ศิลป์

sǐn

Meanings

1NounB1

art; artistry

art; the field or quality of artistic creation and expression

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2NounB2

artistic skill; craftsmanship; finesse

a refined level of artistic skill, taste, or finesse

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3AdjectiveB2

artistic; artful (attrib.)

relating to art or showing artistic quality when used attributively (e.g., งานศิลป์งานศิลป์ngaan-sǐnartwork; piece of art)

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ถ่ายภาพtàai-pâapถ่ายภาพtàai-pâap1to photograph; take a picture (of)2to image (technical)แนวnɛɛoแนวnɛɛo1line; row; alignment; formation2direction; approach; tendency; orientation3boundary line; demarcation4genre; style5guideline; principle; policy line6(colloq.) unconventional; artsy; individualistic7classifier for lines or rows8musical line; voice; partศิลป์sǐnศิลป์sǐn1art; artistry2artistic skill; craftsmanship; finesse3artistic; artful (attrib.)ภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4vision; mental imageมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoมู้ดmúutมู้ดmúutmood; vibe; atmosphereและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)แสงsɛ̌ɛngแสงsɛ̌ɛng1light2ray; beamที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตั้งใจdtâng-jaiตั้งใจdtâng-jai1[to] intend; mean to2[to] be determined; resolve3[to] pay close attention; concentrate4intentionally; on purposeมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
He likes artistic-style photography; the photos have very deliberate mood and lighting.
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Tones

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

Why is ศิลป์ said สิน?

sǐn

  • Same-sounding letterศ sounds just like ส, so the reading uses ส.Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ล is said like น (n).Silent letterป์ 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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Rising tone

sǐn

Dips low first, then rises clearly.

High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising

ป์ 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——