เอื้อน
ʉ̂ʉanMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] sing with melisma; ornament the voice
to sing with ornamental elongation or movement between notes (melisma), often in traditional or classical styles
Examples
นักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngsinger; vocalistหมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanลำเอื้อนlam-ʉ̂ʉanลำเอื้อนlam-ʉ̂ʉan1melismatic ornamentation (Thai traditional singing)2[to] sing with melismatic ornamentationเสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ท่อนฮุกtɔ̂ɔn-húkท่อนฮุกtɔ̂ɔn-húkhook; catchy part of a songจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofคนดูkon-duuคนดูkon-duu1viewer; spectator; audience member2audience; viewers (collective)ขนลุกkǒn-lúkขนลุกkǒn-lúk1[to] get goosebumps2goosebumps3goosebumpy; covered in goosebumps
The molam singer elongated the notes in the hook with melisma, giving the audience goosebumps.
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ครูสอนkruu sŏnให้hâiนักเรียนnák riianเอื้อนêuuanเสียงsĭiangไล่lâiโน้ตnóhtขึ้นลงkêun longอย่างนุ่มนวลyàang nûm nuuanตามdtaamแบบbàepเพลงplayngไทยเดิมtai derm
The teacher taught the students to glide between notes smoothly with melisma in the traditional Thai style.
เธอterเอื้อนêuuanประโยคprà-yôhkเปิดbpèrtเพลงplayngด้วยdûuayลูกlôokเอื้อนยาวêuan yaaoหลายlăaiพยางค์pá-yaangสร้างอารมณ์sâang aa-romโหยหวนhŏi hŭuanตามdtaamคีตลักษณ์kee-dtà-lákไทยtai
She began the song with a lengthy melismatic phrase spanning several syllables, evoking a plaintive mood in the Thai musical idiom.
นักnákขับร้องkàp-rɔ́ɔngใช้cháiลูกlûukเอื้อนʉ̂ʉanที่tîiประณีตbprà-nîitเอื้อนʉ̂ʉanเสียงsǐiangจากjàakต่ำdtàmไปbpaiสูงsǔungอย่างyàangลื่นไหลlʉ̂ʉn-lǎiจนjonเกิดgə̀ətคลื่นklʉ̂ʉnอารมณ์aa-rom
The vocalist used refined melisma, gliding the voice from low to high so smoothly that waves of emotion arose.
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
ʉ̂ʉan
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 | — | — |