เคียน
kiianMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] wind; wrap; coil
to wind, twist, or wrap something around something else; to coil around
Examples
งูเล็กnguu lékงูเล็กnguu léksmall snakeๆ-เคียนkiianเคียนkiian[to] wind; wrap; coilกิ่งไม้gìng máaiกิ่งไม้gìng máaitree branchแน่นnâenแน่นnâen1tight; secure; firm2crowded; packed3uncomfortably full; bloated; tight4solid; reliable; certain (figurative)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofมองmongมองmong1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerแทบtâepแทบtâep1almost; nearly2virtually; practicallyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard as
A small snake coiled tightly around the branch until it was barely visible.
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She wrapped the scarf around her neck twice to block the cold wind.
เถาวัลย์tǎo-wanที่tîiเคียนkiianเสาเรือนsǎo-rʉʉanมาmaaหลายlǎaiปีbpiiทำให้tam-hâiไม้máaiเริ่มrə̂əmชื้นchʉ́ʉnและlɛ́ผุpù
The vines that have wound around the house pillars for years have made the wood damp and rotten.
ช่างchângใช้cháiลวดเคียนlûuat-kiianท่อtɔ̂ɔให้hâiแนบnɛ̂ɛpกับgàpโครงเหล็กkroong-lèkเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiสั่นsànตอนdtɔɔnเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangทำงานtam-ngaan
The technician wound wire around the pipe to fasten it to the steel frame so it wouldn't vibrate when the machine runs.
The worker fastened the wooden crate tightly with a rope before loading it onto the truck.
เขาkǎoเคียนkiianสายรัดsǎai-rátรอบrɔ̂ɔpกระเป๋าเดินทางgrà-bpǎo-dəən-taangอย่างมั่นคงyàang-mân-kongเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiของkɔ̌ɔngด้านในdâan-naiขยับkà-yàp
He secured the suitcase with a strap tightly around it so the contents wouldn’t shift.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiคนงานkon-ngaanจึงjʉngเคียนkiianเชือกchʉ̂ʉakนิรภัยní-rá-paiรอบrɔ̂ɔpคานเหล็กkaan-lèkอย่างyàangแนบแน่นnɛ̂ɛp-nɛ̂nก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเริ่มrə̂əmปีนbpiin
For safety, the workers tightly fastened the safety rope around the steel beam before beginning to climb.
แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaขนมไทยkà-nǒm-taiเคียนkiianใบตองbai-dtɔɔngรอบrɔ̂ɔpขนมkà-nǒmด้วยdûuaiตอกdtɔ̀ɔkอย่างประณีตyàang-bprà-nîitเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiรูปทรงrûup-songอยู่ตัวyùu-dtuuaและlɛ́ไม่mâiหลุดlùtระหว่างrá-wàangนึ่งnʉ̂ng
The Thai dessert vendor carefully fastened banana leaves around the sweets with bamboo strips so they kept their shape and wouldn’t come apart during steaming.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kiian
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |