ศศิ
sà-sìMeaning
1NounC1
moon (poetic)
the moon; used in poetic, literary, or formal contexts.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คืนเดือนเพ็ญkʉʉn-dʉʉan-penคืนเดือนเพ็ญkʉʉn-dʉʉan-penfull moon nightแสงsɛ̌ɛngแสงsɛ̌ɛng1light2ray; beamแห่งhɛ̀ngแห่งhɛ̀ng1of; belonging to (formal)2classifier: places/institutions3place; location (formal)ศศิsà-sìศศิsà-sìmoon (poetic)ส่องสว่างsɔ̀ɔng-sà-wàangส่องสว่างsɔ̀ɔng-sà-wàang1[to] shine; give off light2[to] illuminate; light up [sth]3[to] shed light (figurative)ไปทั่วbpai-tûuaไปทั่วbpai-tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2all over; everywhere (extent marker)ท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavens
On the night of the full moon, the light of the moon shines across the whole sky.
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กวีgà-wiiนั่งมองnâng-mɔɔngศศิธรsà-sì-tɔɔnที่tîiลอยlɔɔiเด่นdènอยู่yùuกลางนภาglaang-ná-paaพร้อมกับprɔ́ɔm-gàpจดบันทึกjòt-ban-tʉ́kความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kของkɔ̌ɔngตนdtonลงในlong-naiสมุดsà-mùt
The poet sat looking at the moon, standing out in the middle of the sky, while jotting down his feelings in a notebook.
ดวงพักตร์duuang-pákของkɔ̌ɔngนางnaangงดงามngót-ngaamผุดผ่องpùt-pɔ̀ngดุจdùtศศิsà-sìในnaiคืนวันเพ็ญkʉʉn-wan-penไร้ráiเมฆหมอกmêek-mɔ̀ɔkมาmaaบดบังbòt-bang
Her face was as beautifully radiant as the moon on a full-moon night, with no clouds to obscure it.
ยามyaamรัตติกาลrát-dtì-gaanอันanเงียบสงัดngîiap-sà-ngàtมีmiiเพียงpiiangแสงนวลsɛ̌ɛng-nuuanของkɔ̌ɔngศศิsà-sìเท่านั้นtâo-nánที่tîiสาดส่องsàat-sɔ̀ɔngลงlongมาเป็นmaa-bpenเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan
In the deep silence of the night, only the soft light of the moon shone down as a companion.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ศศิ said สะ-สิ?
sà-sì
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 | — | — |