เฝื่อน
fʉ̀ʉanMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
astringent; puckery (taste)
having a dry, puckering taste that tightens the mouth; mildly bitter or astringent
Examples
แก้วน้ำgâew náamแก้วน้ำgâew náamdrinking glass; tumblerสมุนไพรsà-mŭn praiสมุนไพรsà-mŭn prai1medicinal herb; medicinal plant2herbal (as a modifier)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เฝื่อนfèuuanเฝื่อนfèuuanastringent; puckery (taste)นิดๆnít nítนิดๆnít níta little; slightly (colloquial)ดื่มdèumดื่มdèum1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ปากbpàakปากbpàak1mouth2opening; mouth (of things)3rim; lip (of a container/wound)4speech; manner of speaking (figurative)ฝาดfàatฝาดfàatastringent; puckery (taste)
This herbal drink is slightly astringent; it leaves a puckering taste.
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มะยมmá-yomยังyangไม่mâiสุกsùkจึงjʉngมีmiiรสrótเฝื่อนfʉ̀ʉanทำให้tam-hâiปากbpàakหดhòtตึงdtʉngเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaกัดgàt
The star gooseberries aren’t ripe, so they taste astringent and make your mouth tighten when you bite.
ยาสมุนไพรyaa-sà-mǔn-praiแบบดั้งเดิมbɛ̀ɛp-dâng-dəəmมักmákมีmiiรสrótเฝื่อนfʉ̀ʉanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยchûuaiสมานsà-mǎanแผลในปากplɛ̌ɛ-nai-bpàak
Traditional herbal medicine often has an astringent taste to help heal oral wounds.
ชาเขียวchaa-kǐiaoชงchongเข้มkêmเกินไปgəən-bpaiจะjàให้hâiรสrótเฝื่อนฝาดfʉ̀ʉan-fàatจนjonรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kปากbpàakตึงdtʉngและlɛ́แห้งhɛ̂ɛng
Over-brewed green tea gives an astringent, puckering taste that makes the mouth feel tight and dry.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
fʉ̀ʉan
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |