ซาบ
sâapMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] soak; permeate; suffuse
To soak into, spread through, or thoroughly wet something, as a liquid penetrates a material or sweat covers the skin.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseกลางแดดglaang-dɛ̀ɛtกลางแดดglaang-dɛ̀ɛtin (direct) sunlight; out in the sunจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเหงื่อngʉ̀ʉaเหงื่อngʉ̀ʉa1sweat; perspiration2hard work; sweat (effort)ซาบsâapซาบsâap[to] soak; permeate; suffuseไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทั้งตัวtáng-dtuuaทั้งตัวtáng-dtuua1the whole body; all over2the whole one; the entire thingจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)หยุดพักyùt-pákหยุดพักyùt-pák1[to] take a break; rest2[to] pause temporarily; suspendใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2south (direction)3southern region; the South4south; southern5below; underneath (adverb)6under; subject to (authority/rules)ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)
He ran in the sun until sweat covered his whole body, then stopped to rest under a tree.
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ฝนตกfǒn-dtòkอยู่yùuหลายlǎaiชั่วโมงchûua-moongน้ำnáamจึงjʉngซาบsâapลงไปlong-bpaiในดินnai-dinจนjonชุ่มchûm
It rained for several hours, allowing the water to soak into the soil until it was thoroughly moist.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีmiiผ้าใบpâa-baiคลุมklumอยู่yùuแต่dtɛ̀ɛน้ำฝนnáam-fǒnก็gɔ̂ยังyangซาบsâapเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiกองฟางgɔɔng-faangจนjonด้านในdâan-naiเปียกชื้นbpìiak-chʉ́ʉn
Although it was covered with a tarpaulin, rainwater still soaked into the pile of straw, leaving the inside damp.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàนั่งพักnâng-pákในร่มnai-rômแล้วlɛ́ɛoเหงื่อngʉ̀ʉaก็gɔ̂ยังyangซาบsâapไปทั่วbpai-tûuaตัวdtuuaเพราะprɔ́อากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnอบอ้าวòp-âaoและlɛ́แทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่มีmâi-miiลมlom
Even after sitting down in the shade, he was still covered in sweat because the weather was hot and muggy with hardly any breeze.
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 endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
sâap
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 | — | — |