เนิน
nəənMeanings
1NounA2
hill; mound; rise
a small natural raised area of land; a low hill or mound
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)วิ่งขึ้นwîng kûenวิ่งขึ้นwîng kûen1[to] run up2[to] increase rapidly (price)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เนินnernเนินnern1hill; mound; rise2bump; hump (road/surface)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)กลิ้งglîngกลิ้งglîng1[to] roll; tumble2rolling (movement)ลงมาlong maaลงมาlong maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and underอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyสนุกsà-nùkสนุกsà-nùk1fun; enjoyable2[to] have fun; enjoy oneself
The children ran up the hill and rolled down happily.
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บ้านbâanของkŏngป้าbpâaตั้งอยู่dtâng yòoบนbonเนินnernเล็กๆlék lékที่têeมองเห็นmong hĕnทุ่งนาtûng naaได้dâiชัดchát
Aunt’s house is on a small hill where you can clearly see the rice fields.
เราraoปูbpuuเสื่อปิกนิกsʉ̀ʉa-bpìk-níkบนbonเนินnəənเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลบlòpลมเย็นlom-yenและlɛ́ชมchomพระอาทิตย์ตกprá-aa-tít-dtòk
We laid a picnic mat on the small hill to avoid the cool wind and watch the sunset.
ฝนตกfǒn-dtòkเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnทำให้tam-hâiดินdinบนbonเนินnəənชื้นchʉ́ʉnมากmâakจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngเดินdəənอย่างระวังyàang-rá-wangไม่ให้mâi-hâiลื่นไถลlʉ̂ʉn-tà-lǎi
Last night’s rain made the soil on the hill very damp, so we had to walk carefully to avoid slipping.
2NounA2
bump; hump (road/surface)
a raised part on a road or surface, such as a speed bump or small rise
Examples
ข้างหน้าkâang-nâaข้างหน้าkâang-nâa1ahead; in front2the front; the area ahead3in front of [sb]/[sth]4the future; time aheadมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเนินnəənเนินnəən1hill; mound; rise2bump; hump (road/surface)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ชะลอchá-lɔɔชะลอchá-lɔɔ1[to] slow (down)2[to] delay; postponeรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too
There’s a bump ahead; please slow down.
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They just installed a new speed bump on the road in front of the house, so cars have to drive slowly.
ตรงdtrongโค้งkóhngนั้นnánมีmeeเนินnernเล็กlékๆ-ขึ้นลงkêun longถี่tèeๆ-ระวังrá-wangช่วงchûuangฝนตกfŏn dtòk
There are small rises at that curve, up and down frequently; be careful when it rains.
ทางเข้าtaang-kâoหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanมีmiiเนินnəənหลายlǎaiจุดjùtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบังคับbang-kápความเร็วkwaam-reoทำให้tam-hâiรถบรรทุกrót-ban-túkผ่านpàanลำบากlam-bàak
The village entrance has several speed bumps to control speed, making it difficult for trucks to pass.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
nəən
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 | — | — |