สวดศพ
sùuat-sòpMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] chant funeral prayers
to recite Buddhist chants for a deceased person at a funeral or wake
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปงานbpai-ngaanไปงานbpai-ngaan[to] attend [an event]สวดศพsùuat-sòpสวดศพsùuat-sòp[to] chant funeral prayersคุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly woman
Tomorrow, I will go to the funeral chanting for my grandma.
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ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoจะjàจัดงานjàt-ngaanสวดศพsùuat-sòpเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laa3คืนkʉʉnที่tîiวัดwátใกล้บ้านglâi-bâan
His family will hold the funeral chanting service for 3 nights at the temple near their home.
ตอนdtɔɔnพ่อpɔ̂ɔเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเสียsǐiaเราraoไปbpaiร่วมงานrûuam-ngaanสวดศพsùuat-sòpทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเป็นกำลังใจให้bpen-gam-lang-jai-hâiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan
When my friend's father passed away, I attended the funeral chanting every night to support my friend.
การไปgaan-bpaiร่วมงานrûuam-ngaanสวดศพsùuat-sòpไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenการgaanไว้อาลัยwái-aa-laiผู้ตายpûu-dtaaiแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangเป็นbpenการให้กำลังใจgaan-hâi-gam-lang-jaiแก่gɛ̀ɛครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaที่tîiยังอยู่yang-yùuด้วยdûuai
Attending a funeral chanting service is not only to pay respect to the deceased but also to offer moral support to the bereaved family.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สวดศพ said สวด-สบ?
sùuat-sòp
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 syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sùuat
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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สวดศพsùuat-sòpสวดศพsùuat-sòp[to] chant funeral prayers[to] chant funeral prayersWord