เจิ่น
jə̀ənMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
flooded; overflowing
(of water) spreading out shallowly; flooded; overflowing
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerเจิ่นjə̀ənเจิ่นjə̀ənflooded; overflowingนองnɔɔngนองnɔɔng1[to] be flooded; be water-covered; overflow2flooded; covered with liquidเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; street
After the heavy rain, shallow water flooded all over the road.
3 more examplesShow less
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanต้องdtɔ̂ngเดินdəənลุยluiน้ำnáamที่tîiเจิ่นjə̀ənนองnɔɔngบนbonทางเดินtaang-dəənเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiตลาดdtà-làat
The villagers had to wade through the shallow floodwater on the walkway to get into the market.
เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakระบบrá-bòpระบายน้ำrá-baai-náamมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaฝนตกfǒn-dtòkเพียงเล็กน้อยpiiang-lék-nɔ́ɔiก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiน้ำnáamเจิ่นjə̀ənขังkǎngไปทั่วbpai-tûuaบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenลานบ้านlaan-bâan
Because there is a problem with the drainage system, even a slight drizzle causes water to spread out shallowly and accumulate all over the courtyard.
ภาพpâapที่tîiน้ำnáamในnaiแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamเอ่อล้นə̀ə-lónและlɛ́เจิ่นjə̀ənเข้ามาkâo-maaในnaiนาข้าวnaa-kâaoเป็นbpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanชัดเจนchát-jeenว่าwâaฤดูน้ำหลากrʉ́-duu-náam-làakกำลังgam-langมาเยือนmaa-yʉʉan
The sight of the river overflowing and spreading shallowly into the rice fields is a clear sign that the flooding season is arriving.
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
jə̀ən
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 | — | — |