ศัพท์

sàp

Meanings

1NounA2

word; term

an individual lexical item or technical term

Examples

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2NounA2

vocabulary; lexicon; terminology

the set or list of words used in a language or a field; terminology

Examples

อาจารย์aa-jaanอาจารย์aa-jaan1teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)2honorific/title for a teacher3master (spiritual/martial/arts)บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชั่วโมงchûua-moongชั่วโมงchûua-moong1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time3lesson period; class periodนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)ศัพท์เฉพาะทางsàp-chà-pɔ́-taangศัพท์เฉพาะทางsàp-chà-pɔ́-taangtechnical term; jargonการแพทย์gaan-pɛ̂ɛtการแพทย์gaan-pɛ̂ɛt1medicine; medical science2medical practice/servicesที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)โรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanhospital
The teacher said that in this class we will learn specialized medical terms used in hospitals.
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Tones

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

Why is ศัพท์ said สับ?

sàp

  • Same-sounding letterศ sounds just like ส, so the reading uses ส.Final soundAt the end of a syllable, พ is said like บ (p).Silent letterท์ 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 -พ, a stop, so it is dead.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Low tone

sàp

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low

ท์ 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——