สมสู่
sǒm-sùuMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] mate; [to] copulate
to mate, copulate, or have sexual intercourse
Examples
ในช่วงnai-chûuangในช่วงnai-chûuangduring; in the period ofฤดูผสมพันธุ์rʉ́-duu-pà-sǒm-panฤดูผสมพันธุ์rʉ́-duu-pà-sǒm-panbreeding/mating seasonนกยูงnók-yuungนกยูงnók-yuungpeafowl; peacockตัวผู้dtuua-pûuตัวผู้dtuua-pûu1male (animal/plant)2male (connector/plug)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)รำแพนหางram-pɛɛn-hǎangรำแพนหางram-pɛɛn-hǎang[to] fan out the tail; display the tail feathersเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดึงดูดdʉng-dùutดึงดูดdʉng-dùut[to] attract; draw inตัวเมียdtuua-miiaตัวเมียdtuua-miia1female (animal)2female (as a modifier)3female connector; socketให้มาhâi-maaให้มาhâi-maa[to] send; [to] have [sb] come (here)สมสู่sǒm-sùuสมสู่sǒm-sùu[to] mate; [to] copulate
During the mating season, the male peacock will spread its tail feathers to attract a female to mate.
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หมาป่าmǎa-bpàaจะjàจับคู่jàp-kûuสมสู่sǒm-sùuกันganเพียงpiiangปีละครั้งbpii-lá-krángเท่านั้นtâo-nánในช่วงnai-chûuangฤดูหนาวrʉ́-duu-nǎao
Wolves will mate only once a year during the winter season.
สารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-diiนี้níiอธิบายถึงà-tí-baai-tʉ̌ngพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamการgaanสมสู่sǒm-sùuของkɔ̌ɔngสัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนมsàt-líiang-lûuk-dûuai-nomในnaiป่าดิบชื้นbpàa-dìp-chʉ́ʉnอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiat
This documentary explains the mating behaviors of mammals in the rainforest in detail.
สัตว์sàtตัวผู้dtuua-pûuบางชนิดbaang-chá-nítมักจะmák-jàต่อสู้dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuกันganอย่างดุเดือดyàang-dù-dʉ̀ʉatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแย่งชิงyɛ̂ɛng-chingตัวเมียdtuua-miiaมาmaaสมสู่sǒm-sùu
Some male animals often fight fiercely to compete for females to mate with.
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 -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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สู่sùuสู่sùu1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)Part 2
สมสู่sǒm-sùuสมสู่sǒm-sùu[to] mate; [to] copulate[to] mate; [to] copulateWord