สมญา
sǒm-yaaMeaning
1NounB2
title; designation; epithet
a title, designation, epithet, or alias given to someone
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้รับdâi-rápได้รับdâi-ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)สมญาsǒm-yaaสมญาsǒm-yaatitle; designation; epithetว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeสายฟ้าsǎai-fáaสายฟ้าsǎai-fáa1lightning2given name: S̄āi-fáa (‘Lightning’)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นักวิ่งnák-wîngนักวิ่งnák-wîngrunnerที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonที่สุดtîi-sùtที่สุดtîi-sùt1most; -est (superlative)2very; extremely (colloquial)3in the end; ultimatelyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)โรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)
He received the epithet 'Lightning' because he is the fastest runner in the school.
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เพราะpráwเธอterชอบchôpช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuuaคนอื่นkon èunเพื่อนpêuuanๆ-จึงjeungตั้งdtângสมญาsăm-yaaให้hâiเธอterว่าwâaนางฟ้าnaang fáa
Because she likes helping others, her friends gave her the title of an angel.
เมืองโบราณmʉʉang-boo-raanแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiได้รับdâi-rápสมญาsǒm-yaaว่าwâaไข่มุกkài-múkแห่งhɛ̀ngตะวันออกdtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔkเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakความงดงามkwaam-ngót-ngaamทางวัฒนธรรมtaang-wát-tá-ná-tam
This ancient city earned the designation 'Pearl of the East' due to its cultural beauty.
วีรบุรุษwii-rá-bù-rùtผู้ล่วงลับpûu-lûuang-lápได้รับdâi-rápสมญาsǒm-yaaอันanยิ่งใหญ่yîng-yàiจากjàakประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเชิดชูเกียรติchə̂ət-chuu-gìiatในnaiความกล้าหาญkwaam-glâa-hǎanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎo
The late hero was given a grand title by the people to honor his bravery.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สมญา said สม-ยา?
sǒm-yaa
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǒm
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 | — | — |