สลึง
sà-lʉ̌ngMeanings
1NounB1
baht subunit (0.25 baht); old coin
A Thai currency subunit equal to 0.25 baht; also the name of a former small silver coin.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสี่sìiสี่sìi1four (number)2four (as a noun)สลึงsà-lʉ̌ngสลึงsà-lʉ̌ng1baht subunit (0.25 baht); old coin2salung (unit: ¼ baht)ก็คือgɔ̂-kʉʉก็คือgɔ̂-kʉʉthat is; namelyหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)
Mom gave me four salung, which is one baht.
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เดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níiร้านค้าráan-káaส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iรับrápเหรียญrǐianสลึงsà-lʉ̌ngแล้วlɛ́ɛoเพราะprɔ́มันmanเล็กlékและlɛ́นับnápยากyâak
Nowadays, most shops don't really accept salung coins anymore because they are small and hard to count.
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiaoชามchaamละláไม่กี่mâi-gìiสลึงsà-lʉ̌ngแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiราคาraa-kaaขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpaiเยอะมากyə́-mâak
In the old days, a bowl of noodles cost only a few salung, but now the price has gone up a lot.
เขาkǎoมีmiiความkwaamมัธยัสถ์mát-tá-yátมากmâakตามdtaamสุภาษิตsù-paa-sìtที่ว่าtîi-wâaมีmiiสลึงsà-lʉ̌ngพึงpʉngบรรจบban-jòpให้hâiครบkrópบาทbàatเขาkǎoเก็บออมgèp-ɔɔmทุกบาทtúk-bàatทุกtúkสตางค์sà-dtaang
He is very frugal, following the proverb "a salung saved is a baht earned," he saves every single baht and satang.
2ClassifierB2
salung (unit: ¼ baht)
A counting unit for amounts of money equal to one quarter of a baht, or for gold weight equal to one quarter of a baht-weight.
Examples
ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชิ้นนี้chín néeชิ้นนี้chín née1this piece/item2this (piece or item)ราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced at50บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)25สตางค์sà-dtaangสตางค์sà-dtaang1satang (1/100 baht)2money (colloq.)หรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)พูดง่ายๆpôot ngâai ngâaiพูดง่ายๆpôot ngâai ngâaisimply put; basicallyก็คือgâw keuก็คือgâw keuthat is; namelyห้าสิบhâa sìpห้าสิบhâa sìpfifty; 50บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostสลึงsà-lĕungสลึงsà-lĕung1baht subunit (0.25 baht); old coin2salung (unit: ¼ baht)
This item costs 50 baht and 25 satang, or to put it simply, fifty baht and one salung.
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พ่อpôrของฉันkŏng chănสะสมsà-sŏmเหรียญrĭianเก่าๆgào gàoเขาkăoมีmeeเหรียญสลึงรูrĭian sà-lĕung rooสมัยsà-măiรัชกาลrát-chá-gaanที่têe6ด้วยdûuay
My father collects old coins; he even has a holed salung coin from the reign of King Rama VI.
เขาkǎoลงทุนlong-tunผิดพลาดpìt-plâatจนjonไม่เหลือmâi-lʉ̌ʉaเงินติดตัวngən-dtìt-dtuuaแม้แต่mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛสลึงsà-lʉ̌ngเดียวdiiao
He made a bad investment and was left without even a single salung to his name.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaมูลค่าmoon-lá-kâaของkŏngเงินngernหนึ่งnèungสลึงsà-lĕungในปัจจุบันnai bpàt-jù-banจะjàน้อยนิดnói nítแต่dtàeในnaiเชิงประวัติศาสตร์cherng bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatมันmanเคยkoeiมีmeeอำนาจการซื้อam-nâat gaan séuที่สำคัญtêe săm-kan
Although the value of one salung is minimal today, historically, it once had significant purchasing power.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สลึง said สะ-หลึง?
sà-lʉ̌ng
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 | — | — |