋ยวdǐiaoจะjàปวดท้องbpùuat-tɔ́ɔng
Mom said this mooncake is rancid, don't eat it or you'll get a stomachache.
น้ำมันมะกอกnám-man-má-gɔ̀ɔkที่เก็บtîi-gèpไม่mâiถูกวิธีtùuk-wí-tiiและlɛ́โดนdoonแสงแดดsɛ̌ɛng-dɛ̀ɛtจะมีjà-miiกลิ่นหืนglìn-hʉ̌ʉnซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanว่าwâaคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngน้ำมันnám-manเสื่อมลงsʉ̀ʉam-longแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Olive oil that is stored improperly and exposed to sunlight will have a rancid smell, which is a sign that its quality has degraded.
2VerbB2
[to] smell/taste rancid
To give off or develop a rancid, stale-oily smell or taste due to oxidized fat or old oil.
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseเก็บกุ้งgèp gûngเก็บกุ้งgèp gûng[to] harvest shrimp; collect shrimpแห้งhâengแห้งhâeng1dry; not wet2[to] dry; become dry3dry; served without brothไว้wáiไว้wái1[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.)นอกnôkนอกnôk1outside; outer; external2outside; outdoors3except; other than4foreign; external; outsideตู้เย็นdtôo yenตู้เย็นdtôo yenrefrigerator; fridgeนานๆnaan naanนานๆnaan naanrarely; once in a whileมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toหืนhĕunหืนhĕun1rancid (smell/taste)2[to] smell/taste rancidและláeและláeand (coordinating)รสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelไม่ดีmâi deeไม่ดีmâi dee1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorly
If you keep dried shrimp outside the refrigerator for a long time, it will start to go rancid and won't taste good.
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That old bottle of oil has completely gone rancid, just throw it away.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiเมล็ดเจียmá-lét-jiiaที่tîiบดbòtแล้วlɛ́ɛoหืนhʉ̌ʉnเร็วreoควรkuuanเก็บgèpในnaiขวดโหลkùuat-lǒoทึบแสงtʉ́p-sɛ̌ɛngและlɛ́แช่chɛ̂ɛตู้เย็นdtûu-yenไว้wái
To prevent ground chia seeds from going rancid quickly, you should store them in an opaque jar and keep it in the refrigerator.
ไขมันkǎi-manไม่mâiอิ่มตัวìm-dtuuaเชิงซ้อนchəəng-sɔ́ɔnในnaiน้ำมันปลาnám-man-bplaaสามารถsǎa-mâatหืนhʉ̌ʉnได้dâaiง่ายngâaiมากmâakเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaสัมผัสsǎm-pàtกับgàpอากาศaa-gàatจึงjʉngมักmákมีmiiการเติมgaan-dtəəmวิตามินอีwí-dtaa-min-iiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเป็นbpenสารsǎanกันganหืนhʉ̌ʉn
The polyunsaturated fats in fish oil can go rancid very easily upon contact with air, so vitamin E is often added as a preservative.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hʉ̌ʉn
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 | — | — |