เคี่ยน
kîianMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] bind around the waist
to bind, tie, or wrap something (such as a cloth) around the waist
Examples
คุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)ผ้าขาวม้าpâa-kǎao-máaผ้าขาวม้าpâa-kǎao-máamulti-purpose checkered clothมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเคี่ยนkîianเคี่ยนkîian[to] bind around the waistเอวeeoเอวeeowaistเวลาออกwee-laa-ɔ̀ɔkเวลาออกwee-laa-ɔ̀ɔkdeparture timeไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan[to] go to workในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)
Grandpa likes to wrap a loincloth around his waist when going out to work in the garden.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanมักจะmák-jàเคี่ยนkîianเอวeeoด้วยdûuaiผ้าpâaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเคลื่อนไหวklʉ̂ʉan-wǎiได้dâaiสะดวกsà-dùuak
Villagers in ancient times often tied a cloth around their waists to move more easily.
ชายchaaiไทยtaiในอดีตnai-à-dìitมักmákนุ่งnûngโจงกระเบนjoong-grà-beenและlɛ́ใช้cháiผ้าไหมpâa-mǎiเคี่ยนkîianเอวeeoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสดงถึงsà-dɛɛng-tʉ̌ngฐานะtǎa-náทางสังคมtaang-sǎng-kom
Thai men in the past often wore a jongkraben and bound their waists with silk to display their social status.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiมักmákบรรยายban-yaaiภาพpâapนักรบnák-rópที่tîiเคี่ยนkîianเอวeeoด้วยdûuaiผ้าpâaแดงdɛɛngอย่างyàangทะมัดทะแมงtá-mát-tá-mɛɛngก่อนgɔ̀ɔnออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiทำศึกtam-sʉ̀k
Thai literature often depicts agile warriors wrapping their waists with a red cloth before going to battle.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kîian
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |