เดน
deenMeanings
1NounB2
dregs; leftovers; residue; scraps
The worthless or undesirable part left over from something; scraps, residue, or leftovers (e.g., food left on a plate).
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เหลือlʉ̌ʉaเหลือlʉ̌ʉa1[to] remain; be left2[to] have left; have remaining3[to] be left over; be surplus4[to] exceed; be more thanเดนdeenเดนdeen1dregs; leftovers; residue; scraps2dregs (of society); scum (derog.)ติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toจานjaanจานjaan1plate; dish (tableware)2classifier for plates/servings3dish antenna; satellite dishกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketให้หมดhâi-mòtให้หมดhâi-mòtall of it; completelyสิsìสิsì1emphatic particle (statement)2urging/encouraging particle (imperative)
Don't leave scraps on your plate, eat it all.
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เดนdeenที่เหลือtîi-lʉ̌ʉaจากjàakการgaanคั้นkánกะทิgà-tíสามารถsǎa-mâatนำไปnam-bpaiทำเป็นtam-bpenอาหารสัตว์aa-hǎan-sàtได้dâai
The residue left over from squeezing coconut milk can be used as animal feed.
สุนัขsù-nákกำลังgam-langเลียliiaเดนdeenแกงgɛɛngที่เหลือtîi-lʉ̌ʉaติดdtìtก้นหม้อgôn-mɔ̂ɔอย่างyàangเอร็ดอร่อยà-rèt-à-rɔ̀i
The dog was deliciously licking the curry scraps left at the bottom of the pot.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakกรองน้ำgrɔɔng-náamมันmanเก่าgàoแล้วlɛ́ɛoก็gɔ̂เหลือlʉ̌ʉaแต่dtɛ̀ɛเดนdeenตะกอนdtà-gɔɔnสีดำsǐi-damอยู่yùuก้นgônขวดkùuat
After filtering the old oil, only the dregs of black sediment were left at the bottom of the bottle.
2NounC1
dregs (of society); scum (derog.)
A highly contemptible person or group, viewed as the lowest or most immoral in society (e.g., เดนสังคมเดนสังคมdeen-sǎng-komscum of society; dregs of society 'dregs of society'); scum.
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptกวาดล้างgwàat-láangกวาดล้างgwàat-láang[to] sweep away; crack down on; eradicateพวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or namesเดนdeenเดนdeen1dregs; leftovers; residue; scraps2dregs (of society); scum (derog.)สังคมsǎng-komสังคมsǎng-kom1social studies (subject)2society; community3social; societal4social circle; social worldให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ออกไปจากɔ̀ɔk-bpai-jàakออกไปจากɔ̀ɔk-bpai-jàak[to] go out of; [to] leave [somewhere]ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunityนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
The police are trying to clear the dregs of society out of this community.
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คนkonที่tîiเอาเปรียบao-bprìiapคนแก่kon-gɛ̀ɛและlɛ́คนkonอ่อนแอɔ̀ɔn-ɛɛได้dâaiลงคอlong-kɔɔถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenเดนdeenมนุษย์má-nútอย่างแท้จริงyàang-tɛ́ɛ-jing
Anyone who can bring themselves to exploit the old and the weak is truly the scum of humanity.
เขาkǎoถูกtùukขับไล่kàp-lâiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakตระกูลdtrà-guunและlɛ́ถูกtùukปฏิบัติbpà-dtì-bàtราวกับraao-gàpเป็นbpenเดนคนdeen-konไร้ค่าrái-kâaโทษtôotฐานtǎanที่tîiสร้างsâangความอับอายkwaam-àp-aaiให้hâiแก่วงศ์ตระกูลgɛ̀ɛ-wong-rá-guun
He was cast out from the family and treated like worthless scum, as punishment for bringing shame upon their name.
บทบรรณาธิการbòt-ban-naa-tí-gaanประณามbprà-naamนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangทุจริตtút-jà-rìtว่าwâaเป็นbpenเดนdeenทางการเมืองtaang-gaan-mʉʉangที่tîiหากินhǎa-ginบนbonความทุกข์ยากkwaam-túk-yâakของkɔ̌ɔngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon
The editorial condemned the corrupt politicians as 'political dregs' who profit from the suffering of the people.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
deen
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |