สนับ

sà-nàp

Meanings

1NounA2

pad; guard; brace (protective gear)

a protective pad, guard, or brace worn on a body part (e.g., สนับเข่าสนับเข่าsà-nàp-kào1knee pad2knee support/sleeve knee pad, สนับศอกสนับศอกsà-nàp-sɔ̀ɔkelbow pad; elbow guard elbow pad). Often used as a bound/root form.

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)สนับเข่าsà-nàp-kàoสนับเข่าsà-nàp-kào1knee pad2knee support/sleeve
I wear a knee pad.
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นักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnต้องdtɔ̂ngใส่sàiสนับแข้งsà-nàp-kɛ̂ɛngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-gan
Football players must wear shin guards for protection.
อย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmซื้อsʉ́ʉสนับศอกsà-nàp-sɔ̀ɔkสำหรับsǎm-ràpเล่นlênสเก็ตบอร์ดsà-gèt-bɔ́ɔtนะná
Don't forget to buy elbow pads for skateboarding.
ตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiแขนkɛ̌ɛnหักhàkหมอmɔ̌ɔให้hâiผมpǒmใส่sàiสนับแขนsà-nàp-kɛ̌ɛnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-gan
When I broke my arm, the doctor had me wear an arm brace for protection.
2VerbB1

[to] press; prop; brace; support

to prop up, brace, or press against to support; also to back or support [sb/sth] (formal/literary).

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementมาสmâatมาสmâatmonth (formal; literary)นับnápนับnáp1[to] count2[to] include; be counted3[to] consider; regardประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)พังpangพังpang1broken; not working2[to] break down; collapse; fall apart3ruined; a mess (plans/situations)4[to] demolish; wreck [sth]ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoชั่วคราวchûua-kraao1temporary; provisional; interim2temporarily; for the time being
He found a piece of wood to temporarily prop up the broken door.
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วิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnใช้cháiเสาเหล็กsǎo-lèkขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiหลายlǎaiต้นdtônเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสนับsà-nàpโครงสร้างkroong-sâangของkɔ̌ɔngอาคารaa-kaanเก่าgào
The engineer used several large steel pillars to brace the old building's structure.
พรรคการเมืองpák-gaan-mʉʉangฝ่ายค้านfàai-káanประกาศbprà-gàatว่าwâaจะjàไม่mâiสนับsà-nàpร่างกฎหมายrâang-gòt-mǎaiฉบับchà-bàpนี้níi
The opposition party announced that they will not back this draft law.
คำให้การของพยานkam-hâi-gaan-kɔ̌ɔng-pá-yaanช่วยchûuaiสนับsà-nàpข้อกล่าวอ้างkɔ̂ɔ-glàao-âangของkɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายโจทก์fàai-jòotให้hâiมีmiiน้ำหนักnám-nàkมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
The witness's testimony helped to support the plaintiff's claim, giving it more weight.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is สนับ said สะ-หนับ?

sà-nàp

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——