สนธิคำ
sǒn-tí-kamMeaning
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[to] join words by sandhi
to join two or more words by changing or merging their sounds according to sandhi rules
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentครูสอนkruu sŏnภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai-language; in Thai3Thai (school subject)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)พวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our sideฝึกfèukฝึกfèuk1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)สนธิคำsŏn-tí-kamสนธิคำsŏn-tí-kam[to] join words by sandhiจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmภาษาบาลีpaa-săa baa-leeภาษาบาลีpaa-săa baa-leePali languageและláeและláeand (coordinating)สันสกฤตsăn-sà-grìtสันสกฤตsăn-sà-grìtSanskrit (language)
Today, the Thai language teacher had us practice joining words from Pali and Sanskrit using sandhi rules.
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การgaanสนธิคำsǒn-tí-kamเป็นbpenการเชื่อมgaan-chʉ̂ʉamเสียงsǐiangของkɔ̌ɔngคำkamสองsɔ̌ɔngคำkamให้hâiกลืนglʉʉnเป็นbpenคำkamเดียวกันdiiao-ganซึ่งsʉ̂ngต่างจากdtàang-jàakการgaanสมาสsà-màatที่tîiแค่kɛ̂ɛนำnamคำkamมาmaaต่อกันdtɔ̀ɔ-gan
Joining words by sandhi involves blending the sounds of two words into one, which is different from compounding (samas) where words are simply placed together.
หากhàakต้องdtɔ̂ngการเข้าใจgaan-kâo-jaiโครงสร้างkroong-sâangของkɔ̌ɔngคำศัพท์kam-sàpขั้นสูงkân-sǔungผู้เรียนpûu-riianจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngแยกแยะyɛ̂ɛk-yɛ́หลักการlàk-gaanสมาสsà-màatและlɛ́การgaanสนธิคำsǒn-tí-kamให้hâiแตกฉานdtɛ̀ɛk-chǎan
If one wishes to understand the structure of advanced vocabulary, it is necessary for the learner to thoroughly distinguish between the principles of compounding and sandhi word joining.
คำว่าkam-wâaชลาลัยchá-laa-laiเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakการgaanสนธิคำsǒn-tí-kamระหว่างrá-wàangคำว่าkam-wâaชลchonกับgàpอาลัยaa-laiโดยdooiมีmiiการกลืนgaan-glʉʉnเสียงsǐiangสระsàเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเกิดgə̀ətความไพเราะkwaam-pai-rɔ́
The word "Chonlalai" is formed by joining the words "Chon" and "Alai" using sandhi, with vowel assimilation to create euphony.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สนธิคำ said สน-ทิ-คัม?
sǒn-tí-kam
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
สนธิsǒn-tíสนธิsǒn-tí1[to] join; unite; combine (formal/literary)2union; joining; sandhi[to] join; unite; combine (formal/literary)Part 1
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