เมนส์
meenMeaning
1NounA2
period; menstruation (informal)
a woman's monthly period; menstruation (informal).
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ปวดท้องbpùuat-tɔ́ɔngปวดท้องbpùuat-tɔ́ɔng[to] have a stomachache/abdominal painเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเมนส์meenเมนส์meenperiod; menstruation (informal)
I have a stomachache because I have my period.
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Normally, my period comes at the end of every month.
I can't go swimming tomorrow because my period has started.
ผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngบางคนbaang-konจะjàรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kหงุดหงิดง่ายngùt-ngìt-ngâaiเป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèetช่วงchûuangที่tîiเมนส์meenใกล้glâiจะjàมาmaa
Some women get easily irritated, especially around the time their period is about to start.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เมนส์ said เมน?
meen
- Silent letterส์ 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
meen
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ส์ 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 | — | — |