สมมุติ
sǒm-mútMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] suppose; assume; hypothesize
to suppose something is true for the sake of argument or to form a hypothesis
Examples
สมมุติsǒm-mútสมมุติsǒm-mút1[to] suppose; assume; hypothesize2hypothetical; supposed3convention; suppositionว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostล้านláanล้านláan1one million (1,000,000)2baldบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำอะไรtam-à-raiทำอะไรtam-à-raiwhat are you doing?
Suppose you have one million baht, what would you do?
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เราraoลองlɔɔngสมมุติsǒm-mútว่าwâaแผนpɛ̌ɛnนี้níiล้มเหลวlóm-lěeoเราraoจะมีjà-miiวิธีแก้ไขwí-tii-gɛ̂ɛ-kǎiอย่างไรyàang-rai
Let's suppose this plan fails. How would we solve it?
I was just supposing for fun, don't take it so seriously.
ในnaiการgaanแก้โจทย์gɛ̂ɛ-jòotฟิสิกส์fí-sìkข้อkɔ̂ɔนี้níiเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngสมมุติsǒm-mútว่าwâaไม่มีmâi-miiแรงเสียดทานrɛɛng-sìiat-taanในnaiระบบrá-bòp
To solve this physics problem, we must suppose that there is no friction in the system.
2AdjectiveB2
hypothetical; supposed
Based on a suggested idea or theory; not real or actual. For example, 'เรื่องสมมุติ' (rûeang sòmmút) is a 'hypothetical story'.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaansituation; circumstancesสมมุติsǒm-mútสมมุติsǒm-mút1[to] suppose; assume; hypothesize2hypothetical; supposed3convention; suppositionมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)อาจจะไม่àat-jà-mâiอาจจะไม่àat-jà-mâimaybe not; might notเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n[to] happen; occur; arise; emerge; come into beingจริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)ก็ได้gɔ̂-dâaiก็ได้gɔ̂-dâai1[phr] okay; fine; that works2[phr] ... is also acceptable3[phr] you may; if you want
This is just a hypothetical situation; it might not actually happen.
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ตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnในnaiหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉเล่มlêmนี้níiเป็นbpenบุคคลbùk-konสมมุติsǒm-mútไม่mâiมีตัวตนmii-dtuua-dtonอยู่yùuจริงjing
The characters in this book are fictional individuals; they don't really exist.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtได้dâaiสร้างsâangแบบจำลองbɛ̀ɛp-jam-lɔɔngสมมุติsǒm-mútของkɔ̌ɔngเมืองขึ้นmʉʉang-kʉ̂nมาmaaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnการก่อสร้างgaan-gɔ̀ɔ-sâang
The company created a hypothetical model of the city to plan the construction.
ในnaiการฝึกซ้อมgaan-fʉ̀k-sɔ́ɔmดับเพลิงdàp-pləəngเราraoใช้cháiควันkwanสมมุติsǒm-mútเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kที่tîiสมจริงsǒm-jing
In the fire drill, we used simulated smoke to create a realistic feeling.
3NounC1
convention; supposition
A concept or reality that is established by social agreement or naming, rather than being inherently true; a conventional truth.
Examples
เงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)เป็นเพียงbpen-piiangเป็นเพียงbpen-piiang[to] be only; be merelyสิ่งsìngสิ่งsìng1thing; object; entity2classifier for things; itemsสมมุติsǒm-mútสมมุติsǒm-mút1[to] suppose; assume; hypothesize2hypothetical; supposed3convention; suppositionที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ตกลงกันdtòk-long-ganตกลงกันdtòk-long-gan[to] agree with each otherว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)มีค่าmii-kâaมีค่าmii-kâa1valuable; precious; worthwhile2[to] have a value (math/science)
Money is just a convention that we all agree has value.
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เส้นแบ่งsên-bɛ̀ngเขตแดนkèet-dɛɛnของkɔ̌ɔngประเทศbprà-têetเป็นbpenความจริงkwaam-jingโดยdooiสมมุติsǒm-mútไม่ใช่mâi-châiสิ่งที่sìng-tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nเองeengตามธรรมชาติdtaam-tam-má-châat
A country's borders are a conventional reality, not something that occurs naturally.
ในทางnai-taangพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaความดีkwaam-diiความชั่วkwaam-chûuaเป็นbpenสัจจะsàt-jàแบบbɛ̀ɛpสมมุติsǒm-mútที่tîiสังคมsǎng-komบัญญัติขึ้นban-yàt-kʉ̂n
In Buddhism, good and evil are conventional truths established by society.
แนวคิดnɛɛo-kítเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangยศถาบรรดาศักดิ์yót-tǎa-ban-daa-sàkเป็นbpenสิ่งsìngสมมุติsǒm-mútที่tîiมนุษย์má-nútสร้างขึ้นsâang-kʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจัดระเบียบjàt-rá-bìiapทางสังคมtaang-sǎng-komแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่มีmâi-miiอยู่yùuจริงjingในnaiธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
The concept of rank and title is a social convention created by humans for social order, but it does not exist in nature.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สมมุติ said สม-มุด?
sǒm-mút
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
สมsǒmสมsǒm1befitting; appropriate; suitable2[to] be worthy of; deserve3to match; to be compatiblebefitting; appropriate; suitablePart 1
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สมมุติsǒm-mútสมมุติsǒm-mút[to] suppose; assume; hypothesize[to] suppose; assume; hypothesizeWord