สถาน
sà-tǎanMeanings
1NounB2
place; establishment (bound form)
a formal or bound morpheme meaning place or site; mostly used as an element in compounds for institutions or premises (e.g., สถานทูตสถานทูตsà-tǎan-tûutembassy (institution/place) embassy, สถานศึกษาสถานศึกษาsà-tǎan-sʉ̀k-sǎaeducational institution; place of study educational institution)
Examples
คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)สถานsà-tǎanสถานsà-tǎan1place; establishment (bound form)2kind; degree (formal)มักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderประกอบbprà-gɔ̀ɔpประกอบbprà-gɔ̀ɔp1[to] assemble; put together2[to] consist of; be composed of3[to] perform (duties/rituals)4[to] accompany; go together withคำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofบอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showสถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiสถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiplace; location; venueเช่นchênเช่นchên1for example; such as2like; asสถานศึกษาsà-tǎan-sʉ̀k-sǎaสถานศึกษาsà-tǎan-sʉ̀k-sǎaeducational institution; place of studyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)สถานพยาบาลsà-tǎan-pá-yaa-baanสถานพยาบาลsà-tǎan-pá-yaa-baanmedical/healthcare facility
The word ‘สถาน’ is often used in compounds to indicate places, such as educational institutions and medical facilities.
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พจนานุกรมpót-jà-naa-nú-gromยกตัวอย่างyók-dtuua-yàangคำkamที่tîiมีmiiสถานsà-tǎanนำหน้าnam-nâaเช่นchênสถานทูตsà-tǎan-tûutกับgàpสถานีตำรวจsà-tǎa-nii-dtam-rùuat
Dictionaries give examples of words with ‘สถาน’ as a prefix, such as embassy and police station.
ชื่อchʉ̂ʉที่tîiลงท้ายlong-táaiหรือrʉ̌ʉขึ้นต้นkʉ̂n-dtônด้วยdûuaiสถานsà-tǎanมักmákสื่อsʉ̀ʉว่าwâaหน่วยงานnùuai-ngaanนั้นnánเป็นbpenสถาบันsà-tǎa-banหรือrʉ̌ʉสถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiให้บริการhâi-bɔɔ-rí-gaanแก่gɛ̀ɛสาธารณะsǎa-taa-rá-ná
Names that begin or end with ‘สถาน’ often indicate that the organization is an institution or a place providing public services.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnคำว่าkam-wâaสถานsà-tǎanในnaiป้ายbpâaiทางราชการtaang-râat-chá-gaanเราraoควรkuuanตีความdtii-kwaamว่าwâaเป็นbpenสถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiที่tîiมีหน้าที่mii-nâa-tîiเฉพาะchà-pɔ́เช่นchênสถานสงเคราะห์sà-tǎan-sǒng-krɔ́หรือrʉ̌ʉสถานปฏิบัติธรรมsà-tǎan-bpà-dtì-bàt-tam
When we see ‘สถาน’ on official signs, we should interpret it as a place with a specific function, such as a welfare home or a meditation center.
2NounC1
kind; degree (formal)
A kind or degree, especially of punishment or an offense, as in สถานหนัก (severe) and สถานเบาสถานเบาsà-tǎan-baolight; lenient (of punishment) (minor or lenient).
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâi1May ...; I wish that ...2to request that; to ask thatลงโทษlong-tôotลงโทษlong-tôot[to] punish [sb]; impose a penaltyสถานเบาsà-tǎan-baoสถานเบาsà-tǎan-baolight; lenient (of punishment)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowทำผิดtam-pìtทำผิดtam-pìt1[to] do wrong; make a mistake2[to] commit an offense; break a rule/lawเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛkครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛk1the first time2for the first time3first (of an occurrence)
He asked for a lenient punishment because it was his first offense.
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บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtประกาศbprà-gàatว่าwâaพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanที่tîiทุจริตtút-jà-rìtจะjàถูกลงtùuk-longโทษสถานหนักtôot-sà-tǎan-nàkแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàทำงานtam-ngaanมานานmaa-naanก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
The company announced that employees who commit fraud will face severe punishment, regardless of how long they have worked there.
ทนายความtá-naai-kwaamยกyókเหตุhèetที่tîiจำเลยjam-ləəiให้hâiความร่วมมือkwaam-rûuam-mʉʉในnaiการสอบสวนgaan-sɔ̀ɔp-sǔuanขึ้นkʉ̂nประกอบbprà-gɔ̀ɔpคำร้องขอkam-rɔ́ɔng-kɔ̌ɔให้hâiศาลsǎanลงโทษlong-tôotสถานเบาsà-tǎan-bao
The lawyer cited the defendant’s cooperation with the investigation in support of a request for the court to impose a lenient sentence.
การเรียกร้องgaan-rîiak-rɔ́ɔngให้hâiลงlongโทษสถานหนักtôot-sà-tǎan-nàkอาจàatสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnความโกรธkwaam-gròotแค้นkɛ́ɛnของkɔ̌ɔngสังคมsǎng-komแต่dtɛ̀ɛการกำหนดgaan-gam-nòtโทษtôotยังyangต้องdtɔ̂ngคำนึงถึงkam-nʉng-tʉ̌ngพฤติการณ์prʉ́t-dtì-gaanแห่งhɛ̀ngคดีká-diiและlɛ́หลักlàkความkwaamได้สัดส่วนdâai-sàt-sùuan
Calls for severe punishment may reflect public outrage, but sentencing must still take into account the circumstances of the case and the principle of proportionality.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สถาน said สะ-ถาน?
sà-tǎan
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 | — | — |