อายัน

aa-yan

Meanings

1NounC1

solstice

solstice (the time or date when the sun reaches its maximum or minimum declination, used in astronomy)

Examples

วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysอายันaa-yanอายันaa-yan1solstice2arrival; reachingคือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ช่วงเวลาchûuang-wee-laaช่วงเวลาchûuang-wee-laaperiod; interval; time spanที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกลางวันglaang-wanกลางวันglaang-wan1daytime; daylight hours2by day; during the dayและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)กลางคืนglaang-kʉʉnกลางคืนglaang-kʉʉn1night; nighttime2at night; during the nightมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความยาวkwaam-yaaoความยาวkwaam-yaao1length (spatial)2length; running time (temporal)ไม่เท่ากันmâi-tâo-ganไม่เท่ากันmâi-tâo-ganunequal; uneven; not the sameมากที่สุดmâak-tîi-sùtมากที่สุดmâak-tîi-sùt1most; to the greatest degree2the most (amount/number)3at most; no more thanในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)รอบrɔ̂ɔpรอบrɔ̂ɔp1around; surrounding2round; cycle; lap; turn3time slot; session4perimeter; circumference; surrounding area5classifier: rounds; laps; showings6all around; fullyปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: years
A solstice is the time when the length of day and night are most unequal in the year.
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2NounC2

arrival; reaching

arrival; reaching; coming (literary or formal usage derived from Sanskrit/Pali)

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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

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

aa

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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