สติ้ง
sà-dtîngMeanings
1NounB2
sting; stinging sensation; sudden pang (loanword)
A sharp pain or the act of stinging; also a sudden pang of emotion; borrowed from English “sting.”
Examples
โดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)ยุงyungยุงyungmosquitoกัดgàtกัดgàt1[to] bite2[to] corrode; [to] etch3[to] sting; [to] irritate (skin)4caustic; irritating (to skin)5[to] mill (machining)ทีเดียวtii-diiaoทีเดียวtii-diiao1quite; very; indeed (after adj./verb)2at once; in one go; at a timeก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)สติ้งsà-dtîngสติ้งsà-dtîng1sting; stinging sensation; sudden pang (loanword)2Sting operation (loan usage)แปลบbplɛ̀ɛpแปลบbplɛ̀ɛp1[to] feel a sharp, stabbing pain; twinge2sharp, stabbing (pain)ขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
With a single mosquito bite, I felt a sharp sting right away.
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น้ำยาฆ่าเชื้อnáam-yaa-kâa-chʉ́ʉaสัมผัสsǎm-pàtแผลplɛ̌ɛแล้วlɛ́ɛoมีmiiสติ้งsà-dtîngเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiแต่dtɛ̀ɛช่วยให้chûuai-hâiแผลplɛ̌ɛสะอาดsà-àat
The antiseptic touched the wound and there was a slight sting, but it helps keep it clean.
คำพูดkam-pûutของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kสติ้งsà-dtîngขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaในใจnai-jaiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanโดนdoonตำหนิdtam-nìอย่างแรงyàang-rɛɛng
His words gave me a sudden pang in my heart, like being harshly criticized.
พอporคิดถึงkít tĕungความผิดพลาดkwaam pìt plâatครั้งkrángนั้นnánยังyangมีmeeสติ้งsà-dtíngของkŏngความเสียใจkwaam sĭia jaiแล่นlâenกลับมาglàp maaเป็นพักๆbpen pák pák
When I think of that mistake, the sting of regret still comes back in waves.
2NounC1
Sting operation (loan usage)
An undercover operation to catch wrongdoing; borrowed from English “sting.”
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3intense; strong; extremeสติ้งsà-dtîngสติ้งsà-dtîng1sting; stinging sensation; sudden pang (loanword)2Sting operation (loan usage)ล่อlɔ̂ɔล่อlɔ̂ɔ1[to] lure; entice; bait2mule3[slang] [to] have sex (vulgar)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceขบวนการค้ายาkà-buuan-gaan-káa-yaaขบวนการค้ายาkà-buuan-gaan-káa-yaadrug trafficking ring; drug syndicateเสพติดsèep-dtìtเสพติดsèep-dtìt1[to] be addicted to [sth]2addicted (to [sth])3addictive; habit-forming
The police set up a sting operation to catch a drug trafficking ring.
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นักข่าวnák-kàaoทำtamสติ้งsà-dtîngแฝงตัวfɛ̌ɛng-dtuuaเป็นbpenลูกค้าlûuk-káaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปิดโปงbpə̀ət-bpoongการรับgaan-rápสินบนsǐn-bonในnaiหน่วยงานรัฐnùuai-ngaan-rát
A journalist conducted a sting by posing as a client to expose bribery in a government agency.
สติ้งsà-dtîngครั้งนี้kráng-níiต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiหลักฐานเชิงประจักษ์làk-tǎan-chəəng-bprà-jàkและlɛ́การประสานงานgaan-bprà-sǎan-ngaanข้ามkâamหน่วยงานnùuai-ngaanอย่างรัดกุมyàang-rát-gum
This sting required concrete evidence and tightly coordinated inter-agency collaboration.
เพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiหลุดlùtพิรุธpí-rútเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiในnaiสติ้งsà-dtîngต้องdtɔ̂ngสวมบทบาทsǔuam-bòt-bàatแนบเนียนnɛ̂ɛp-niianและlɛ́ควบkûuapคุมสถานการณ์kum-sà-tǎa-ná-gaanอย่างyàangมืออาชีพmʉʉ-aa-chîip
To avoid arousing suspicion, officers in the sting had to play their roles seamlessly and manage the situation professionally.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สติ้ง said สะ-ติ้ง?
sà-dtîng
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 | — | — |