ศักย์

sàk

Meanings

1NounB2

potential (physics); potential energy per unit

a physical quantity expressing potential energy per unit (e.g., electric potential per charge, gravitational potential per mass)

Examples

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2NounC1

potential (electrochemistry)

The electrochemical potential of a system or electrode relative to a standard reference.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การทดลองgaan-tót-lɔɔngการทดลองgaan-tót-lɔɔng1trial; pilot; tryout2experiment; experimentationเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)วัดศักย์wát-sàkวัดศักย์wát-sàk[to] measure electric potential/voltageของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsอิเล็กโทรดì-lék-trôotอิเล็กโทรดì-lék-trôotelectrodeเทียบกับtîiap-gàpเทียบกับtîiap-gàp1[to] compare with; compare against2compared with; versus; relative toอิเล็กโทรดì-lék-trôotอิเล็กโทรดì-lék-trôotelectrodeอ้างอิงâang-ingอ้างอิงâang-ing[to] refer to; citeมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tǎanมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tǎan1standard; norm; benchmark2standard; standardizedเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiapเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiap1[to] compare2comparativeปฏิกิริยาbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaaปฏิกิริยาbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaa1reaction; response2chemical reactionรีดักชันrii-dàk-chânรีดักชันrii-dàk-chân1reduction (chemistry)2reduction (math/CS)3reduction (medicine, orthopedics)
In the experiment, we measured the electrode potential against a standard reference electrode to compare reduction reactions.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ศักย์ said สัก?

sàk

  • Same-sounding letterศ sounds just like ส, so the reading uses ส.Silent letterย์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Low tone

sàk

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low

ย์ is silent here.

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——