เล็น
lenMeaning
1NounB2
mite; tiny parasitic arthropod
a tiny parasitic arthropod, such as a mite, tick, or flea
Examples
ไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เล้าláoเล้าláo1coop; pen; sty2classifier: coops/pens3rice granary (Isan)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเล็นlenเล็นlenmite; tiny parasitic arthropodเกาะตามgɔ̀-dtaamเกาะตามgɔ̀-dtaam1[to] tail; shadow2[to] stick with; tag alongตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureพ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àat[to] clean [sth]; [to] make [sth] cleanเล้าláoเล้าláo1coop; pen; sty2classifier: coops/pens3rice granary (Isan)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2again; anew3new; inexperienced (novice)4hibiscus (Northern Thai)
The chickens had mites on their bodies, so Dad had to clean the coop again.
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ฉันchǎnเห็นhěnเล็นlenตัวเล็กdtuua-lékอยู่yùuตามdtaamขนนกkǒn-nókจึงjʉngพาpaaนกnókไปหาbpai-hǎaสัตวแพทย์sàt-dtà-wá-pɛ̂ɛt
I saw tiny mites among the bird’s feathers, so I took it to the vet.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàกำจัดgam-jàtเล็นlenบนbonตัวdtuuaไก่gàiแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛถ้าtâaไม่mâiทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatเล้าláoด้วยdûuaiไก่gàiก็gɔ̂อาจàatกลับมาglàp-maaติดdtìtเล็นlenอีกìik
Even after the mites on the chickens have been eliminated, the chickens may become infested again if the coop is not cleaned as well.
สัตวแพทย์sàt-dtà-wá-pɛ̂ɛtอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaเล็นlenบางชนิดbaang-chá-nítซ่อนอยู่sɔ̂ɔn-yùuตามรอยdtaam-rɔɔiแตกdtɛ̀ɛkของkɔ̌ɔngเล้าláoในnaiตอนกลางวันdtɔɔn-glaang-wanแล้วlɛ́ɛoออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaดูดdùutเลือดlʉ̂ʉatไก่gàiตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn
The vet explained that some mites hide in cracks in the coop during the day and come out to feed on the chickens’ blood at night.
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
len
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 | — | — |