ศศะ
sà-sàMeaning
1NounC2
rabbit; hare (literary)
A literary word for a rabbit or hare.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ศศะsà-sàศศะsà-sàrabbit; hare (literary)ตัวน้อยdtuua-nɔ́ɔiตัวน้อยdtuua-nɔ́ɔi1little; small-bodied2little oneยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)เสียสละชีวิตsǐia-sà-là-chii-wítเสียสละชีวิตsǐia-sà-là-chii-wít[to] sacrifice one's lifeเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ผู้ที่pûu-tîiผู้ที่pûu-tîiperson who; those whoกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesอดอยากòt-yàakอดอยากòt-yàak1[to] go hungry; be starving2starving; hunger‑stricken
In this tale, a little rabbit is willing to sacrifice its life to help someone who is starving.
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ศศะsà-sàน้อยnɔ́ɔiหมอบmɔ̀ɔpนิ่งnîngอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiพุ่มไม้pûm-máaiราวกับraao-gàpรู้rúuว่าwâaความเงียบkwaam-ngîiapคือkʉʉหนhǒnทางเดียวtaang-diiaoที่จะtîi-jàรอดพ้นrɔ̂ɔt-pónจากjàakนายพรานnaai-praan
The little rabbit crouched motionless beneath a bush, as though it knew that silence was its only way to escape the hunter.
ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangแสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janอันanนวลตาnuuan-dtaaศศะsà-sàคู่kûuหนึ่งnʉ̀ngกระโจนgrà-joonผ่านpàanทุ่งหญ้าtûng-yâaก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàลับหายláp-hǎaiไปbpaiในnaiเงาไม้ngao-máai
In the soft moonlight, a pair of hares bounded across the meadow before disappearing into the shadows of the trees.
ศศะsà-sàผู้pôoสละsà-làกายgaaiเป็นbpenทานtaanในnaiชาดกchaa-dòkมิใช่mí châiเพียงpiiangสัตว์sàtในnaiนิทานní-taanหากhàakเป็นbpenภาพpâapแทนtaenของkŏngพระโพธิสัตว์prá-poh-tí-sàtผู้pôoบำเพ็ญbam-penทานบารมีtaan baa-rá-mee
The hare that offers its body in the Jataka tale is not merely an animal in a story, but a representation of the Bodhisattva cultivating the perfection of generosity.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ศศะ said สะ-สะ?
sà-sà
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |