แพน

pɛɛn

Meanings

1NounB1

pan (shallow frying pan)

a shallow metal pan used for frying or stir-frying food; a loanword from English 'pan'

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2VerbB2

[to] pan (move camera horizontally)

to move a camera horizontally to follow a subject or sweep across a scene

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3NounB2

pan- (prefix: all/entire)

used as a prefix from English 'pan-' meaning covering all or across the whole, e.g., pan-Asian

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4VerbC1

[to] spread out; fan out

to spread out into a fan shape, especially of a peacock spreading its tail feathers

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

pɛɛn

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——