อัญชัน
an-chanMeaning
1NounB1
butterfly pea; blue pea (plant)
A tropical vine, Clitoria ternatea, known in English as butterfly pea, blue pea, or Asian pigeonwings.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; save; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)5to charge; take (a fee/payment)6[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ดอกอัญชันdɔ̀ɔk-an-chanดอกอัญชันdɔ̀ɔk-an-chanbutterfly pea flower (Clitoria ternatea)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeน้ำดื่มnáam-dʉ̀ʉmน้ำดื่มnáam-dʉ̀ʉmdrinking water (potable)สีฟ้าsǐi-fáaสีฟ้าsǐi-fáa1light blue; sky blue (color)2light blue; sky-blue
Mom picked butterfly pea flowers to make a blue drink.
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ในnaiขนมไทยkà-nŏm taiคนkonนิยมní-yomนำnamอัญชันan-chanมาmaaคั้นkánน้ำnáamเพื่อpêuuaใช้cháiแต่งdtàengสีฟ้าsĕe fáaหรือrĕuสีม่วงsĕe mûuangสวยๆsŭuai sŭuai
In Thai desserts, people like to use butterfly pea flowers by squeezing out their juice to add a beautiful blue or purple color.
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiใช้cháiดอกอัญชันdɔ̀ɔk-an-chanมาmaaทาtaaคิ้วkíuเด็กdèkเพราะprɔ́เชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaจะjàทำให้tam-hâiคิ้วkíuดกดำdòk-dam
In the old days, adults would use butterfly pea flowers to apply to children's eyebrows, believing it would make them thick and dark.
สีน้ำเงินเข้มsǐi-náam-ngən-kêmที่tîiสกัดsà-gàtจากjàakดอกอัญชันdɔ̀ɔk-an-chanคือkʉʉสารsǎanแอนโทไซยานินɛɛn-too-sai-yaa-ninตามธรรมชาติdtaam-tam-má-châatซึ่งsʉ̂ngจะjàเปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian-bpenสีม่วงsǐi-mûuangเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมีคุณสมบัติmii-kun-ná-sǒm-bàtเป็นกรดbpen-gròtเช่นchênเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเติมdtəəmน้ำมะนาวnáam-má-naao
The deep blue color extracted from the butterfly pea flower is a natural anthocyanin, which turns purple when it becomes acidic, for example, when lemon juice is added.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ญ, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
an
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |