สละ
sà-làMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] relinquish; renounce; give up
to voluntarily give up a right, position, claim, or benefit
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสละสิทธิ์sà-là-sìtสละสิทธิ์sà-là-sìt[to] waive; renounce; forfeit a right/claimในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การสมัครgaan-sà-màkการสมัครgaan-sà-màkapplication; enrollment; registrationทุนtunทุนtun1scholarship; grant2capital; funds3principal; cost basis4natural endowmentเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเปิดโอกาสให้bpə̀ət-oo-gàat-hâiเปิดโอกาสให้bpə̀ət-oo-gàat-hâi[to] give [sb/sth] an opportunity; [to] allow/enable [sb] to do [sth]คนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another person
He gave up his right to apply for the scholarship to give others a chance.
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เธอtəəตัดสินใจสละdtàt-sǐn-jai-sà-làตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaชมรมchom-romเพราะprɔ́ไม่มีmâi-miiเวลาwee-laa
She decided to relinquish the club president position because she had no time.
ผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màkบางรายbaang-raaiสละสิทธิ์sà-là-sìtเข้าศึกษาkâo-sʉ̀k-sǎaทำให้tam-hâiมีmiiที่ว่างtîi-wâangสำหรับsǎm-ràpรายชื่อraai-chʉ̂ʉสำรองsǎm-rɔɔng
Some applicants waived their right to enroll, creating vacancies for the waitlist.
คณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiเขาkǎoสละsà-làผลประโยชน์pǒn-bprà-yòotทับซ้อนtáp-sɔ́ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเข้ารับตำแหน่งkâo-ráp-dtam-nɛ̀ng
The committee asked him to forgo any conflicts of interest before assuming the position.
2VerbB2
[to] sacrifice
to give up something valuable for a higher purpose or for someone else
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสละsà-làสละsà-là1[to] relinquish; renounce; give up2[to] sacrifice3salak; snake fruitเวลาพักผ่อนwee-laa-pák-pɔ̀ɔnเวลาพักผ่อนwee-laa-pák-pɔ̀ɔnleisure time; time for restเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]สอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)ยากจนyâak-jonยากจนyâak-jonpoor; impoverished
He gave up his rest time to help teach underprivileged children.
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เธอtəəสละsà-làโบนัสปลายปีboo-nát-bplaai-bpiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบริจาคbɔɔ-rí-jàakให้hâiโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baan
She gave up her year-end bonus to donate to the hospital.
พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛสละsà-làโอกาสoo-gàatมากมายmâak-maaiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiลูกlûukได้dâaiเรียนต่อriian-dtɔ̀ɔเมืองนอกmʉʉang-nɔ̂ɔk
The parents sacrificed many opportunities so their child could study abroad.
อาสาสมัครaa-sǎa-sà-màkสละsà-làความสะดวกสบายkwaam-sà-dùuak-sà-baaiส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuuaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยchûuaiผู้ประสบภัยpûu-bprà-sòp-paiในnaiพื้นที่ห่างไกลpʉ́ʉn-tîi-hàang-glai
The volunteers sacrificed personal comfort to help disaster victims in remote areas.
3NounB2
salak; snake fruit
a tropical palm fruit with scaly brown skin and sweet-tart segments, also known as salak or snake fruit
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสละsà-làสละsà-là1[to] relinquish; renounce; give up2[to] sacrifice3salak; snake fruitสดsòtสดsòt1fresh (not preserved)2live (broadcast/in real time)3bright; vivid (color)4in cash5raw; uncooked (food)6unmixed; straight (of a drink)รสหวานอมเปรี้ยวrót-wǎan-om-bprîiaoรสหวานอมเปรี้ยวrót-wǎan-om-bprîiaosweet taste with a hint of sournessกำลังดีgam-lang-diiกำลังดีgam-lang-dii1just right; suitable2to just the right degree
The market has fresh salak today, with a nicely sweet-tart taste.
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Mom likes to make salak salad because it’s fragrant and crunchy.
สละsà-làพันธุ์panสุมาลีsù-maa-liiเนื้อแน่นnʉ́ʉa-nɛ̂nกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmเหมาะกินmɔ̀-ginสดsòtหรือrʉ̌ʉทำtamของหวานkɔ̌ɔng-wǎan
The Sumalee variety of salak has firm flesh and a fragrant aroma, suitable for eating fresh or making desserts.
ฤดูrʉ́-duuนี้níiสละsà-làออกผลɔ̀ɔk-pǒnดกdòkพ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káaเลยləəiทำtamสละsà-làลอยแก้วlɔɔi-gɛ̂ɛoขายkǎaiเป็นเมนูbpen-mee-nuuตามdtaamฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaan
This season salak bears abundantly, so vendors are selling salak in syrup as a seasonal menu item.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สละ said สะ-หละ?
sà-là
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 | — | — |