สมุทร
sà-mùtMeaning
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ocean; sea (literary/formal)
a large body of salt water; the ocean or sea; used mainly in literary/formal Thai and in fixed compounds (e.g., มหาสมุทรมหาสมุทรmá-hǎa-sà-mùtocean; great sea, สมุทรศาสตร์สมุทรศาสตร์sà-mùt-sàatoceanography; marine science), not as an everyday standalone word
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiThai literatureมักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderคำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)สมุทรsà-mùtสมุทรsà-mùtocean; sea (literary/formal)แทนtɛɛnแทนtɛɛn1instead; rather2[to] replace; substitute for3in place of; on behalf ofคำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ทะเลtá-leeทะเลtá-lee1sea2seaside; the beach
In Thai literature, the word 'samut' is often used instead of the word 'sea'.
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เรือสำเภาrʉʉa-sǎm-paoลำlamใหญ่yàiกำลังgam-langแล่นlɛ̂ɛnข้ามkâamท้องสมุทรtɔ́ɔng-sà-mùtอันanกว้างไกลgwâang-glai
A large junk ship is sailing across the vast ocean.
ความลึกลับkwaam-lʉ́k-lápใต้dtâaiท้องสมุทรtɔ́ɔng-sà-mùtเป็นbpenแรงบันดาลใจrɛɛng-ban-daan-jaiให้เกิดhâi-gə̀ətตำนานdtam-naanและlɛ́เรื่องเล่าrʉ̂ʉang-lâoมากมายmâak-maai
The mystery beneath the ocean has inspired numerous legends and tales.
นักสมุทรศาสตร์nák-sà-mùt-trá-sàatใช้cháiเทคโนโลยีขั้นสูงték-noo-loo-yii-kân-sǔungเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสำรวจsǎm-rùuatระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetในnaiมหาสมุทรแปซิฟิกmá-hǎa-sà-mùt-bpɛɛ-sí-fík
Oceanographers use advanced technology to explore the ecosystem in the Pacific Ocean.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สมุทร said สะ-หมุด?
sà-mùt
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 | — | — |