แม้น
mɛ́ɛnMeaning
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(literary) if; even if; although
A literary conjunction introducing a condition or concession: if, even if, or although, depending on context.
Examples
แม้นmɛ́ɛnแม้นmɛ́ɛn(literary) if; even if; althoughฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] place upright; stand; erect2as much as; as many as3[to] set up; establish; found4[to] appoint; nominate5[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)6stack; pile; bundle7[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)8[to] allocate; earmark (funds)9classifier: stacks; pilesเค้าkáoเค้าkáo1he; she; they (informal, nonstandard)2outline; trace; signเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)มุ่งหน้าmûng-nâaมุ่งหน้าmûng-nâa1[to] head for; proceed toward2[to] aim for (a goal); work towardไปตามbpai-dtaamไปตามbpai-dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchแผนpɛ̌ɛnแผนpɛ̌ɛn1plan; strategy2scheme; plot
Even though the rain threatens, we still head out as planned.
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Even though he warned me many times, I paid no heed.
แม้นmɛ́ɛnทางtaangข้างหน้าkâang-nâaมืดมนmʉ̂ʉt-monใจjaiเราraoยังyangยืนหยัดyʉʉn-yàtด้วยdûuaiความหวังkwaam-wǎng
Even if the road ahead is bleak, our hearts still stand firm with hope.
แม้นmɛ́ɛnโชคชะตาพาchôok-chá-dtaa-paaไกลglaiห่างhàangเราraoก็gɔ̂จะjàผูกพันpùuk-panด้วยdûuaiคำสัตย์kam-sàtมิmíแปรผันbprɛɛ-pǎn
Even if fate drives us far apart, we will be bound by an unchanging vow.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
mɛ́ɛn
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |