เลน
leenMeanings
1NounA2
mud; sludge
Soft, wet earth; mud or sludge, often sticky.
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourทางเดินtaang-dəənทางเดินtaang-dəən1walkway; passage; corridor; aisle; path2path; route; course (figurative)3tract; passageway (anatomy/system)เต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuai1[to] be full of; be filled with; be packed with2[to] be rife with; be replete with (figurative)เลนleenเลนleen1mud; sludge2lane (on a road or track)
After heavy rain, the walkway is full of mud.
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รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoฉันchǎnเปื้อนbpʉ̂ʉanเลนleenตอนdtɔɔnเดินผ่านdəən-pàanทุ่งนาtûng-naaเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháo
My shoes got muddy when I walked through the rice field this morning.
Don't wade through there; the mud is deep and the car will get stuck.
คนงานkon-ngaanต้องdtɔ̂ngตักdtàkเลนleenออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakคูน้ำkuu-náamก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàเริ่มrə̂əmซ่อมsɔ̂mทางtaang
The workers must remove the sludge from the ditch before starting road repairs.
2NounB1
lane (on a road or track)
A division of a road or track designated for a single line of traffic or a competitor.
Examples
ขับkàpขับkàp1[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)2[to] expel; drive out; repel3[to] sing; chant (traditional)4[to] excrete; secrete; emitชิดchítชิดchít1close; adjacent2[to] move close; press close3closely; tightlyเลนleenเลนleen1mud; sludge2lane (on a road or track)ซ้ายsáaiซ้ายsáai1left (side/direction)2left (on the left side)3leftward; to the left4left-wing; leftistนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particleตรงนี้dtrong-níiตรงนี้dtrong-níi1here; right here2this place/spot; this location3this part; this section; this pointรถบรรทุกrót-ban-túkรถบรรทุกrót-ban-túktruck; lorryเยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too much
Keep to the left lane; there are many trucks here.
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เขาkǎoข้ามkâamเลนleenโดยdooiไม่mâiเปิดbpə̀ətไฟเลี้ยวfai-líiaoทำให้tam-hâiคันkanหลังlǎngเบรกbrèekกระทันหันgrà-tan-hǎn
He changed lanes without signaling, causing the car behind to brake suddenly.
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 -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
leen
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 | — | — |