ไทยวน
tai-wonMeanings
1NounB2
Tai Yuan person; Tai Yuan people
A member of, or collectively, the Tai ethnic group traditionally associated with northern Thailand and the former Lan Na kingdom, also known as Khon Mueang.
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ชาวไทยchaao-taiชาวไทยchaao-tai1a Thai person2the Thai peopleวนwonวนwon1[to] circle; go around; loop2[to] recur; come around again3forest; woodland (literary)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Provinceแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] move house3[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainกรุงเทพฯgrung-têepกรุงเทพฯgrung-têepBangkok (capital of Thailand)ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardสาวsǎaoสาวsǎao1young woman; girl2young; youthful (female)3[to] reel; wind; draw in4[to] trace back; investigate the source of [sth]
My grandmother is a Tai Yuan woman from Chiang Mai, but she moved to Bangkok when she was young.
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ชาวไทยchaao taiวนwonในnaiหมู่บ้านmòo bâanนี้néeรวมตัวกันruuam dtuua ganจัดjàtงานประเพณีngaan bprà-pay-neeและláeชวนchuanเด็กdèkๆ-มาช่วยmaa chûuaiเตรียมdtriiamงานngaan
The Tai Yuan people in this village come together to organize a traditional celebration and invite the children to help prepare for it.
ชาวไทยchaao-taiวนwonหรือrʉ̌ʉคนเมืองkon-mʉʉangเป็นbpenกลุ่มชาติพันธุ์glùm-châat-dtì-panที่tîiมีmiiความผูกพันkwaam-pùuk-panทางประวัติศาสตร์taang-bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatกับgàpอาณาจักรล้านนาaa-naa-jàk-láan-naaและlɛ́พื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉaของkɔ̌ɔngไทยtai
The Tai Yuan, also known as Khon Mueang, are an ethnic group with historical ties to the Lan Na kingdom and northern Thailand.
แม้mɛ́ɛครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoจะjàตั้งรกรากdtâng-rók-râakอยู่ที่yùu-tîiสระบุรีsà-rà-bù-riiมาmaaหลายlǎaiรุ่นrûnแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangสืบทอดsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔtประเพณีbprà-pee-niiของkɔ̌ɔngชาวไทยchaao-taiวนwonจากjàakบรรพบุรุษban-pá-bù-rút
Although his family has lived in Saraburi for several generations, they still preserve the Tai Yuan traditions passed down by their ancestors.
2NounB2
Tai Yuan language; Northern Thai
The language traditionally spoken by the Tai Yuan people, also called Northern Thai or Kam Mueang.
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-tai1Thai language2Thai-language; in Thai3Thai (school subject)วนwonวนwon1[to] circle; go around; loop2[to] recur; come around again3forest; woodland (literary)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-tai1Thai language2Thai-language; in Thai3Thai (school subject)กลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)
My grandmother speaks Tai Yuan with my mother but Central Thai with me.
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ฉันchănฟังfangภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiวนwonเข้าใจkâo jaiบ้างbâangแต่ยังdtàe yangพูดเป็นpôot bpenประโยคbprà-yòhkยาวyaaoๆ-ไม่ได้mâi dâai
I can understand some Tai Yuan, but I still cannot speak it in long sentences.
ภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiวนwonซึ่งsʉ̂ngเรียกrîiakกันganอีกอย่างìik-yàangว่าwâaคำเมืองkam-mʉʉangมีmiiคำศัพท์kam-sàpและlɛ́ลักษณะlák-sà-nàการออกเสียงgaan-ɔ̀ɔk-sǐiangหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangที่tîiแตกต่างdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàangจากjàakภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiกลางglaang
Tai Yuan, also known as Kam Mueang, has many vocabulary items and pronunciation features that differ from Central Thai.
แม้mɛ́ɛเด็กdèkบางคนbaang-konจะjàใช้cháiภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiกลางglaangเป็นหลักbpen-làkในnaiโรงเรียนroong-riianแต่dtɛ̀ɛการได้gaan-dâaiพูดpûutภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiวนwonกับgàpคนในkon-naiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaก็gɔ̂ช่วยให้chûuai-hâiพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoยังคงyang-kongใช้cháiภาษาpaa-sǎaนี้níiได้dâaiอย่างyàangคล่องแคล่วklɔ̂ɔng-klɛ̂ɛo
Although some children mainly use Central Thai at school, speaking Tai Yuan with their families helps them remain fluent in the language.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tai
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ยวนyuuanยวนyuuan1seductive; captivating2[to] entice; lure3Yuan; Tai Yuan (Northern Thai)seductive; captivatingPart 2
ไทยวนtai-wonไทยวนtai-wonTai Yuan person; Tai Yuan peopleTai Yuan person; Tai Yuan peopleWord