สยอง
sà-yɔ̌ɔngMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
horrifying; gruesome; hair-raising
Causing a feeling of extreme fear, horror, or disgust; hair-raising; gruesome.
Examples
หนังผีnǎng-pǐiหนังผีnǎng-pǐighost movie; supernatural horror filmเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)น่ากลัวnâa-gluuaน่ากลัวnâa-gluua1scary; frightening2awfully; terribly; extremelyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฉากchàakฉากchàak1scene (drama/film/story)2backdrop; set; scenery3screen; partition; room divider4setting (of a story)5square; right angle (90°)6setting; backdrop (figurative)สยองsà-yɔ̌ɔngสยองsà-yɔ̌ɔng1horrifying; gruesome; hair-raising2[to] be horrified; be terrifiedเยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too much
This ghost movie is very scary; it has many gruesome scenes.
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ข่าวkàaoอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetเมื่อเช้านี้mʉ̂ʉa-cháao-níiมีmiiภาพpâapที่tîiสยองsà-yɔ̌ɔngจนjonไม่mâiกล้าglâaดูduu
The news about the accident this morning had images that were too gruesome to watch.
สภาพsà-pâapที่เกิดเหตุtîi-gə̀ət-hèetฆาตกรรมkâat-dtà-gamเป็นbpenภาพpâapที่tîiสยองsà-yɔ̌ɔngและlɛ́น่าหดหู่nâa-hòt-hùuใจjaiอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîng
The condition of the murder scene was an extremely gruesome and depressing sight.
คำให้การของพยานkam-hâi-gaan-kɔ̌ɔng-pá-yaanบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanอันanสยองขวัญsà-yɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnที่tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nในnaiคืนkʉʉnนั้นnánได้dâaiอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiat
The witness's testimony described in detail the gruesome events that took place that night.
2VerbB2
[to] be horrified; be terrified
To feel extreme fear, horror, or disgust.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)สยองsà-yŏngสยองsà-yŏng1horrifying; gruesome; hair-raising2[to] be horrified; be terrifiedทุกครั้งที่túk kráng têeทุกครั้งที่túk kráng têewhenever; every time thatเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asตะขาบdtà-kàapตะขาบdtà-kàap1centipede2centipede hair clipตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureใหญ่ๆyài yàiใหญ่ๆyài yài1big; large; fairly big2major; significant; prominent3the big ones; large ones4in a big way; on a large scale
I feel horrified every time I see a big centipede.
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เขาkǎoถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpสยองsà-yɔ̌ɔngเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaนึกขึ้นได้nʉ́k-kʉ̂n-dâaiว่าwâaเกือบgʉ̀ʉapลืมlʉʉmปิดแก๊สbpìt-gɛ́ɛtก่อนgɔ̀ɔnออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâan
He felt a sense of horror when he realized he almost forgot to turn off the gas before leaving the house.
พอporได้dâiอ่านàanรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatของkŏngคดีká-deeทารุณกรรมสัตว์taa-run-ná-gam sàtฉันchănก็gâwรู้สึกrúu-sèukสยองsà-yŏngจนjonนอนไม่หลับnon mâi làp
After reading the details of the animal cruelty case, I felt so horrified I couldn't sleep.
เธอterเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangผีpĕeได้dâiสมจริงsŏm jingจนjonคนฟังkon fangพากันpaa ganสยองsà-yŏngไปbpaiตามๆdtaam dtaamกันgan
She told the ghost story so realistically that all the listeners felt horrified.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สยอง said สะ-หยอง?
sà-yɔ̌ɔng
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 | — | — |