ศอ
sɔ̌ɔMeaning
1NounC1
(literary) neck; throat
the neck or throat; a literary term also used in royal vocabulary as พระศอพระศอprá-sɔ̌ɔroyal neck
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วิชาภาษาไทยwí-chaa-paa-sǎa-taiวิชาภาษาไทยwí-chaa-paa-sǎa-taiThai language (subject)คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ศอsɔ̌ɔศอsɔ̌ɔ(literary) neck; throatเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คำราชาศัพท์kam-raa-chaa-sàpคำราชาศัพท์kam-raa-chaa-sàp1royal vocabulary; royal register (Thai)2a royal-register termที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsคอkɔɔคอkɔɔ1neck2throat3collar; neckline4neck (of an object)5enthusiast; fan; lover
In Thai class, the word "So" is a royal vocabulary word that means neck.
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ครูkruuอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaหากhàakจะjàกล่าวถึงglàao tĕungคอkoของkŏngพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàtหรือrĕuพระบรมวงศานุวงศ์prá-bò-rom-wong-săa-nú-wongต้องdtôngใช้cháiคำราชาศัพท์kam raa-chaa-sàpว่าwâaพระศอprá sŏ
The teacher explained that if we refer to the neck of the King or members of the royal family, we must use the royal term "Phra So".
แถลงการณ์tà-lɛ̌ɛng-gaanสำนักพระราชวังsǎm-nák-prá-râat-chá-wangระบุว่าrá-bù-wâaพระอาการprá-aa-gaanอักเสบàk-sèepที่tîiพระศอprá-sɔ̌ɔของkɔ̌ɔngพระองค์prá-ongทุเลาลงtú-lao-longตามลำดับdtaam-lam-dàp
The Royal Household Bureau's announcement stated that the inflammation in His/Her Majesty's throat has gradually subsided.
เครื่องประดับkrêuuang bprà-dàpที่têeพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàtทรงสวมsong sŭuamบริเวณbo-rí-waynพระศอprá sŏในnaiงานพระราชพิธีngaan prá-râat-chá-pí-teeล้วนlúuanมีความหมายmee kwaam-măaiและláeประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatที่têeยาวนานyaao naan
The ornaments worn around the King's neck during royal ceremonies all possess profound meanings and a long history.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ศอ said สอ?
sɔ̌ɔ
- Same-sounding letterศ sounds just like ส, so the reading uses ส.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sɔ̌ɔ
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |