สยบ
sà-yòpMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] subdue; suppress
To bring under control, defeat, or put an end to resistance (e.g., สยบข่าวลือ, สยบศัตรู).
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerแถลงข่าวtà-lɛ̌ɛng-kàaoแถลงข่าวtà-lɛ̌ɛng-kàao1press conference; media briefing2[to] hold a press conference; brief the mediaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofสยบsà-yòpสยบsà-yòp1[to] subdue; suppress2[to] bow; prostrate; submitข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉrumor; hearsayที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleตื่นตระหนกdtʉ̀ʉn-dtrà-nòkตื่นตระหนกdtʉ̀ʉn-dtrà-nòk[to] panic; be alarmed
The police held a press conference to quash the rumors that were causing panic.
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ทีมเจ้าบ้านtiim-jâao-bâanสยบsà-yòpคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngด้วยdûuaiแผนการpɛ̌ɛn-gaanเล่นlênที่tîiรัดกุมrát-gum
The home team subdued their opponent with a tight game plan.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanออกòkมาตรการmâat-dtrà gaanโปร่งใสbpròng săiเพื่อpêuuaสยบsà-yòpข้อครหาkôr kro-hăaและláeเรียกrîakความเชื่อมั่นkwaam chêuua mânกลับมาglàp maa
The government introduced transparent measures to put an end to accusations and restore confidence.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtใช้cháiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunพิสูจน์pí-sùutเชิงประจักษ์chəəng-bprà-jàkสยบsà-yòpข้อกล่าวหาkɔ̂ɔ-glàao-hǎaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapสินค้าsǐn-káaที่tîiไม่ได้มาตรฐานmâi-dâai-mâat-dtrà-tǎan
The company used empirical evidence to silence allegations about substandard product quality.
2VerbC1
[to] bow; prostrate; submit
To lower oneself or yield in submission or respect, often by bowing or prostrating; to be subdued.
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)พระอาจารย์prá-aa-jaanพระอาจารย์prá-aa-jaanVenerable teacher (Buddhist monk)เดินเข้ามาdəən-kâo-maaเดินเข้ามาdəən-kâo-maa[to] walk in; [to] enter by walkingทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyสยบsà-yòpสยบsà-yòp1[to] subdue; suppress2[to] bow; prostrate; submitลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alightกราบgràapกราบgràap1[to] prostrate; bow deeply2[to] pay deep respect (figurative)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความเคารพkwaam-kao-rópความเคารพkwaam-kao-róp1respect; esteem; regard2deference; observance3reverence; veneration
When the revered monk entered, everyone bowed down in respect.
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เขาkǎoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakสยบsà-yòpต่อdtɔ̀ɔคำตักเตือนkam-dtàk-dtʉʉanของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiโดยdooiก้มศีรษะgôm-sǐi-sàรับrápและlɛ́ไม่mâiโต้เถียงdtôo-tǐiang
He chose to yield to the elder’s admonition, bowing his head in acceptance without arguing.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีความเห็นmii-kwaam-hěnต่างกันdtàang-ganแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəสยบsà-yòpต่อdtɔ̀ɔประเพณีbprà-pee-niiของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chonด้วยdûuaiการgaanหมอบกราบmɔ̀ɔp-gràapในnaiพิธีpí-tii
Despite differing opinions, she yielded to the community’s tradition by prostrating during the ceremony.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้dâaiฟังfangคำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔnอันanลึกซึ้งlʉ́k-sʉ́ngเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂สยบsà-yòpวางทิฐิwaang-tí-tìหมอบกรานmɔ̀ɔp-graanต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaครูบาอาจารย์kruu-baa-aa-jaan
Upon hearing the profound teaching, he subdued his pride and prostrated before the venerable teachers.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สยบ said สะ-หยบ?
sà-yòp
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 | — | — |