ซึน
sʉnMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
aloof but caring; tsundere
acting aloof, cold, or indifferent on the outside while actually caring, or being in denial about one's true feelings (slang derived from the Japanese word 'tsundere')
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringซึนsʉnซึนsʉnaloof but caring; tsundereปากbpàakปากbpàak1mouth2opening; mouth (of things)3rim; lip (of a container/wound)4speech; manner of speaking (figurative)บอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)แคร์kɛɛแคร์kɛɛ[to] care (about [sb]/[sth]); be concerned (informal, loan from 'care')แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)แอบɛ̀ɛpแอบɛ̀ɛp1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] hide; stay out of sight3secretly; on the slyซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerฝากfàakฝากfàak1[to] deposit [money]2[to] leave/entrust [sth] with [sb]3[to] send via [sb]; send along
She is a tsundere; she says she doesn't care, but she secretly bought snacks for me.
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พระเอกprá-èekในnaiซีรีส์sii-rîiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiมีmiiนิสัยní-sǎiซึนsʉnชอบchɔ̂ɔpทำตัวtam-dtuuaเย็นชาyen-chaaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปกปิดbpòk-bpìtความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kที่แท้จริงtîi-tɛ́ɛ-jing
The male lead in this series has a tsundere personality, liking to act cold to hide his true feelings.
ถึงtĕungเขาkăoจะjàดูdooซึนๆseun seunเวลาway-laaอยู่yòoต่อหน้าdtò nâaเพื่อนpêuuanแต่dtàeจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonที่têeอ่อนโยนòn yohnมากmâak
Even though he seems aloof and in denial when in front of friends, he is actually a very gentle person.
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
sʉn
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 | — | — |