คำสาป
kam-sàapMeanings
1NounB1
a curse (utterance)
Words of malediction intended to bring harm or misfortune; a spoken or written curse.
Examples
แม่มดmɛ̂ɛ-mótแม่มดmɛ̂ɛ-mótwitch (female)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutคำสาปkam-sàapคำสาปkam-sàap1a curse (utterance)2a curse (affliction)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)เจ้าหญิงjâao-yǐngเจ้าหญิงjâao-yǐngprincess (female royal)
The witch spoke a curse to the princess.
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In the movie, he shouted a curse at his enemy before he died.
นักโบราณคดีnák boh-raan-ná-ká-deeค้นพบkón pópคำสาปkam sàapที่têeสลักsà-làkไว้บนwái bonผนังpà-năngสุสานsù-săanของkŏngฟาโรห์faa roh
Archaeologists discovered a curse carved on the wall of the pharaoh's tomb.
ด้วยdûuaiความโกรธkwaam-gròotแค้นkɛ́ɛnหญิงชราyǐng-chá-raaได้dâaiร่ายrâaiคำสาปแช่งkam-sàap-chɛ̂ɛngแก่gɛ̀ɛตระกูลdtrà-guunที่tîiกดขี่ข่มเหงgòt-kìi-kòm-hěengเธอtəə
With great resentment, the old woman cast a malediction upon the family that oppressed her.
2NounB1
a curse (affliction)
The harmful condition or misfortune believed to result from such a curse.
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâa[to] believe (that) ...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.คำสาปkam-sàapคำสาปkam-sàap1a curse (utterance)2a curse (affliction)ของป่าkɔ̌ɔng-bpàaของป่าkɔ̌ɔng-bpàa1forest products; wild produce2bushmeat; wild game
The villagers believe this is the curse of the forest.
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เธอtəəเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaความโชคร้ายkwaam-chôok-ráaiที่tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nกับgàpครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเป็นผลมาจากbpen-pǒn-maa-jàakคำสาปkam-sàap
She believes the misfortune that has befallen her family is the result of a curse.
เจ้าชายjâao-chaaiต้องdtɔ̂ngเดินทางdəən-taangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาวิธีhǎa-wí-tiiล้างláangคำสาปkam-sàapที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoกลายเป็นglaai-bpenหมาป่าmǎa-bpàaในnaiตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn
The prince must journey to find a way to break the curse that turns him into a wolf at night.
หลายคนlǎai-konเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaโศกนาฏกรรมsòok-gà-nâat-dtà-gamที่tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าsám-lɛ́ɛo-sám-lâoในnaiตระกูลdtrà-guunนี้níiเป็นbpenเครื่องยืนยันkrʉ̂ʉang-yʉʉn-yanถึงtʉ̌ngการมีอยู่gaan-mii-yùuของkɔ̌ɔngคำสาปkam-sàapจากjàakบรรพบุรุษban-pá-bù-rút
Many believe the recurring tragedies in this family confirm the existence of an ancestral curse.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คำสาป said คัม-สาป?
kam-sàap
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kam
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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สาปsàapสาปsàap1[to] curse; put a curse on2[to] condemn; drag (slang)[to] curse; put a curse onPart 2
คำสาปkam-sàapคำสาปkam-sàapa curse (utterance)a curse (utterance)Word