ซอ
sɔɔMeaning
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Thai bowed fiddle; saw
a traditional Thai bowed string instrument (family), including saw u (low), saw duang (high), and saw sam sai (three-string)
Examples
คุณปู่kun-bpùuคุณปู่kun-bpùupaternal grandfather; father's fatherของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)สีซอsǐi-sɔɔสีซอsǐi-sɔɔ[to] play a Thai fiddleในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เวลาว่างwee-laa-wâangเวลาว่างwee-laa-wâangfree time; leisure time
My grandfather likes to play the saw (Thai fiddle) in his free time.
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เสียงsǐiangของkɔ̌ɔngซอด้วงsɔɔ-dûuangจะjàแหลมlɛ̌ɛmและlɛ́ดังdangส่วนsùuanซออู้sɔɔ-ûuจะมีjà-miiเสียงทุ้มsǐiang-túmและlɛ́นุ่มนวลnûm-nuuanกว่าgwàa
The sound of the saw duang is high-pitched and loud, while the saw u has a lower, softer sound.
ในnaiวงดนตรีไทยwong-don-dtrii-taiมักจะmák-jàมีmiiทั้งtángซอด้วงsɔɔ-dûuangและlɛ́ซออู้sɔɔ-ûuบรรเลงban-leengร่วมกันrûuam-ganเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความไพเราะkwaam-pai-rɔ́
In a Thai traditional music ensemble, there are often both a saw duang and a saw u playing together for a beautiful melody.
ซอสามสายsor săam săaiถือเป็นtĕu bpenเครื่องดนตรีkrêuuang don-dtreeชั้นสูงchán sŏongที่têeมีmeeประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatยาวนานyaao naanและláeมักmákใช้cháiบรรเลงban-layngในnaiราชสำนักrâat-chá-săm-nákหรือrĕuในnaiพิธีpí-teeสำคัญsăm-kanต่างๆdtàang-dtàang
The saw sam sai is considered a high-class instrument with a long history and is often played in the royal court or at important ceremonies.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
sɔɔ
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 | — | — |