ซากศพ
sâak-sòpMeaning
1NounB1
corpse; dead body
the dead body of a person; a corpse.
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerเจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceซากศพsâak-sòpซากศพsâak-sòpcorpse; dead bodyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamriver
The police found a corpse in the river.
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ซากศพsâak-sòpถูกtùukส่งไปsòng-bpaiชันสูตรchan-ná-sùutเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาสาเหตุhǎa-sǎa-hèetการเสียชีวิตgaan-sǐia-chii-wít
The corpse was sent for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
ในnaiเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoตัวเอกdtuua-èekได้dâaiค้นพบkón-pópซากศพsâak-sòpที่tîiถูกtùukซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnไว้wáiใต้dtâaiพื้นไม้pʉ́ʉn-máai
In the story, the main character discovered a corpse hidden under the floorboards.
สภาพsà-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngซากศพsâak-sòpบ่งชี้bòng-chíiว่าwâaการเสียชีวิตgaan-sǐia-chii-wítได้dâaiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoอย่างน้อยyàang-nɔ́ɔiสามsǎamวันwan
The condition of the corpse indicated that the death had occurred at least three days prior.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ซากศพ said ซาก-สบ?
sâak-sòp
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 endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
sâak
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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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ซากศพsâak-sòpซากศพsâak-sòpcorpse; dead bodycorpse; dead bodyWord