อีแต๋น
ii-dtɛ̌ɛnMeaning
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Thai farm truck
a locally built Thai farm truck, typically powered by a small agricultural engine and used to transport crops, goods, or people
Examples
ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)สมsǒmสมsǒm1befitting; appropriate; suitable2[to] be worthy of; deserve3to match; to be compatibleหมายmǎaiหมายmǎai1[to] intend; aim; mean (to do)2[to] designate; mark; note3official notice/writ; warrant4designated spot (e.g., fishing/hunting)ขับkàpขับkàp1[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)2[to] expel; drive out; repel3[to] sing; chant (traditional)4[to] excrete; secrete; emitรถอีแต๋นrót-ii-dtɛ̌ɛnรถอีแต๋นrót-ii-dtɛ̌ɛnE-tan farm truck; Thai agricultural truckขนkǒnขนkǒn1hair; fur (body hair of people/animals)2[to] transport; haul; carry (goods)ข้าวเปลือกkâao-bplʉ̀ʉakข้าวเปลือกkâao-bplʉ̀ʉakpaddy; unhusked riceไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโรงสีroong-sǐiโรงสีroong-sǐirice millในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตัวอำเภอdtuua-am-pəəตัวอำเภอdtuua-am-pəədistrict town; district center
Uncle Sommai drove the E-tan truck to transport paddy to sell at the rice mill in the district town.
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ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkฉันchănชอบchôpนั่งnângท้ายtáaiรถอีแต๋นrót-ee-dtăenไปbpaiสวนsŭuanกับgàpคุณตาkun dtaaมากmâak
When I was a kid, I really loved riding in the back of the E-tan truck to the orchard with my grandpa.
ชาวนาchaao-naaในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanนี้níiมักจะmák-jàดัดแปลงdàt-bplɛɛngเครื่องยนต์krʉ̂ʉang-yonการเกษตรgaan-gà-sèetมาmaaทำเป็นtam-bpenรถอีแต๋นrót-ii-dtɛ̌ɛnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiในnaiการขนส่งgaan-kǒn-sòngผลผลิตpǒn-pà-lìt
Farmers in this village often modify agricultural engines to make E-tan trucks for transporting produce.
รถอีแต๋นrót-ii-dtɛ̌ɛnถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenภูมิปัญญาท้องถิ่นpuum-bpan-yaa-tɔ́ɔng-tìnของkɔ̌ɔngไทยtaiที่tîiช่วยchûuaiประหยัดbprà-yàtต้นทุนdtôn-tunในnaiการทำเกษตรกรรมgaan-tam-gà-sèet-dtà-gamได้dâaiอย่างมหาศาลyàang-má-hǎa-sǎan
The E-tan truck is considered an aspect of Thai local wisdom that greatly helps save costs in farming operations.
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 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 | — | — |