เอิ้น
ə̂ənMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] call [sb/sth]; call out; summon (Northern/Isan)
To call someone or something, or call out to get attention; to summon (Northern/Isan dialect).
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเอิ้นə̂ənเอิ้นə̂ən1[to] call [sb/sth]; call out; summon (Northern/Isan)2[to] be called [sth]; be named (Northern/Isan)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâao[to] go eat
Mom called me to come eat.
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I heard someone calling from afar, so I turned to look.
ผู้ใหญ่บ้านpûu-yài-bâanเอิ้นə̂ənชาวบ้านchaao-bâanมาประชุมmaa-bprà-chumด่วนdùuanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangปัญหาbpan-hǎaภัยแล้งpai-lɛ́ɛngที่tîiกำลังgam-langเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n
The village headman summoned the villagers for an urgent meeting about the ongoing drought problem.
2VerbB1
[to] be called [sth]; be named (Northern/Isan)
To be called or named; to be referred to as (Northern/Isan dialect).
Examples
หมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)โตdtooโตdtoo1[to] grow; mature2big; large; grown-upนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เอิ้นə̂ənเอิ้นə̂ən1[to] call [sb/sth]; call out; summon (Northern/Isan)2[to] be called [sth]; be named (Northern/Isan)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeบักหล่าbàk-làaบักหล่าbàk-làa1youngest son; young boy (Isan dialect)2term of address for a young boy (Isan)
This dog is called 'Bak La'.
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ผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiชนิดchá-nítนี้níiทางบ้านtaang-bâanข่อยkɔ̀ɔiเอิ้นə̂ənว่าwâaหมากmàakแข้งkɛ̂ɛngแต่dtɛ̀ɛบางbaangหม่องmɔ̀ɔngก็gɔ̂เอิ้นə̂ənซื่อsʉ̂ʉอื่นʉ̀ʉn
This type of fruit is called 'mak khaeng' in my hometown, but in some other places, it's called by other names.
A person who does good deeds for the community is what we call a kind-hearted person.
ปรากฏการณ์bpraa-gòt-gaanที่têeตะเว็นdtà-wenค่อยๆkôi kôiลับlápขอบฟ้าkòp fáaไปbpaiชาวบ้านchaao bâanแถบนี้tàep néeเอิ้นêrnกันganติดปากdtìt bpàakว่าwâaตะเว็นdtà-wenตกดินdtòk din
The phenomenon of the sun slowly disappearing below the horizon is colloquially referred to as 'tawen tok din' (the sun falls to the earth) by the locals here.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
ə̂ən
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |