ต้นสา
dtôn-sǎaMeaning
1NounB1
paper mulberry tree
the paper mulberry tree, from which traditional 'sa' paper is made.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต้นสาdtôn-sǎaต้นสาdtôn-sǎapaper mulberry treeอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operations
My grandmother's house has a paper mulberry tree in the backyard.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanใช้cháiเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakของkɔ̌ɔngต้นสาdtôn-sǎaมาmaaทำเป็นtam-bpenกระดาษgrà-dàatขายkǎai
The villagers use the bark of the paper mulberry tree to make paper to sell.
ในnaiภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉaของkɔ̌ɔngไทยtaiเราraoจะjàเห็นhěnต้นสาdtôn-sǎaขึ้นอยู่kʉ̂n-yùuทั่วไปtûua-bpaiตามธรรมชาติdtaam-tam-má-châat
In northern Thailand, you can see paper mulberry trees growing everywhere in nature.
กระดาษgrà-dàatที่tîiทำจากtam-jàakเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakต้นสาdtôn-sǎaเป็นbpenหัตถกรรมhàt-tà-gamพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanที่tîiมีคุณค่าmii-kun-kâaและlɛ́สะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngภูมิปัญญาpuum-bpan-yaaของkɔ̌ɔngคนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔn
Paper made from the bark of the paper mulberry tree is a valuable local handicraft that reflects the wisdom of people in the past.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dtôn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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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ต้นสาdtôn-sǎaต้นสาdtôn-sǎapaper mulberry treepaper mulberry treeWord