เฆี่ยน
kîianMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] whip; flog
to strike with a whip, vine, rope, or similar object, usually to punish or force obedience
Examples
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔn1formerly; in the past; back then2the old days; former timesถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseทาสtâatทาสtâat1slave; enslaved person2slave (to passion/addiction) [figurative]ทำผิดtam-pìtทำผิดtam-pìt1[to] do wrong; make a mistake2[to] commit an offense; break a rule/lawจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)นายเฆี่ยนnaai-kîianนายเฆี่ยนnaai-kîianflogger; whipping officerด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooหวายwǎaiหวายwǎai1rattan (plant)2rattan (material)3cane (rod for striking)
In the old days, if a slave made a mistake, they would be whipped with a rattan cane by their master.
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The father threatened to whip his son if he didn't stop lying.
ภาพpâapของkɔ̌ɔngนักโทษnák-tôotที่tîiถูกtùukเฆี่ยนkîianอย่างyàangทารุณtaa-runกลางแดดglaang-dɛ̀ɛtยังคงyang-kongติดตาตรึงใจdtìt-dtaa-dtrʉng-jaiผู้ที่pûu-tîiได้เห็นdâai-hěn
The image of the prisoner being brutally whipped under the sun remains etched in the minds of those who saw it.
การเฆี่ยนตีgaan-kîian-dtiiเด็กdèkไม่ใช่mâi-châiวิธีwí-tiiการสั่งสอนgaan-sàng-sɔ̌ɔnที่เหมาะสมtîi-mɔ̀-sǒmเพราะprɔ́มันmanสร้างsâangบาดแผลbàat-plɛ̌ɛทั้งtángทางtaangร่างกายและจิตใจrâang-gaai-lɛ́-jìt-jai
Whipping a child is not an appropriate method of discipline because it creates both physical and psychological wounds.
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 | — | — |