อีเห็น
ii-hěnMeaning
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civet; palm civet
A small, slender mammal, similar to a cat, often found in tropical Asia and Africa.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอีเห็นii-hěnอีเห็นii-hěncivet; palm civetลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactของกินkɔ̌ɔng-ginของกินkɔ̌ɔng-ginfood; things to eatในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated community
Last night, a civet came down from the mountain to look for food in the village.
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อีเห็นii-hěnเป็นbpenสัตว์sàtที่tîiหากินhǎa-ginตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnดังนั้นdang-nánจึงjʉngไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iมีใครmii-kraiเห็นhěnมันmanตอนกลางวันdtɔɔn-glaang-wan
The civet is a nocturnal animal, so people rarely see it during the daytime.
ชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanบางคนbaang-konมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaอีเห็นii-hěnเป็นbpenสัตว์sàtรบกวนróp-guuanเพราะprɔ́มันmanชอบchɔ̂ɔpแอบɛ̀ɛpเข้ามาkâo-maaกินginไก่gàiและlɛ́ผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiในnaiสวนsǔuan
Some farmers consider civets to be pests because they like to sneak in to eat chickens and fruit in the orchard.
กาแฟgaa-faeขี้kêeชะcháมดmótที่têeมีชื่อเสียงmee chêuu sĭiangและláeราคาแพงraa-kaa paengนั้นnánผลิตจากpà-lìt jàakเมล็ดกาแฟmà-lét gaa-faeที่têeผ่านpàanการกินgaan ginและláeขับถ่ายkàp tàaiของkŏngตัวdtuuaอีเห็นee hĕn
The famous and expensive civet coffee is produced from coffee beans that have been eaten and excreted by a civet.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
ii
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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อีเห็นii-hěnอีเห็นii-hěncivet; palm civetcivet; palm civetWord