ศศี
sà-sǐiMeaning
1NounC2
moon (literary)
The moon, especially in poetic or literary language.
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ศศีsà-sǐiศศีsà-sǐimoon (literary)ลอยพ้นlɔɔi-pónลอยพ้นlɔɔi-pón1[to] float/drift clear of2[to] be free of; get clear ofแนวไม้nɛɛo-máaiแนวไม้nɛɛo-máairow of treesแสงนวลsɛ̌ɛng-nuuanแสงนวลsɛ̌ɛng-nuuansoft light; gentle lightก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerส่องsɔ̀ɔngส่องsɔ̀ɔng1[to] shine (a light); illuminate2[to] examine closely; inspect3[to] snoop; check out (informal)4[to] shoot (informal)ให้เห็นhâi-hěnให้เห็นhâi-hěn[to] show; [to] make [sth] visible; [to] let [sb] seeผิวน้ำpǐu-náamผิวน้ำpǐu-náamwater surface; surface of the waterที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเป็นประกายbpen-bprà-gaaiเป็นประกายbpen-bprà-gaai[to] sparkle; [to] be shiny
As the moon rose above the treeline, its gentle light revealed the shimmering surface of the water.
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แสงsɛ̌ɛngศศีsà-sǐiทอดผ่านtɔ̂ɔt-pàanม่านmâanบางbaangราวraaoจะjàปลอบประโลมbplɔ̀ɔp-bprà-loomผู้ที่pûu-tîiยังyangข่มตาkòm-dtaaหลับlàpไม่ได้mâi-dâai
Moonlight fell through the sheer curtains, as if to soothe those who still could not fall asleep.
แม้máeศศีsà-sĕeจะjàถูกtòokเมฆmêkบดบังbòt bangเป็นbpenคราวkraaoๆ-เงาจันทร์ngao janในnaiสายน้ำsăai náamก็gâwยังyangชวนให้chuan hâiกวีgà-weeรำลึกถึงram-léuk tĕungคนรักkon rákที่อยู่têe yòoห่างไกลhàang glai
Although clouds veiled the moon from time to time, its reflection in the river still stirred the poet's memories of a faraway beloved.
ตามdtaamขนบkà-nòpของkɔ̌ɔngบทชมโฉมbòt-chom-chǒomกวีgà-wiiมักmákยกyókศศีsà-sǐiมาmaaเทียบกับtîiap-gàpดวงหน้าduuang-nâaนางnaangก่อนgɔ̀ɔnกล่าวว่าglàao-wâaความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngนางnaangนั้นnánทำให้tam-hâiจันทร์janต้องdtɔ̂ngหมองmɔ̌ɔngรัศมีrát-sà-mǐi
Following the conventions of verse praising a woman's beauty, poets often compare her face to the moon before declaring that her beauty eclipses its radiance.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ศศี said สะ-สี?
sà-sǐi
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 | — | — |