สนโลก
sǒn-lôokMeaning
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Norfolk Island pine
an evergreen conifer (Araucaria heterophylla), commonly grown as an ornamental; known in Thai horticulture as สนโลกสนโลกsǒn-lôokNorfolk Island pine
Examples
บ้านเราbâan-raoบ้านเราbâan-rao1our house; our home2our country; Thailand3our hometown; our areaปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)สนโลกsǒn-lôokสนโลกsǒn-lôokNorfolk Island pineไว้wáiไว้wái1[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.)หน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)สูงsǔungสูงsǔung1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
My family planted a Norfolk Island pine in front of the house; it's very tall now.
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ต้นdtônสนโลกsŏn lôhkเป็นที่นิยมbpen têe ní-yomในnaiการgaanนำมาnam maaประดับตกแต่งbprà-dàp dtòk dtàengในช่วงnai chûuangเทศกาลtêht-sà-gaanคริสต์มาสkrít-sà-mâat
The Norfolk Island pine is popular for decoration during the Christmas season.
สนโลกsǒn-lôokเป็นbpenไม้ประดับmáai-bprà-dàpที่tîiดูแลduu-lɛɛไม่ยากmâi-yâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanแสงแดดsɛ̌ɛng-dɛ̀ɛtรำไรram-raiและlɛ́ความชื้นkwaam-chʉ́ʉnในnaiอากาศaa-gàatที่เหมาะสมtîi-mɔ̀-sǒmจึงjʉngจะjàเติบโตdtə̀əp-dtooได้ดีdâai-dii
The Norfolk Island pine is an ornamental plant that is not difficult to care for, but it requires partial sunlight and adequate humidity to grow well.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaสนโลกsŏn lôhkจะมีjà meeลักษณะlák-sà-nàคล้ายkláaiต้นสนdtôn sŏnแต่dtàeจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoมันmanจัดอยู่jàt yòoในnaiวงศ์wongพืชpêutที่têeแตกต่างกันdtàek dtàang ganและláeมีmeeถิ่นกำเนิดtìn gam-nèrtจากjàakเกาะนอร์ฟอล์กgòh nor-fôk
Although the Norfolk Island pine looks like a pine tree, it actually belongs to a different plant family and originates from Norfolk Island.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 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
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สนโลกsǒn-lôokสนโลกsǒn-lôokNorfolk Island pineNorfolk Island pineWord