สมฐานะ
sǒm-tǎa-náMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
befitting one's status
suitable or appropriate for a person's social or financial position.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3intense; strong; extremeงานแต่งงานngaan-dtɛ̀ng-ngaanงานแต่งงานngaan-dtɛ̀ng-ngaanwedding; marriage ceremonyอย่างยิ่งใหญ่yàang-yîng-yàiอย่างยิ่งใหญ่yàang-yîng-yàigrandly; magnificently; on a grand scaleสมฐานะsǒm-tǎa-náสมฐานะsǒm-tǎa-nábefitting one's statusที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ลูกชายlûuk-chaaiลูกชายlûuk-chaaison; male childคนเดียวkon-diiaoคนเดียวkon-diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsมหาเศรษฐีmá-hǎa-sèet-tǐiมหาเศรษฐีmá-hǎa-sèet-tǐitycoon; extremely wealthy person
He organized a grand wedding, befitting his status as the only son of a billionaire.
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การเลือกใช้gaan-lʉ̂ʉak-cháiรถยนต์rót-yonหรูrǔuคันkanนี้níiก็gɔ̂ดูduuสมฐานะsǒm-tǎa-náกับgàpตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngผู้บริหารระดับสูงpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎan-rá-dàp-sǔungของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoดีdii
Choosing this luxury car seems appropriate for his high-level executive position.
หลายคนlǎai-konรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kกดดันgòt-danที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítให้ดูhâi-duuสมฐานะsǒm-tǎa-náทางสังคมtaang-sǎng-komจนjonกลายเป็นglaai-bpenหนี้สินnîi-sǐnโดยdooiไม่จำเป็นmâi-jam-bpen
Many people feel pressured to live a lifestyle that befits their social status, leading to unnecessary debt.
การบริจาคเงินgaan-bɔɔ-rí-jàak-ngənจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəนั้นnánเป็นbpenการกระทำgaan-grà-tamที่tîiสมฐานะsǒm-tǎa-náและlɛ́น่าชื่นชมnâa-chʉ̂ʉn-chomอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîng
Her large donation was an act that was both appropriate for her financial standing and highly admirable.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สมฐานะ said สม-ถา-นะ?
sǒm-tǎa-ná
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 -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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
สมsǒmสมsǒm1befitting; appropriate; suitable2[to] be worthy of; deserve3to match; to be compatiblebefitting; appropriate; suitablePart 1
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ฐานะtǎa-náฐานะtǎa-ná1status; standing2financial means; economic status3capacity; role4condition; circumstancesstatus; standingPart 2
สมฐานะsǒm-tǎa-náสมฐานะsǒm-tǎa-nábefitting one's statusbefitting one's statusWord