สองนัย
sɔ̌ɔng-naiMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
ambiguous; having a double meaning
Having two possible meanings; ambiguous; sometimes suggestive or risqué.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)พูดจาpôot jaaพูดจาpôot jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)สองนัยsŏng naiสองนัยsŏng nai1ambiguous; having a double meaning2two meanings; a double meaningทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another personเข้าใจผิดkâo jai pìtเข้าใจผิดkâo jai pìt1[to] misunderstand; misinterpret2[to] mistake [sb/sth] for [sb/sth]บ่อยๆbòi bòiบ่อยๆbòi bòioften; frequently
He likes to use ambiguous language, which often causes others to misunderstand.
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คำชมkam-chomของkɔ̌ɔngหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiสองนัยsɔ̌ɔng-naiฉันchǎnไม่แน่ใจmâi-nɛ̂ɛ-jaiว่าwâaเขาkǎoประชดbprà-chótหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao
My boss's compliment was ambiguous; I'm not sure if he was being sarcastic or not.
กวีgà-wiiท่านtânนี้níiขึ้นชื่อkʉ̂n-chʉ̂ʉเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการใช้gaan-cháiถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamที่tîiสละสลวยsà-là-sà-lǔuaiและlɛ́มีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiสองนัยsɔ̌ɔng-naiทำให้tam-hâiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoมีความลึกซึ้งmii-kwaam-lʉ́k-sʉ́ng
This poet is renowned for using elegant and ambiguous language, which gives his poetry depth.
ข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamในnaiอีเมลii-meenของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoมันmanสองนัยsɔ̌ɔng-naiมากmâakจนjonเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngประชุมbprà-chumกันganเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตีความdtii-kwaamเจตนาjèet-dtà-naaที่แท้จริงtîi-tɛ́ɛ-jingของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎo
The message in his email was so ambiguous that we had to have a meeting to interpret his true intention.
2NounB2
two meanings; a double meaning
Two possible meanings or interpretations, sometimes with one being suggestive.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedตลกdtà-lòkตลกdtà-lòk1funny; amusing2comedian3ridiculous; absurd; laughableที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเป็นสองbpen-sɔ̌ɔngเป็นสองbpen-sɔ̌ɔng[to] split in two; become twoนัยnaiนัยnai1implication; underlying meaning2aspect; sense; respect3hint; indicationแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเก็ทgètเก็ทgèt[to] get it; [to] understandมุกmúkมุกmúk1joke; gag (colloquial)2pearl3ploy; trick; line (colloq.)ของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He told a joke that was a double entendre, but nobody got his punchline.
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คำว่าkam wâaไปทำธุระbpai tam tú-ráของเขาkŏng kăoอาจàatเป็นสองbpen sŏngนัยnaiที่têeไม่ได้mâi dâaiแปลว่าbplae wâaไปทำธุระbpai tam tú-ráจริงๆjing jing
His phrase 'to run an errand' might be a double entendre that doesn't actually mean running an errand.
นักพูดnák-pûutคนkonนั้นnánเก่งมากgèng-mâakที่tîiสามารถsǎa-mâatสอดแทรกsɔ̀ɔt-sɛ̂ɛkคำพูดkam-pûutสองนัยsɔ̌ɔng-naiที่tîiตลกขบขันdtà-lòk-kòp-kǎnลงไปlong-bpaiในnaiการบรรยายgaan-ban-yaaiที่tîiดูduuจริงจังjing-jangได้dâai
That speaker was very skilled at inserting humorous double entendres into a seemingly serious lecture.
ในnaiวงสนทนาwong-sǒn-tá-naaของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiบางครั้งbaang-krángก็gɔ̂มีmiiการใช้คำgaan-chái-kamสองนัยsɔ̌ɔng-naiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangล่อแหลมlɔ̂ɔ-lɛ̌ɛmโดยdooiไม่mâiดูduuโจ่งแจ้งjòong-jɛ̂ɛngเกินไปgəən-bpai
In adult conversations, double entendres are sometimes used to talk about rather risqué topics without being too explicit.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สองนัย said สอง-ไน?
sɔ̌ɔng-nai
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sɔ̌ɔng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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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นัยnaiนัยnai1implication; underlying meaning2aspect; sense; respect3hint; indicationimplication; underlying meaningPart 2
สองนัยsɔ̌ɔng-naiสองนัยsɔ̌ɔng-naiambiguous; having a double meaningambiguous; having a double meaningWord