ศิลา
sì-laaMeaning
1NounB2
stone; rock (formal/literary)
Stone, rock; used in formal or literary contexts and in compounds (e.g., stone inscription, stone slab).
Examples
นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaotouristไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastชมจารึกchom-jaa-rʉ́kชมจารึกchom-jaa-rʉ́k[to] admire inscriptionsศิลาsì-laaศิลาsì-laastone; rock (formal/literary)โบราณboo-raanโบราณboo-raan1ancient; antique2traditional; old-fashioned3ancient times; the old daysที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hill
Tourists went to see the ancient stone inscriptions at the temple on the hill.
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ช่างchângได้dâaiวางwaangแผ่นศิลาpɛ̀n-sì-laaไว้wáiหน้าประตูnâa-bprà-dtuuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiเป็นbpenธรณีtɔɔ-rá-nii
The craftsman placed a stone slab at the doorway to serve as the threshold.
กษัตริย์gà-sàtโปรดbpròotให้hâiสลักsà-làkพระบรมราชโองการprá-bɔɔ-rom-râat-chá-oong-gaanลงบนlong-bonศิลาsì-laaกลางglaangลานlaanเมืองmʉʉang
The king ordered the royal decree to be carved onto a stone in the city square.
พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panจัดแสดงjàt sà-daengแผ่นpàenศิลาจารึกsì-laa jaa-réukพร้อมprómคำอ่านkam àanเพื่อpêuuaอธิบายà-tí-baaiบริบทbò-rí-bòtทางประวัติศาสตร์taang bprà-wàt-sàat
The museum displays stone inscription slabs with transcriptions to explain the historical context.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ศิลา said สิ-ลา?
sì-laa
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
sì
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 | — | — |