สงกา
sǒng-gaaMeanings
1VerbC1
[to] doubt; [to] suspect
to doubt, suspect, or wonder about something (typically used in formal, poetic, or literary contexts)
Examples
ศิษย์sìtศิษย์sìtdisciple; pupil; studentผู้นี้pûu-níiผู้นี้pûu-níithis personยังคงyang-kongยังคงyang-kongstill; [to] remain; [to] continue to be/have/doสงกาsǒng-gaaสงกาsǒng-gaa1[to] doubt; [to] suspect2doubt; suspicionในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔnคำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔn1teaching; instruction; admonition2doctrine; set of teachings3moral (of a story)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)อาจารย์aa-jaanอาจารย์aa-jaan1teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)2honorific/title for a teacher3master (spiritual/martial/arts)
This disciple still doubts the master's teachings.
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หากhàakท่านtânแม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápมิmíสงกาsǒng-gaaในตัวnai-dtuuaข้าน้อยkâa-nɔ́ɔiข้าน้อยkâa-nɔ́ɔiก็gɔ̂ยินดีyin-diiรับใช้ráp-chái
If the general does not suspect me, I am willing to serve.
องค์พระมหากษัตริย์ong-prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàtทรงsongสงกาsǒng-gaaว่าwâaอาจàatมีmiiกบฏgà-bòtแฝงตัวfɛ̌ɛng-dtuuaอยู่ในyùu-naiพระราชวังprá-râat-chá-wang
The king suspected that there might be rebels hiding within the palace.
การตายgaan-dtaaiอย่างyàangปริศนาbprìt-sà-nǎaของkɔ̌ɔngขุนนางkǔn-naangผู้นี้pûu-níiทำให้tam-hâiชาวเมืองchaao-mʉʉangต่างdtàangพากันpaa-ganสงกาsǒng-gaaถึงtʉ̌ngสาเหตุsǎa-hèetที่แท้จริงtîi-tɛ́ɛ-jing
The mysterious death of this nobleman caused the townspeople to collectively wonder about the true cause.
2NounC1
doubt; suspicion
a feeling of doubt, suspicion, or uncertainty
Examples
แม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ได้รับdâi-rápได้รับdâi-ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)คำอธิบายkam-à-tí-baaiคำอธิบายkam-à-tí-baai1explanation; clarification2explanatory note; caption; legend; descriptionแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)นางnaangนางnaang1lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)2Mrs. (title before a name)3female role; female character (traditional theatre)4she; her (literary or informal)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)คลายklaaiคลายklaai1[to] loosen; slacken; relax2[to] ease; lessen; relieve; abateความkwaamความkwaam1abstract noun prefix2matter; case; contentสงกาsǒng-gaaสงกาsǒng-gaa1[to] doubt; [to] suspect2doubt; suspicionในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)
Even after receiving an explanation, she still did not relieve her feeling of doubt about that matter.
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ท่าทีtâa-tiiอันanมีพิรุธmii-pí-rútของkɔ̌ɔngชายchaaiแปลกหน้าbplɛ̀ɛk-nâaทำให้tam-hâiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเกิดgə̀ətความkwaamสงกาsǒng-gaa
The suspicious demeanor of the stranger caused a feeling of doubt among the villagers.
พระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàtทรงมีsong-miiความkwaamสงกาsǒng-gaaในnaiความจงรักภักดีkwaam-jong-rák-pák-diiของkɔ̌ɔngแม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápผู้นั้นpûu-nán
The king harbored a feeling of doubt regarding the loyalty of that general.
ถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamปริศนาbprìt-sà-nǎaของkɔ̌ɔngนักพรตnák-prótทำให้tam-hâiผู้ที่pûu-tîiได้dâaiฟังfangเกิดgə̀ətความkwaamสงกาsǒng-gaaและlɛ́พยายามpá-yaa-yaamขบคิดkòp-kítหาhǎaความหมายkwaam-mǎai
The ascetic's cryptic words caused a feeling of uncertainty among the listeners, who tried to ponder their meaning.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǒng
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 | — | — |