เอิร์ล
əənMeaning
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earl
a British nobleman ranking above a viscount and below a marquess
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)นิยายní-yaaiนิยายní-yaainovel; work of fictionที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพระเอกprá-èekพระเอกprá-èek1male lead; leading man; hero (of a story)2the star; main attraction (figurative)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)เอิร์ลəənเอิร์ลəənearl
She likes reading novels where the male lead is an Earl.
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The title of Earl is a peerage of the British nobility.
This manor used to be the residence of Earl Spencer.
ในnaiระบบrá-bòpขุนนางkŭn naangอังกฤษang-grìtตำแหน่งdtam-nàengเอิร์ลernจะjàอยู่yòoต่ำกว่าdtàm gwàaมาร์คmáakวิสwítแต่dtàeสูงกว่าsŏong gwàaไวwaiเคานต์kâo
In the British peerage system, the rank of Earl is below a Marquess but above a Viscount.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เอิร์ล said เอิน?
əən
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ล is said like น (n).Silent letterร์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
əən
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ร์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |