สลด
sà-lòtMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
mournful; sorrowful; tragic
deeply sad or causing sorrow, often in response to tragic or distressing events
Examples
ข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetaccident; mishapครั้งนี้kráng-níiครั้งนี้kráng-níi1this time; this occasion2this time (around); on this occasionสลดsà-lòtสลดsà-lòt1mournful; sorrowful; tragic2[to] be saddened; [to] feel griefและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunityทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityเงียบงันngîiap-nganเงียบงันngîiap-ngandead silent; still; inactive
This accident news was deeply sad and left the entire village silent.
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บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiพิธีศพpí-tii-sòpเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiความkwaamสลดsà-lòtและlɛ́ความอาลัยkwaam-aa-lai
The atmosphere at the funeral was filled with sorrow and mourning.
ภาพถ่ายpâap-tàaiเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamเผยให้เห็นpə̌əi-hâi-hěnความสูญเสียkwaam-sǔun-sǐiaอันanสลดsà-lòtจนjonหลายคนlǎai-konกลั้นglânน้ำตาnáam-dtaaไม่อยู่mâi-yùu
Photographs of the flood revealed such tragic loss that many couldn’t hold back their tears.
เรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoสลดsà-lòtนี้níiสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnปัญหาbpan-hǎaเชิงโครงสร้างchəəng-kroong-sâangที่tîiสังคมsǎng-komมองข้ามmɔɔng-kâamมานานmaa-naan
This sorrowful story reflects structural problems that society has long overlooked.
2VerbB2
[to] be saddened; [to] feel grief
to become or feel deeply sad or dispirited, often because of something tragic
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)ข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayอุบัติเหตุร้ายแรงù-bàt-dtì-hèet-ráai-rɛɛngอุบัติเหตุร้ายแรงù-bàt-dtì-hèet-ráai-rɛɛngserious accidentทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerสลดsà-lòtสลดsà-lòt1mournful; sorrowful; tragic2[to] be saddened; [to] feel griefลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
Upon hearing the tragic accident news, everyone in the room became deeply dispirited at once.
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เขาkǎoสลดsà-lòtเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaรู้rúuความจริงkwaam-jingว่าwâaหมาmǎaที่tîiหายไปhǎai-bpaiถูกtùukรถชนrót-chon
He became despondent when he learned that the missing dog had been hit by a car.
เธอtəəสลดsà-lòtอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chátหลังlǎngฟังfangคำให้การkam-hâi-gaanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanโศกนาฏกรรมsòok-gà-nâat-dtà-gamเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn
She visibly sank into sorrow after listening to the testimony about last night's tragedy.
แม้mɛ́ɛพยายามpá-yaa-yaamทำใจtam-jaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiระลึกถึงrá-lʉ́k-tʉ̌ngเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanนั้นnánใจjaiฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂สลดsà-lòtและlɛ́เงียบงันngîiap-ngan
Even though I try to cope, every time I recall that event my heart grows desolate and falls silent.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สลด said สะ-หลด?
sà-lòt
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 | — | — |