เหม็น
měnMeanings
1AdjectiveA1
foul-smelling; stinky
Having a bad or unpleasant odor.
Examples
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Those shoes are so smelly that I don't want to go near them.
The kitchen smells fishy because we forgot to clean up the scraps.
The clothes in the basket smell musty; they need to be washed urgently.
2VerbA2
[to] stink; smell bad
To emit a bad or unpleasant odor.
Examples
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The fish that we forgot to refrigerate has started to smell bad.
The shoes left wet overnight smell musty.
ห้องครัวhɔ̂ng-kruuaเหม็นměnควันkwanจากjàakการgaanผัดpàtแรงrɛɛngไฟfaiต้องdtɔ̂ngเปิดbpə̀ətหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangให้hâiอากาศaa-gàatถ่ายเทtàai-tee
The kitchen reeks of smoke from stir-frying on high heat; we need to open the windows for ventilation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ม puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
měn
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |