สมอ
sà-mɔ̌ɔMeanings
1NounA2
anchor (for a boat)
a heavy device attached to a rope or chain used to hold a boat or ship in place
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)กัปตันgàp-dtanกัปตันgàp-dtan1captain (ship/aircraft)2team captain; captain (sports)ยกyókยกyók1[to] lift; raise2[to] give; dedicate; donate3[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)4[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)5classifier: round6[to] waive; remit; dismissสมอsà-mɔ̌ɔสมอsà-mɔ̌ɔ1anchor (for a boat)2chebulic myrobalan (Terminalia chebula)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)อ่าวàaoอ่าวàaobay
Yesterday the captain lifted the anchor before leaving the bay.
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Tomorrow he will check the rope that ties the anchor to make it secure.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnพายุpaa-yúจะjàมาmaaลูกเรือlûuk-rʉʉaรีบrîipปล่อยbplɔ̀iสมอsà-mɔ̌ɔและlɛ́ดับเครื่องdàp-krʉ̂ʉangเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเรือrʉʉaลอยlɔɔiนิ่งnîngอยู่กับที่yùu-gàp-tîi
Before the storm arrived, the crew hurried to drop the anchor and shut off the engine so the boat would stay still.
The boat stopped because the anchor was dropped into the water.
The boat drops the anchor into the water to stay in place.
Yesterday the captain raised the anchor before leaving the bay.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeเราraoจะjàทิ้งสมอtíng sà-mŏrใกล้glâiเกาะเล็กgò lékๆ-เพื่อpêuuaพักค้างคืนpák káang keun
Tomorrow we will drop anchor near a small island to stay overnight.
เรือประมงrʉʉa-bprà-mongผูกpùukโซ่sôoกับgàpสมอsà-mɔ̌ɔอย่างแน่นหนาyàang-nɛ̂n-nǎaเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiลมlomพัดพาpát-paaลอยlɔɔiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiกลางglaangทะเลtá-lee
The fishing boat secured the chain to the anchor tightly so the wind wouldn’t carry it out to sea.
2NounC1
chebulic myrobalan (Terminalia chebula)
the fruit or tree known as myrobalan, used in traditional medicine and some cuisines
Examples
หมอยาพื้นบ้านmɔ̌ɔ-yaa-pʉ́ʉn-bâanหมอยาพื้นบ้านmɔ̌ɔ-yaa-pʉ́ʉn-bâantraditional healer; folk doctorใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderลูกสมอlûuk-sà-mɔ̌ɔลูกสมอlûuk-sà-mɔ̌ɔmyrobalan fruitตากแห้งdtàak-hɛ̂ɛngตากแห้งdtàak-hɛ̂ɛng1[to] sun-dry [sth]; air-dry [sth]2sun-dried; air-driedต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)ดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofบำรุงbam-rungบำรุงbam-rung1[to] nourish; maintain; keep in good condition2[to] support; promote (well-being or development)ร่างกายrâang-gaaiร่างกายrâang-gaaibody
Traditional healers use dried myrobalan fruit, boiled and drunk, to nourish the body.
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ในnaiตำรับdtam-rápยาโบราณyaa-boo-raanสมอsà-mɔ̌ɔทั้งtángสามsǎamชนิดchá-nítมักmákถูกtùukผสมกันpà-sǒm-ganเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปรับสมดุลbpràp-sǒm-dunธาตุtâatในnaiร่างกายrâang-gaai
In traditional prescriptions, the three types of myrobalan are often combined to balance the body's elements.
แม่ครัวmâe kruuaใส่sàiสมอsà-mŏoเล็กน้อยlék nóiลงในlong naiแกงgaengเพื่อpêuuaเพิ่มpêrmรสฝาดrót fàatอ่อนònๆ-ตามdtaamตำรับdtam-ràpพื้นบ้านpúuan bâanภาคเหนือpâak nĕuua
The cook adds a little myrobalan to the curry to impart a mild astringency, following a northern folk recipe.
แพทย์แผนไทยpɛ̂ɛt-pɛ̌ɛn-taiมักmákอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaสมอsà-mɔ̌ɔมีmiiสรรพคุณsàp-pá-kunช่วยchûuaiกวาดล้างgwàat-láangของเสียkɔ̌ɔng-sǐiaและlɛ́ปรับสมดุลbpràp-sǒm-dunธาตุtâatอย่างyàangสอดคล้องกับsɔ̀ɔt-klɔ́ɔng-gàpภูมิปัญญาpuum-bpan-yaaล้านนาláan-naa
Thai traditional physicians often explain that myrobalan helps cleanse wastes and balance the elements, in line with Lanna wisdom.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สมอ said สะ-หมอ?
sà-mɔ̌ɔ
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 endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |