สกุล

sà-gun

Meanings

1NounB1

family; lineage; clan

a family line, lineage, or clan; sometimes implies status or heritage

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2NounB1

currency (unit/type)

a currency unit or type used by a country (e.g., สกุลเงินดอลลาร์ ‘the dollar currency’)

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3NounB2

surname; family name

A surname or family name, also expressed more explicitly as นามสกุลนามสกุลnaam-sà-gun1surname; family name2filename extension (computing).

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4NounB2

genus (biology)

a rank in biological classification grouping closely related species

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แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]สกุลsà-gunสกุลsà-gun1family; lineage; clan2currency (unit/type)3surname; family name4genus (biology)5school; tradition (arts, thought)Felisส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2share; quota3department; division; unit4as for; regarding5over (in fractions)เสือsʉ̌ʉaเสือsʉ̌ʉa1tiger2formidable person (figurative)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เสือดาวsʉ̌ʉa-daaoเสือดาวsʉ̌ʉa-daaoleopardอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]สกุลsà-gunสกุลsà-gun1family; lineage; clan2currency (unit/type)3surname; family name4genus (biology)5school; tradition (arts, thought)Pantheraแม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaแม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaalthough; even thoughทั้งหมดtáng-mòtทั้งหมดtáng-mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everythingจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)อยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]วงศ์wongวงศ์wong1lineage; clan2family (biology)เดียวกันdiiao-ganเดียวกันdiiao-ganthe same; identical
Domestic cats are in the genus Felis, while tigers and leopards are in the genus Panthera, although they are all in the same family.
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5NounB2

school; tradition (arts, thought)

a style, school, or tradition in art, craft, or thought

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Tones

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

Why is สกุล said สะ-กุน?

sà-gun

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Low tone

sà

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