สตุ
sà-dtùMeaning
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[to] purify by heating
to purify or process medicinal ingredients (such as alum or salt) by heating them in a covered pot to reduce toxicity or remove impurities
Examples
ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàbefore (introducing a clause)นำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guide3[to] lead; be aheadสารส้มsǎan-sômสารส้มsǎan-sômalumมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerปรุงยาbprung-yaaปรุงยาbprung-yaa[to] compound; prepare medicineไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai personเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toนำไปnam-bpaiนำไปnam-bpai[to] take; carry; bring [sb/sth] (away/to somewhere)สตุsà-dtùสตุsà-dtù[to] purify by heatingเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark down3[to] lower [sth]ฤทธิ์rítฤทธิ์rít1supernatural power; might2effect (of a drug/chemical/poison/alcohol)3potency; efficacy4tantrum; acting upที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngรุนแรงrun-rɛɛng1violent; severe; intense2violently; severely; intenselyเสียก่อนsǐia-gɔ̀ɔnเสียก่อนsǐia-gɔ̀ɔnfirst; beforehand (do this before something else)
Before using alum to compound Thai medicine, we must first purify it by heating to reduce its harsh potency.
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แพทย์แผนไทยpɛ̂ɛt-pɛ̌ɛn-taiกำลังgam-langสอนsɔ̌ɔnลูกศิษย์lûuk-sìtถึงtʉ̌ngวิธีการwí-tii-gaanสตุsà-dtùเกลือglʉʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกำจัดgam-jàtสิ่งเจือปนsìng-jʉʉa-bponก่อนgɔ̀ɔnนำไปnam-bpaiปรุงยาbprung-yaa
The traditional Thai doctor is teaching his students the method of purifying salt by heating to remove impurities before compounding it into medicine.
การgaanสตุsà-dtùเป็นbpenภูมิปัญญาpoom-bpan-yaaโบราณboh-raanของkŏngหมอพื้นบ้านmŏ púen bâanที่têeช่วยchûuaiกำจัดgam-jàtสิ่งเจือปนsìng jeuua bponออกจากòk jàakแร่ธาตุrâe tâatต่างๆdtàang-dtàangก่อนgònนำมาใช้nam maa cháiเข้าkâoเครื่องkrêuuangยาyaa
Purification by heating is an ancient wisdom of folk healers that helps remove impurities from various minerals before incorporating them into medicinal ingredients.
หากhàakละเลยlá-ləəiกระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanสตุsà-dtùตัวยาdtuua-yaaตามdtaamกรรมวิธีgam-má-wí-tiiโบราณboo-raanฤทธิ์rítยาyaaที่tîiรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngอาจàatส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng-pǒn-grà-tóp-dtɔ̀ɔธาตุทั้งสี่tâat-táng-sìiและlɛ́สร้างsâangอันตรายan-dtà-raaiแก่gɛ̀ɛผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiได้dâai
If the process of purifying the ingredients according to traditional methods is neglected, the strong potency of the medicine might affect the four elements and cause harm to the patient.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สตุ said สะ-ตุ?
sà-dtù
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 | — | — |