เม่น
mêenMeaning
1NounA2
porcupine
A spiny rodent (families Hystricidae or Erethizontidae); in Thai, เม่นเม่นmêenporcupine refers to a porcupine, not a hedgehog.
Examples
เม่นmêenเม่นmêenporcupineมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหนามnǎamหนามnǎam1thorn; spine; prickle2thorny problem; obstacle (figurative)ยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)แข็งkɛ̌ngแข็งkɛ̌ng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5[to] strengthen; rise in value (of currency)6erect
Porcupines have long, hard quills.
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Yesterday I saw a porcupine walking slowly at the zoo.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiครูkruuจะjàเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangเม่นmêenและlɛ́วิธีwí-tiiที่tîiมันmanใช้cháiหนามป้องกันnǎam-bpɔ̂ng-ganตัวdtuua
Tomorrow the teacher will talk about porcupines and how they use their quills to protect themselves.
เม่นmêenเป็นbpenสัตว์sàtฟันfanแทะtɛ́ที่tîiออกหากินɔ̀ɔk-hǎa-ginกลางคืนglaang-kʉʉnและlɛ́จะjàชูหนามchuu-nǎamเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kถูกtùukคุกคามkúk-kaam
The porcupine is a nocturnal rodent and will raise its quills when it feels threatened.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mêen
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |