เดินไฟ
dəən-faiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] run electrical wiring
To lay or install electrical wires to supply power to a building, area, or piece of equipment.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayช่างchâangช่างchâang1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเดินไฟdəən-faiเดินไฟdəən-fai1[to] run electrical wiring2[to] make fire burn along a fuse3[to] walk over hot coals; firewalk4[to] spread through the body (of venom)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องครัวhɔ̂ng-kruuaห้องครัวhɔ̂ng-kruuakitchen
Tomorrow, an electrician will come to install wiring in the kitchen.
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เราraoเดินไฟdəən-faiใหม่màiทั้งtángบ้านbâanเพราะprɔ́สายไฟsǎai-faiเก่าgàoใช้cháiมาmaaนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛo
We rewired the whole house because the old wiring had been in use for a long time.
ช่างchâangกำลังgam-langเดินไฟdəən-faiไปที่bpai-tîiโรงรถroong-rótเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเราraoใช้cháiเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉไฟฟ้าfai-fáaที่นั่นtîi-nânได้dâai
The electrician is running wiring to the garage so we can use power tools there.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเดินไฟdəən-faiสำหรับsǎm-ràpเครื่องจักรkrʉ̂ʉang-jàkใหม่màiวิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnต้องdtɔ̂ngตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpว่าwâaระบบไฟฟ้าrá-bòp-fai-fáaเดิมdəəmรองรับrɔɔng-rápกำลังไฟgam-lang-faiที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้ได้chái-dâaiหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi
Before installing wiring for the new machinery, an engineer must check whether the existing electrical system can support the required power.
2VerbB2
[to] make fire burn along a fuse
To make fire travel along a fuse or trail of combustible material, such as one used to ignite fireworks.
Examples
ช่างchâangช่างchâang1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toเดินไฟdəən-faiเดินไฟdəən-fai1[to] run electrical wiring2[to] make fire burn along a fuse3[to] walk over hot coals; firewalk4[to] spread through the body (of venom)ไปตามbpai-dtaamไปตามbpai-dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchสายชนวนsǎai-chá-nuuanสายชนวนsǎai-chá-nuuanfuse; detonating cordแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)พลุplúพลุplúfirework; flareก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerพุ่งขึ้นpûng-kʉ̂nพุ่งขึ้นpûng-kʉ̂n[to] shoot up; [to] soarสู่sùuสู่sùu1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)ท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavens
The technician lit the fuse, and the firework shot into the sky.
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สายชนวนsǎai-chá-nuuanเปียกฝนbpìiak-fǒnช่างchâangจึงjʉngเดินไฟdəən-faiไปbpaiจุดjùtพลุplúไม่ได้mâi-dâai
The fuse was wet from the rain, so the technician could not get it to burn and set off the fireworks.
ระหว่างrá-wàangการสาธิตgaan săa-títผู้ชมpôo chomเห็นhĕnช่างchângเดินไฟdern faiไปตามbpai dtaamสายชนวนsăai chá-nuuanโดยdoiเปลวไฟbpleo faiค่อยkôiๆ-แล่นlâenจากjàakปลายbplaaiด้านdâanหนึ่งnèungไปยังbpai yangอีกèekด้านdâanหนึ่งnèung
During the demonstration, the audience watched the technician light the fuse and saw the flame slowly travel from one end to the other.
การแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngพลุplúต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดyùtชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoเพราะprɔ́ช่างchâangไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatเดินไฟdəən-faiผ่านpàanสายชนวนsǎai-chá-nuuanส่วนsùuanที่tîiชื้นchʉ́ʉnได้dâai
The fireworks display had to pause because the technician could not get the fire to travel through the damp section of the fuse.
3VerbB2
[to] walk over hot coals; firewalk
To walk barefoot across hot coals, especially as part of a religious ritual or ceremonial demonstration.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไปดูbpai-duuไปดูbpai-duu[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchพิธีpí-tiiพิธีpí-tii1ceremony; rite2formal procedure; protocolเดินไฟdəən-faiเดินไฟdəən-fai1[to] run electrical wiring2[to] make fire burn along a fuse3[to] walk over hot coals; firewalk4[to] spread through the body (of venom)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerศาลเจ้าsǎan-jâaoศาลเจ้าsǎan-jâaoshrineและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเดินเท้าdəən-táaoเดินเท้าdəən-táao[to] walk; travel on footเปล่าbplàaoเปล่าbplàao1empty; blank; bare2no; not; nothing3for free; without payment4or not?; yes-or-no question marker (colloquial)5plain; without additions or accompaniments6in vain; for nothingข้ามkâamข้ามkâam1[to] cross; go over2across; over3[to] skip; omit4beyond; past (time/limit)5cross-; trans-; inter- (prefixal use)ถ่านtàanถ่านtàan1charcoal2battery; battery cell3carbon (electrode)ร้อนrɔ́ɔnร้อนrɔ́ɔn1hot (temperature)2hot; pungent (taste, e.g. ginger, pepper)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intense
Last night, I went to watch a fire-walking ceremony at a Chinese shrine and saw people walking barefoot across hot coals.
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เขาkǎoเข้าร่วมพิธีkâo-rûuam-pí-tiiเดินไฟdəən-faiทุกปีtúk-bpiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛปีนี้bpii-níiฉันchǎnเพิ่งpə̂ngได้เห็นdâai-hěnเขาkǎoเดินข้ามdəən-kâamถ่านtàanร้อนrɔ́ɔnเป็นbpenครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛk
He takes part in the fire-walking ceremony every year, but this year was the first time I saw him walk across the hot coals.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเคยkəəiชมchomพิธีpí-tiiเดินไฟdəən-faiหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangรู้สึกตื่นเต้นrúu-sʉ̀k-dtʉ̀ʉn-dtênทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiเห็นhěnผู้ร่วมพิธีpûu-rûuam-pí-tiiเดินเท้าdəən-táaoเปล่าbplàaoบนbonถ่านtàanที่tîiยังyangแดงdɛɛngอยู่yùu
Although she has watched fire-walking ceremonies many times, she still feels excited whenever she sees participants walking barefoot on glowing coals.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpผู้ศรัทธาpûu-sàt-taaบางคนbaang-konการเดินไฟgaan-dəən-faiข้ามkâamถ่านtàanร้อนในrɔ́ɔn-naiช่วงchûuangเทศกาลกินเจtêet-sà-gaan-gin-jeeเป็นbpenพิธีกรรมpí-tii-gamทางศาสนาtaang-sàat-sà-nǎaไม่ใช่mâi-châiเพียงpiiangการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngความกล้าkwaam-glâa
For some devotees, walking across hot coals during the Vegetarian Festival is a religious ritual, not merely a display of courage.
4VerbB2
[to] spread through the body (of venom)
For a poison, such as snake venom, to spread through the body.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; 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)งูกัดnguu-gàtงูกัดnguu-gàt1snakebite2[to] (of a snake) bite [sb/sth]และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)กลัวว่าgluua-wâaกลัวว่าgluua-wâa[to] be afraid that [sth will happen]พิษpítพิษpít1poison; toxin; venom2toxicity; harmful effect3ill effect; adverse consequenceจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เดินไฟdəən-faiเดินไฟdəən-fai1[to] run electrical wiring2[to] make fire burn along a fuse3[to] walk over hot coals; firewalk4[to] spread through the body (of venom)จึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)รีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanhospital
He was bitten by a snake and feared that the venom would spread through his body, so he hurried to the hospital.
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ยายyaaiเล่าlâoว่าwâaพิษpítงูnguuเดินไฟdəən-faiไปทั่วbpai-tûuaตัวdtuuaจนjonชายchaaiคนkonนั้นnánหมดสติmòt-sà-dtì
Grandmother said that the snake venom spread throughout the man's body, causing him to lose consciousness.
ในnaiตำราdtam-raaเก่าgàoการที่gaan-tîiพิษpítแผ่ซ่านpɛ̀ɛ-sâanไปทั่วbpai-tûuaร่างกายrâang-gaaiเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaเดินไฟdəən-faiซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenคำkamที่tîiไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iได้ยินdâi-yinในnaiบทสนทนาbòt-sǒn-tá-naaปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-ban
In old texts, poison spreading throughout the body is called “เดินไฟ,” a term rarely heard in conversation today.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaผู้เฒ่าpûu-tâoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaพิษpítงูnguuกำลังgam-langเดินไฟdəən-faiลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanก็gɔ̂เข้าใจว่าkâo-jai-wâaพิษpítกำลังgam-langลามlaamและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipพาpaaคนเจ็บkon-jèpไปbpaiโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baan
When the elder said that the snake venom was spreading through the victim's body, the family understood that they needed to rush the injured person to the hospital.
Tones
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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
dəən
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep running[to] walk; go on footPart 1
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ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)fire; flamePart 2
เดินไฟdəən-faiเดินไฟdəən-fai[to] run electrical wiring[to] run electrical wiringWord