ซิลต์
sinMeaning
1NounB2
silt
Fine soil or sediment particles intermediate in size between sand and clay, or sediment composed mainly of these particles.
Examples
ซิลต์sinซิลต์sinsiltมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lékขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lék1small-sized; compact2small size (option)กว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; overเม็ดmétเม็ดmét1grain; bead; pellet2seed; kernel3tablet; pill4drop; raindrop5classifier: small round itemsทรายsaaiทรายsaaisandแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ใหญ่กว่าyài-gwàaใหญ่กว่าyài-gwàabigger; largerอนุภาคดินà-nú-pâak-dinอนุภาคดินà-nú-pâak-dinsoil particle; soil grainเหนียวnǐiaoเหนียวnǐiao1sticky; adhesive2chewy; tough (texture)3stingy; tightfisted4tough; enduring (colloq.)5tough; resistant to breaking or tearing
Silt particles are smaller than sand grains but larger than clay particles.
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น้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamพาpaaซิลต์sinเข้ามาkâo-maaในnaiแปลงผักbplɛɛng-pàkพอpɔɔน้ำลดnáam-lótจึงjʉngเหลือlʉ̌ʉaชั้นchánตะกอนdtà-gɔɔnละเอียดlá-ìiatบนbonหน้าดินnâa-din
The flood carried silt into the vegetable plot, leaving a layer of fine sediment on the soil surface when the water receded.
แม้mɛ́ɛดินdinแปลงbplɛɛngนี้níiจะมีjà-miiซิลต์sinอยู่yùuมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangต้องdtɔ̂ngตรวจdtrùuatสัดส่วนsàt-sùuanของkɔ̌ɔngทรายsaaiและlɛ́ดินเหนียวdin-nǐiaoก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเลือกlʉ̂ʉakวิธีwí-tiiปรับปรุงbpràp-bprungดินdin
Although the soil in this plot contains a lot of silt, the proportions of sand and clay still need to be checked before choosing how to improve it.
เมื่อmêuuaกระแสน้ำgrà-săe náamไหลlăiช้าลงcháa longซิลต์sinที่têeแขวนลอยkwăen loiอยู่yòoจึงjeungค่อยkôiๆ-ตกตะกอนdtòk dtà-gonและláeสะสมsà-sŏmจนjonทำให้tam hâiร่องน้ำrông náamตื้นเขินdtêun kĕrn
As the current slows, suspended silt gradually settles and accumulates, making the channel shallower.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ซิลต์ said ซิน?
sin
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ล is said like น (n).Silent letterต์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
sin
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ต์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |