อื่น
ʉ̀ʉnMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
other; different; else
Different from the one mentioned; additional or alternative.
Examples
มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสีsǐiสีsǐi1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polishอื่นʉ̀ʉnอื่นʉ̀ʉn1other; different; else2other; anotherไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkหรือrʉ̌ʉหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asสีเดียวsǐi-diiaoสีเดียวsǐi-diiaosingle color; monochrome
Do you have another color, or is there only one color?
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Yesterday the shop was closed, so I went to a different shop instead.
ข้อเสนอkôr sà-nĕrของkŏngเธอterดีdeeแต่dtàeฉันchănอยากyàakฟังfangทางเลือกtaang lêuuakอื่นèunๆ-ก่อนgònตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai
Your proposal is good, but I want to hear other alternatives before deciding.
2determinerA2
other; another
Used after a noun or nominal expression to specify someone or something different from the one mentioned, as in คนอื่นคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another person and อย่างอื่นอย่างอื่นyàang-ʉ̀ʉn1something else; other thing(s)2other; different (post-nominal).
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketอย่างอื่นyàang-ʉ̀ʉnอย่างอื่นyàang-ʉ̀ʉn1something else; other thing(s)2other; different (post-nominal)ไม่เอาmâi-aoไม่เอาmâi-ao1[to] not take; not want; refuse; decline2no; I don't want (it); passข้าวผัดkâao-pàtข้าวผัดkâao-pàtfried rice
I want to eat something else, not fried rice.
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Could you talk to someone else? I'm still tied up with work.
เราraoแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaนี้níiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngลองlɔɔngวิธีwí-tiiอื่นʉ̀ʉnที่tîiประหยัดbprà-yàtเวลาwee-laaกว่าgwàaเดิมdəəm
We can't solve this problem, so we have to try other methods that save more time than before.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ʉ̀ʉn
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |