สตาร์
sà-dtaaMeanings
1NounA2
star; celebrity
A very famous and widely admired performer, athlete, or public figure.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สตาร์sà-dtaaสตาร์sà-dtaa1star; celebrity2standout performer; star playerที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)คนรู้จักkon-rúu-jàkคนรู้จักkon-rúu-jàkacquaintanceจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmละครlá-kɔɔnละครlá-kɔɔn1drama; play; theater show2theater; dramatic artsยอดฮิตyɔ̂ɔt-hítยอดฮิตyɔ̂ɔt-hít1very popular; chart-topping2a top hit; bestseller
She is a star known by everyone from a hit drama.
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This star singer holds a big concert every year.
สตาร์sà-dtaaฟุตบอลfút bonจากjàakยุโรปyú-rôhpเดินทางมาdern taang maaเปิดbpèrtคลินิกklee-nìkสอนsŏnเด็กdèkๆ-
A football star from Europe traveled to open a clinic for children.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเป็นbpenสตาร์sà-dtaaระดับนานาชาติrá-dàp-naa-naa-châatเขาkǎoยังคงyang-kongใช้cháiชีวิตเรียบง่ายchii-wít-rîiap-ngâaiและlɛ́ช่วยchûuaiงานการกุศลngaan-gaan-gù-sǒnเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even though he is an international star, he still lives simply and always supports charity work.
2NounB1
standout performer; star player
A person who performs exceptionally well or is the most important in a group; a star player.
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นัดnátนัดnát1appointment; meeting2[to] make an appointment; arrange to meet3round; match (sports)4classifier: round; match; appointment5classifier: shot; round of ammunitionนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สตาร์sà-dtaaสตาร์sà-dtaa1star; celebrity2standout performer; star playerของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupยิงyingยิงying1[to] shoot; fire2[to] shoot (in sports)3[to] photograph (slang)ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goalsสำคัญsǎm-kanสำคัญsǎm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
In this match, he was the team’s star, scoring a crucial goal.
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โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiมีmiiเธอtəəเป็นbpenสตาร์sà-dtaaคอยkɔɔiนำnamทีมtiimจนjonงานngaanเสร็จทันเวลาsèt-tan-wee-laa
She was the star of this project, leading the team to finish on time.
ในnaiวงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiสมัครเล่นsà-màk-lênของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoมือกีตาร์mʉʉ-gii-dtâaคือkʉʉสตาร์sà-dtaaที่tîiทุกคนtúk-konจับตาjàp-dtaa
In our amateur band, the guitarist is the star everyone watches.
แม้mɛ́ɛทีมtiimจะมีjà-miiผู้เล่นpûu-lênเก่งหลายgèng-lǎaiคนkonแต่dtɛ̀ɛเกมgeemนี้níiเขาkǎoคือkʉʉสตาร์sà-dtaaตัวจริงdtuua-jingที่tîiแบกbɛ̀ɛkทั้งtángเกมgeemไว้wái
Even though the team has many good players, in this game he was the true star who carried the whole match.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สตาร์ said สะ-ตา?
sà-dtaa
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
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 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 | — | — |