Dictionary entry
เห็น
see
Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never inventedto see; perceive visually or mentallywiktionary
to think; opine; view; consider; feelwiktionary
to seem; appear; be likely; have the possibility ofwiktionary
to favour; be in favour of; give preference, importance, or respect to; carewiktionary
Less common senses (1)
civet; any mammal of the family Viverridaewiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesเขาก็คงเห็นฉันเหมือนกัน
They can probably see me too.
ยิ้มแบบที่หก คือยิ้มเวลาไม่อยากให้คุณเห็นว่าเศร้า
The sixth kind is the smile for when we don't want you to see that we're sad.
ถ้าคุณมาเที่ยวเมืองไทย แล้วเห็นคนไทยยิ้ม
If you come to visit Thailand and see a Thai person smile,
เห็นเขาในสตอรี่ของเพื่อนเก่า
I see him in an old friend's story.
ที่กรุงเทพ ไม่ค่อยเห็นดาว
In Bangkok, you barely see stars.
Built from
From Proto-Tai *tranᴬ (“to see”). Some Southwestern Tai such as Thai เห็น (hěn) and Central Tai show reflexes of *-e-. In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Isan เห็น, Lao ເຫັນ (hen), Northern Thai ᩉᩢ᩠ᨶ (han¹) or ᩉᩮ᩠ᨶ (hen¹), Khün ᩉᩢ᩠ᨶ (han¹), Lü ᦠᧃ (ḣan), Tai Dam ꪹꪬꪸꪙ (hen), Tai Dón ꪬꪲꪙ, Shan ႁၼ် (hǎn), Tai Nüa ᥞᥢᥴ (hán), Aiton ꩭꩫ︀် (han), Ahom 𑜑𑜃𑜫 (han). In Central Tai, cognate with Nong Zhuang taen (Yanshan dialect) or ten (Guangnan dialect). In Northan Tai, cognate with Zhuang raen, Bouyei ranl. In other Tai, cognate with Zuojiang Zhuang haen (Lonzhou, Ningming and Daxin dialects) or twn (Chongzuo dialect). From Proto-Tai *ʰɲelᴬ (“civet cat”). Proto-Tai *ʰɲ- became *h- in front of front vowels in all Southwesten Tai including Thai and some Central Tai dialects. In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Isan เหง็น, Lao ເຫງັນ (ngen) or ເຫັນ (hen), Lü ᦠᦲᧃ (ḣiin), Tai Dam ꪹꪐꪸꪙ, Shan ႁဵၼ် (hǎen), Tai Nüa ᥞᥥᥢᥴ (hén), Ahom 𑜑𑜢𑜃𑜫 (hin). In Central Tai, cognate with Tày hên In Northern Tai, cognate with Zhuang nyaen (“raccoon dog; wild animal”).