สน
sǒnMeaning
1NounA2
pine; casuarina
A pine or another tree commonly called สนสนsǒnpine; casuarina in Thai, including casuarinas, which resemble pines but are not conifers.
Examples
ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerดอยอินทนนท์dɔɔi-in-tá-nonดอยอินทนนท์dɔɔi-in-tá-nonDoi Inthanon (mountain in Thailand)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต้นสนdtôn-sǒnต้นสนdtôn-sǒnpine tree; conifer (general)เรียงriiangเรียงriiang1[to] arrange; put in order2[to] line up; lay out3in a row; consecutivelyเป็นแถวbpen-tɛ̌ɛoเป็นแถวbpen-tɛ̌ɛo1in a row; in a line2one after another; in succession
At Doi Inthanon, there are rows of pine trees.
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Yesterday we hiked in the mountains and saw many tall pine trees.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเขาkǎoจะjàไปbpaiทะเลtá-leeและlɛ́อยากyàakถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupสนsǒnริมrimชายฝั่งchaai-fàng
Tomorrow he will go to the sea and wants to take photos of pines along the coast.
ฤดูหนาวrʉ́-duu-nǎaoอากาศเย็นaa-gàat-yenทำให้tam-hâiกลิ่นglìnยางสนyaang-sǒnจากjàakป่าสนbpàa-sǒnบนbonที่สูงtîi-sǔungชัดเจนchát-jeenขึ้นkʉ̂nและlɛ́ชวนให้chuuan-hâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kผ่อนคลายpɔ̀ɔn-klaai
In the cold season, the scent of pine resin from highland pine forests becomes more distinct and feels relaxing.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǒn
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 | — | — |