เฟิร์น
fəənMeaning
1NounA2
fern
a non-flowering vascular plant with feathery fronds that reproduces by spores
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)เฟิร์นfəənเฟิร์นfəənfernไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing side
I grow ferns in front of my house.
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แม่mâeซื้อséuเฟิร์นfêrnมาmaaแขวนkwăenในnaiระเบียงrá-biiangเพราะpráwชอบchôpใบbaiที่têeดูdooฟูๆfoo foo
Mom bought a fern to hang on the balcony because she likes the fluffy-looking fronds.
เฟิร์นfəənไม่มีmâi-miiดอกdɔ̀ɔkแต่dtɛ̀ɛขยายพันธุ์kà-yǎai-panด้วยdûuaiสปอร์sà-bpɔɔที่tîiอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiใบbai
Ferns have no flowers, but reproduce with spores under their fronds.
ในnaiป่าชื้นbpàa chéunเราraoมักmákเห็นhĕnเฟิร์นfêrnใบbaiซ้อนsónเป็นชั้นๆbpen chán chánและláeสปอร์sà-bpoกระจายgrà-jaaiเมื่อmêuuaอากาศaa-gàatแห้งhâeng
In humid forests, we often see layered fern fronds, and the spores disperse when the air is dry.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เฟิร์น said เฟิน?
fəən
- Silent letterร์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
fəən
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ร์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |