ซน
sonMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
mischievous; naughty (lively troublemaking)
describing a child or pet who is lively, playful, and tends to cause small trouble or messes; naughty but not seriously bad
Examples
ลูกแมวlûuk-mɛɛoลูกแมวlûuk-mɛɛokitten; baby catตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ซนsonซนsonmischievous; naughty (lively troublemaking)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ปีนbpiinปีนbpiin[to] climb; scaleม่านmâanม่านmâan1curtain; drape2screen; veil
This kitten is very naughty; it likes to climb the curtains.
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Yesterday my son was so playful that he spilled a glass of water on the floor.
หมาmǎaตัวเล็กdtuua-lékของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoซนsonไม่หยุดmâi-yùtวิ่งwîngคาบkâapรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoไปbpaiซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnทุกวันtúk-wan
His little dog is endlessly mischievous, running off to hide shoes every day.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
son
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 | — | — |