สหัส
sà-hàtMeaning
1NounC1
thousand
a thousand (used primarily in literary, formal contexts, or as a prefix in compound words)
Examples
โลกlôhkโลกlôhk1Earth; the planet2the world; human society3world; realmของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2oursได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerก้าวเข้าสู่gâao kâo sòoก้าวเข้าสู่gâao kâo sòo[to] enter; [to] step into [a new phase]สหัสวรรษsà-hàt-sà-wátสหัสวรรษsà-hàt-sà-wátmillenniumใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)มานานmaa naanมานานmaa naanfor a long time (up to now)กว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; overยี่สิบyêe sìpยี่สิบyêe sìptwentyปีbpeeปีbpee1year2classifier: yearsแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Our world has entered the new millennium (thousand years) for over twenty years now.
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ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiพระอินทร์prá-inมักmákถูกtùukเรียกrîiakด้วยdûuaiฉายาchǎa-yaaว่าwâaสหัสนัยน์sà-hàt-sà-naiซึ่งsʉ̂ngแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaผู้pûuมีmiiดวงตาduuang-dtaaหนึ่งพันnʉ̀ng-panดวงduuang
In Thai literature, Indra is often referred to by the epithet 'Sahas-nai', meaning the one with a thousand eyes.
ในnaiคัมภีร์kam-peeโบราณboh-raanมีmeeการกล่าวgaan glàaoพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa tĕungดอกบัวdòk buuaสหัสsà-hàtทลthá-lซึ่งsêungหมายถึงmăai tĕungดอกบัวdòk buuaทิพย์típที่têeมีmeeกลีบglèepเรียงซ้อนriiang sónกันganถึงtĕungหนึ่งพันnèung panกลีบglèep
In ancient scriptures, there is a description of the 'Sahas-dal' lotus, which refers to a divine lotus with up to a thousand overlapping petals.
คำว่าkam wâaสหัสsà-hàtรังสีrang-sĕeเป็นbpenคำkamไวwaiพจน์pótที่têeกวีgà-weeมักmákใช้cháiเรียกrîakพระอาทิตย์prá aa-títซึ่งsêungมีความหมายmee kwaam-măaiลึกซึ้งléuk séungว่าwâaผู้pôoมีmeeรัศมีrát-sà-mĕeนับพันnáp panประการbprà-gaan
The word 'Sahas-rangsi' is a synonym that poets often use for the sun, carrying the profound meaning of 'the one with a thousand rays'.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สหัส said สะ-หัด-สะ?
sà-hàt
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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
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 | — | — |