ศีขร
sǐi-kɔ̌ɔnMeaning
1NounC2
mountain; peak
A mountain, mountain peak, or summit (typically used in literary, poetic, or formal contexts)
Examples
ผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)แสวงบุญsà-wɛ̌ɛng-bunแสวงบุญsà-wɛ̌ɛng-bun1[to] go on pilgrimage2pilgrimageต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3each; respectively4foreign; from another place5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forตกตะลึงdtòk-dtà-lʉngตกตะลึงdtòk-dtà-lʉng1[to] be stunned; be astonished2stunned; astonishedในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ความงามkwaam-ngaamความงามkwaam-ngaambeauty; attractivenessของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsศีขรsǐi-kɔ̌ɔnศีขรsǐi-kɔ̌ɔnmountain; peakที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตั้งตระหง่านdtâng-dtrà-ngàanตั้งตระหง่านdtâng-dtrà-ngàan1[to] tower; stand tall and imposing2towering; standing tall and imposingอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเบื้องหน้าbʉ̂ʉang-nâaเบื้องหน้าbʉ̂ʉang-nâa1public face; visible side2foreground (computing)3ahead; in front (formal)4the front (formal)5in front of; before (formal)6the future (formal)ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangท่ามกลางtâam-glaang1amid; among2amid (situations)ทะเลหมอกtá-lee-mɔ̀ɔkทะเลหมอกtá-lee-mɔ̀ɔksea of mist; sea of fog
The pilgrims were stunned by the beauty of the mountain peak towering before them amidst the sea of mist.
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ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiมักmákมีmeeการบรรยายgaan ban-yaaiถึงtĕungเหล่าlàoสัตว์หิมพานต์sàt hĭm-má-paanที่têeอาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòoตามdtaamหมู่mòoศีขรsĕe-kŏnและláeถ้ำtâmลึกléuk
In Thai literature, there are often descriptions of Himmapan creatures living among the mountain peaks and deep caves.
กวีเอกgà-wii-èekได้dâaiประพันธ์บทbprà-pan-bòtกวีพรรณนาgà-wii-pan-ná-naaถึงtʉ̌ngความยิ่งใหญ่kwaam-yîng-yàiของkɔ̌ɔngศีขรsǐi-kɔ̌ɔnที่tîiสูงตระหง่านsǔung-dtrà-ngàanเสียดsìiatเมฆmêek
The master poet composed a poem describing the grandeur of the mountain peak that towers into the clouds.
ทัศนียภาพtát-sà-nii-yá-pâapเบื้องหน้าbʉ̂ʉang-nâaคือkʉʉขุนเขาkǔn-kǎoน้อยใหญ่nɔ́ɔi-yàiและlɛ́หมู่mùuศีขรsǐi-kɔ̌ɔnสลับซับซ้อนsà-làp-sáp-sɔ́ɔnที่tîiทอดตัวtɔ̂ɔt-dtuuaยาวyaaoดุจdùtปราการbpraa-gaanธรรมชาติtam-má-châatกั้นขวางgân-kwǎangดินแดนdin-dɛɛnศักดิ์สิทธิ์sàk-sìt
The scenery ahead consists of mountains both large and small, along with a complex range of peaks stretching out like a natural fortress barricading the sacred land.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ศีขร said สี-ขอน?
sǐi-kɔ̌ɔn
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǐi
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 | — | — |