สนช.
sŏ-nŏ-chóMeaning
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National Legislative Assembly (Thailand)
Thailand's National Legislative Assembly (NLA); an appointed legislature, notably active after the 2014 coup.
Examples
สมาชิกsà-maa-chíkสมาชิกsà-maa-chíkmemberสนsŏnสนsŏn1pine; casuarina2[to] thread; pass thread through [sth]ชchไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)มาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toการเลือกตั้งgaan lêuuak dtângการเลือกตั้งgaan lêuuak dtângelection; choosing by voteแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)มาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toการแต่งตั้งgaan dtàeng dtângการแต่งตั้งgaan dtàeng dtâng1official appointment to a position2appointment to a rank or title
The NLA members were not from an election, but from an appointment.
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สนชsŏr nŏr chorผ่านpàanกฎหมายgòt-măaiหลายlăaiฉบับchà-bàpในช่วงnai chûuangที่têeทำหน้าที่tam nâa-têeเป็นbpenสภานิติบัญญัติsà-paa ní-dtì-ban-yàt
The NLA passed many laws during its time serving as the legislative assembly.
หลังlăngการรัฐประหารgaan rát-tà-bprà-haanปีbpee2557ได้dâiมีmeeการจัดตั้งgaan jàt dtângสนชsŏr nŏr chorขึ้นkêunเพื่อpêuuaทำหน้าที่tam nâa-têeฝ่ายนิติบัญญัติfàai ní-dtì-ban-yàtแทนtaenรัฐสภาrát-tà-sà-paa
After the 2014 coup, the NLA was established to perform legislative duties in place of the parliament.
ร่างrâangรัฐธรรมนูญrát tam-má-noonฉบับchà-bàpนั้นnánผ่านpàanการพิจารณาgaan pí-jaa-rá-naaและláeได้รับdâi rápความเห็นชอบkwaam hĕn chôpจากjàakที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chumสนsŏnชchก่อนที่gòn têeจะjàนำไปnam bpaiทำประชามติtam bprà-chaa má-dtì
That draft of the constitution was considered and approved by the NLA meeting before being put to a referendum.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สนช. said สอ-นอ-ชอ?
sŏ-nŏ-chó
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sŏ
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 | — | — |