เพ็ญ
penMeanings
1Proper nounA2
Pen (female name)
a Thai female given name
Examples
เพ็ญpenเพ็ญpen1Pen (female name)2full; full moonเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
Pen is my friend.
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Yesterday I met Pen at the market.
Tomorrow Pen will take her mother to see the doctor.
เพ็ญpenสมัครงานsà-màk-ngaanที่tîiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเดียวdiiaoกับgàpฉันchǎnและlɛ́กำลังgam-langรอrɔɔผลpǒnสัมภาษณ์sǎm-pâat
Pen applied to the same company as me and is waiting for the interview result.
2NounB1
full; full moon
Full or complete, especially describing the moon; also the full moon or its phase.
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คืนkʉʉnคืนkʉʉn1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4back; in returnเพ็ญpenเพ็ญpen1Pen (female name)2full; full moonท้องtɔ́ɔngท้องtɔ́ɔng1belly; abdomen; stomach (body part); underside (of sth)2womb; mother's belly3[to] be pregnant4expanse; interior; area (in compounds)ฟ้าสว่างfáa-sà-wàangฟ้าสว่างfáa-sà-wàangthe sky is bright; day has brokenมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Tonight is the full-moon night; the sky is very bright.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanนั่งคุยกันnâng-kui-ganกลางglaangลานlaanในnaiคืนkʉʉnเพ็ญpenเพราะprɔ́แสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janส่องทางsɔ̀ɔng-taangได้dâaiชัดchát
Villagers sit and chat in the yard on the full-moon night because the moonlight clearly lights the way.
ในnaiคืนkʉʉnเพ็ญpenน้ำทะเลnáam-tá-leeดูduuระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yápเพราะprɔ́แสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janสว่างจ้าsà-wàang-jâa
On the full-moon night, the sea looks sparkling because the moonlight is dazzling.
นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเดินป่าdəən-bpàaตอนdtɔɔnคืนkʉʉnเพ็ญpenโดยdooiอาศัยaa-sǎiแสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janที่tîiสว่างsà-wàangพอจะpɔɔ-jàมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnเส้นทางsên-taang
Tourists choose to trek on the full-moon night, relying on the moonlight bright enough to see the trail.
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 -ญ, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pen
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 | — | — |