อะซาน
à-saanMeaning
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Islamic call to prayer (adhan; azan)
The Islamic call to prayer, recited by a muezzin from a mosque to announce the five daily prayer times.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneอะซานà-saanอะซานà-saanIslamic call to prayer (adhan; azan)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmมัสยิดmát-sà-yítมัสยิดmát-sà-yítmosqueใกล้บ้านglâi-bâanใกล้บ้านglâi-bâannear (one's) home; nearby homeก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laaถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laait's time [to do sth]ละหมาดlá-màatละหมาดlá-màat1[to] perform Muslim prayer2Islamic ritual prayer (ṣalāh/salat)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
When I hear the sound of the Azan from the nearby mosque, I know it's time for prayer.
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เสียงsǐiangอะซานà-saanตอนเช้ามืดdtɔɔn-cháo-mʉ̂ʉtทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiชุมชนchum-chonชาวมุสลิมchaao-mút-sà-limดูduuสงบsà-ngòpและlɛ́ศักดิ์สิทธิ์sàk-sìt
The sound of the Azan at dawn makes the atmosphere in the Muslim community feel peaceful and sacred.
เสียงsǐiangอะซานà-saanคือkʉʉการประกาศgaan-bprà-gàatเชิญชวนchəən-chuuanให้hâiชาวมุสลิมchaao-mút-sà-limปฏิบัติbpà-dtì-bàtศาสนกิจsàat-sà-ná-gìtละหมาดlá-màatวันละwan-láห้าhâaเวลาwee-laa
The Azan is the call to invite Muslims to perform their religious duty of praying five times a day.
การเปล่งเสียงgaan-bplèeng-sǐiangอะซานà-saanต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiทักษะták-sàและlɛ́น้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangที่tîiไพเราะpai-rɔ́เพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiการเชิญชวนgaan-chəən-chuuanนั้นnánน่าเลื่อมใสnâa-lʉ̂ʉam-sǎi
Reciting the Azan requires skill and a beautiful tone of voice to make the call inspiring and respectable.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
à
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
อะàอะà1uh; um (hesitation)2huh?; what? (prompt/attention)3softening/filler particle (colloquial)uh; um (hesitation)Part 1
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ซานsaanซานsaan1San; Saint (Spanish title)2San; Saint (before Spanish names)San; Saint (Spanish title)Part 2
อะซานà-saanอะซานà-saanIslamic call to prayer (adhan; azan)Islamic call to prayer (adhan; azan)Word