แลนซ์
lɛɛnMeanings
1Proper nounA2
Lance (given name)
A male given name transliterated from English.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.แลนซ์lɛɛnแลนซ์lɛɛn1Lance (given name)2lance; spear (loanword)เพื่อนใหม่pʉ̂ʉan-màiเพื่อนใหม่pʉ̂ʉan-màinew friendของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
This is Lance, my new friend.
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Yesterday, Lance called to invite me to dinner.
Tomorrow, Lance will come to the company for a meeting at nine o’clock.
ผมpǒmรู้จักrúu-jàkแลนซ์lɛɛnตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛสมัยsà-mǎiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiและlɛ́เราraoยังyangติดต่อกันdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-ganผ่านpàanไลน์laaiอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
I have known Lance since university, and we still keep in touch via Line.
2NounB2
lance; spear (loanword)
A long thrusting weapon with a pointed end used especially by cavalry; also used metaphorically.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หนังประวัติศาสตร์nǎng-bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatหนังประวัติศาสตร์nǎng-bprà-wàt-dtì-sàathistorical filmทหารม้าtá-hǎan-máaทหารม้าtá-hǎan-máa1cavalry (branch)2cavalryman; horse soldierถือแลนซ์tʉ̌ʉ-lɛɛnถือแลนซ์tʉ̌ʉ-lɛɛn[to] hold/carry a lanceยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerพุ่งpûngพุ่งpûng1[to] dart; rush; lunge; shoot forward2[to] soar; spike (increase rapidly)3[to] thrust; propel; launch4[to] aim; point (toward/at)เข้าใส่kâo-sàiเข้าใส่kâo-sài1[to] charge at [sb/sth]; [to] rush at [sb/sth]2[to] lay into [sb]; [to] go at [sb] (verbally)ข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kenemy; foe (military)
In the historical film, the cavalry held long lances and charged at the enemy.
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พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛngแลนซ์เหล็กlɛɛn-lèkที่tîiใช้cháiในnaiการประลองgaan-bprà-lɔɔngสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raan
The museum displays iron lances used in ancient jousts.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangใช้cháiคำพูดkam-pûutเฉียบคมchìiap-komเป็นเหมือนbpen-mʉ̌ʉanแลนซ์lɛɛnแทงทะลุtɛɛng-tá-lúจุดอ่อนjùt-ɔ̀ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ng
The politician used sharp words like a lance, piercing the opponent’s weak points.
ในnaiยุทธศาสตร์yút-tá-sàatของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoคำวิจารณ์kam-wí-jaanรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiเสมือนsà-mʉ̌ʉanแลนซ์lɛɛnที่tîiพุ่งpûngเปิดbpə̀ətแนวป้องกันnɛɛo-bpɔ̂ng-ganของkɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai-dtrong-kâamก่อนgɔ̀ɔnการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaa
In his strategy, harsh criticism functions like a lance that breaks through the opponent’s defenses before negotiations.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แลนซ์ said แลน?
lɛɛn
- Silent letterซ์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lɛɛn
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ซ์ 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 | — | — |