เลือน
lʉʉanMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] fade; blur; become indistinct
to become less clear, less bright, or less sharp in appearance or memory
Examples
ภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4vision; mental imageในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเลือนlʉʉanเลือนlʉʉan[to] fade; blur; become indistinctเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesผ่านไปpàan-bpaiผ่านไปpàan-bpai1[to] pass by; go past2[to] elapse; go by (time)3[to] pass; be over (an event or experience)
The image in my mind starts to fade as time passes.
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พอporไม่ได้mâi dâaiนึกถึงnéuk tĕungนานnaanๆ-ความทรงจำkwaam song jamเรื่องrêuuangนั้นnánก็gâwเลือนลงleuuan long
When I don't think about it for a long time, that memory fades.
The streetlights were so dim that the colors of the sign looked faded.
รายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatบนbonใบหน้าbai nâaคนkonในnaiรูปrôopเริ่มrêrmเลือนleuuanจนjonจำjamแทบtâepไม่ได้mâi dâaiหลังจากlăng jàakโดนdohnแดดนานdàet naanหลายlăaiปีbpee
The details of the person's face in the photo have faded to the point of being barely recognizable after years in the sun.
หมึกmʉ̀kบนbonป้ายหน้าร้านbpâai-nâa-ráanเริ่มrə̂əmเลือนlʉʉanไปตามbpai-dtaamแดดdɛ̀ɛtและlɛ́ฝนfǒnจนjonอ่านàanยากyâak
The ink on the shop sign has started to wear off from sun and rain until it's hard to read.
ชื่อchʉ̂ʉที่tîiเขาkǎoเขียนkǐianบนbonแก้วgɛ̂ɛoเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเลือนlʉʉanหลังlǎngโดนdoonน้ำnáamหกใส่hòk-sài
The name he wrote on the cup this morning faded after water spilled on it.
ลายlaaiตราประทับdtraa-bprà-tápในnaiพาสปอร์ตpáat-sà-bpɔ̀ɔtเลือนลงlʉʉan-longทีละน้อยtii-lá-nɔ́ɔiเพราะprɔ́เปิดปิดbpə̀ət-bpìtบ่อยbɔ̀i
The stamp pattern in the passport gradually wears off because it's opened and closed often.
หมึกmʉ̀kบนbonสัญญาsǎn-yaaเริ่มrə̂əmเลือนlʉʉanออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakกระดาษgrà-dàatตามdtaamกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaจนjonตัวอักษรdtuua-àk-sɔ̌ɔnบางbaangบรรทัดban-tátแทบtɛ̂ɛpมองmɔɔngไม่mâiออกɔ̀ɔk
The ink on the contract has begun to fade over time, to the point that some lines are barely visible.
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
lʉʉan
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 | — | — |