เทคาน
tee-kaanMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] cast a concrete beam
to pour concrete into formwork to make a structural beam
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentช่างchâangช่างchâang1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเทคานtee-kaanเทคานtee-kaan[to] cast a concrete beamชั้นล่างchán-lâangชั้นล่างchán-lâangdownstairs; ground floorโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withเทคอนกรีตtee-kɔɔn-grìitเทคอนกรีตtee-kɔɔn-grìit[to] pour concreteลงในlong-naiลงในlong-nai1to put into; to enter (data into)2into; onto; inแบบbɛ̀ɛpแบบbɛ̀ɛp1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเตรียมไว้dtriiam-wáiเตรียมไว้dtriiam-wái[to] prepare in advance
Today the crew is casting the ground-floor beams by pouring concrete into the prepared formwork.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàเทคานtee-kaanจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngผูกเหล็กpùuk-lèkและlɛ́ติดตั้งdtìt-dtângแบบbɛ̀ɛpให้hâiเสร็จsètวันนี้wan-níi
We will pour the concrete for the beams tomorrow, so we need to finish tying the reinforcement and installing the formwork today.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเริ่มrə̂əmเทคานtee-kaanวิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnตรวจdtrùuatว่าwâaเหล็กเสริมlèk-sə̌əmอยู่yùuในตำแหน่งnai-dtam-nɛ̀ngที่tîiถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ngและlɛ́แบบหล่อbɛ̀ɛp-lɔ̀ɔมีmiiค้ำยันkám-yanเพียงพอpiiang-pɔɔ
Before the beam pour began, the engineer checked that the reinforcement was correctly positioned and the formwork had sufficient supports.
ระหว่างrá-wàangเทคานtee-kaanช่างchâangต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangจี้jîiคอนกรีตkɔɔn-grìitอย่างเหมาะสมyàang-mɔ̀-sǒmเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiคอนกรีตkɔɔn-grìitแน่นnɛ̂nตัวdtuuaและlɛ́ลดlótโพรงอากาศproong-aa-gàatภายในpaai-naiคานkaan
While pouring the beams, the crew must use a concrete vibrator properly to consolidate the concrete and reduce air pockets inside the beams.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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
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คานkaanคานkaan1beam (structural member)2lever; balance beam3carrying pole (yoke)4[to] counterbalance; checkbeam (structural member)Part 2
เทคานtee-kaanเทคานtee-kaan[to] cast a concrete beam[to] cast a concrete beamWord