แหน
hɛ̌ɛnMeanings
1NounB1
duckweed; tiny floating water plant
duckweed; a tiny floating aquatic plant that often covers the surface of still water. The term can also refer to similar plants like Azolla (แหนแดง).
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บ่อbɔ̀ɔบ่อbɔ̀ɔ1pit; hole; excavation2well (water)3pond; pool4classifier: wells/ponds/pits5source; origin (figurative)หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแหนhɛ̌ɛnแหนhɛ̌ɛn1duckweed; tiny floating water plant2[to] cherish; guard closely (archaic; chiefly in 'หวงแหน')ลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòtเต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòt1completely full; crammed2everywhere; all over (the place)
The pond behind the house is full of floating duckweed.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanบางคนbaang-konเก็บgèpแหนhɛ̌ɛnไปbpaiใช้cháiเป็นbpenอาหารaa-hǎanเลี้ยงlíiangเป็ดbpètและlɛ́ปลาbplaa
Some villagers collect duckweed to use as feed for ducks and fish.
แหนhɛ̌ɛnสีเขียวsǐi-kǐiaoลอยlɔɔiเต็มdtemผิวpǐuสระน้ำsà-náamจนjonมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnตัวปลาdtuua-bplaaที่อยู่tîi-yùuข้างใต้kâang-dtâai
The green duckweed floated all over the pond's surface, so you couldn't see the fish underneath.
การมีgaan-miiแหนhɛ̌ɛnขึ้นkʉ̂nหนาแน่นnǎa-nɛ̂nเกินไปgəən-bpaiอาจàatส่งผลเสียsòng-pǒn-sǐiaต่อdtɔ̀ɔระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetในnaiน้ำnáamเพราะprɔ́มันmanบดบังแสงbòt-bang-sɛ̌ɛngแดดdɛ̀ɛtและlɛ́ลดlótปริมาณbpà-rí-maanออกซิเจนɔ̀ɔk-sí-jeen
Having duckweed grow too densely can negatively affect the aquatic ecosystem because it blocks sunlight and reduces oxygen levels.
2VerbC2
[to] cherish; guard closely (archaic; chiefly in 'หวงแหนหวงแหนhǔuang-hɛ̌ɛn[to] cherish; [to] treasure; [to] guard jealously')
an archaic or literary verb meaning to cherish or carefully guard [sb/sth]; now mainly used in the fixed phrase 'หวงแหนหวงแหนhǔuang-hɛ̌ɛn[to] cherish; [to] treasure; [to] guard jealously'.
Examples
ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1classifier: คน2the public; the people (citizens of a country)ที่ดีtîi-diiที่ดีtîi-diigood; suitable; desirableควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3[to] deserve; be worthy ofมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀k1feeling; emotion2sensation; sensory feeling3intuition; hunch4sentiment; attitudeหวงแหนhǔuang-hɛ̌ɛnหวงแหนhǔuang-hɛ̌ɛn[to] cherish; [to] treasure; [to] guard jealouslyสมบัติsǒm-bàtสมบัติsǒm-bàt1property; possessions; assets; belongings2treasure; valuables3property; attribute; quality (of a thing)4virtue; good quality; merit (of a person)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsส่วนรวมsùuan-ruuamส่วนรวมsùuan-ruuam1the public; society at large2collective; public; common (as modifier)3the common good; public interestและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherดูแลรักษาduu-lɛɛ-rák-sǎaดูแลรักษาduu-lɛɛ-rák-sǎa1[to] take care of; maintain; preserve2[to] provide medical care; treat
Good citizens should feel protective of public property and help take care of it.
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คนรุ่นใหม่kon rûn màiควรตระหนักkuuan dtrà-nàkถึงtĕungคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaและláeหวงแหนhŭuang hăenมรดกmor-rá-dòkทางวัฒนธรรมtaang wát-tá-ná-tamที่têeบรรพบุรุษban-pá-bù-rùtได้dâiสร้างsâangไว้wái
The new generation should realize the value of and cherish the cultural heritage that our ancestors have built.
เขาkǎoหวงแหนhǔuang-hɛ̌ɛnแหวนwɛ̌ɛnวงwongนั้นnánมากmâakเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenของดูต่างหน้าkɔ̌ɔng-duu-dtàang-nâaชิ้นchínสุดท้ายsùt-táaiที่tîiแม่mɛ̂ɛทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiให้hâi
He cherishes that ring very much because it is the last memento his mother left for him.
ดั่งdàngพฤกษาprʉ́k-sǎaที่tîiหวงแหนhǔuang-hɛ̌ɛnผืนดินpʉ̌ʉn-dinอันเป็นan-bpenที่tîiถือกำเนิดtʉ̌ʉ-gam-nə̀ətฉันใดchǎn-daiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂หวงแหนhǔuang-hɛ̌ɛnบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətของkɔ̌ɔngตนdtonฉันนั้นchǎn-nán
Just as a tree cherishes the land of its birth, so too does he cherish his homeland.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before น puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hɛ̌ɛn
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |