สะตุ
sà-dtùMeaning
1VerbC2
[to] calcine; [to] purify by heating
to heat a substance, such as salt or medicinal minerals, in order to purify it, remove moisture, or reduce toxicity (often used in traditional medicine)
Examples
หมอแผนโบราณmɔ̌ɔ-pɛ̌ɛn-boo-raanหมอแผนโบราณmɔ̌ɔ-pɛ̌ɛn-boo-raantraditional doctor; traditional healerนำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guide3[to] lead; be aheadเกลือglʉʉaเกลือglʉʉa1salt (table salt)2salt (chemical class)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyสะตุsà-dtùสะตุsà-dtù[to] calcine; [to] purify by heatingในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หม้อดินmɔ̂ɔ-dinหม้อดินmɔ̂ɔ-dinclay pot; earthen potเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofไล่lâiไล่lâi1[to] chase; pursue2[to] drive away; expel3[to] fire; dismiss4[to] go through in order; sort; enumerate5[to] adjust progressivelyความชื้นkwaam-chʉ́ʉnความชื้นkwaam-chʉ́ʉn1humidity (air)2moisture; dampness (materials)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerนำมาnam-maaนำมาnam-maa[to] bring [sb/sth] (here); fetchผสมpà-sǒmผสมpà-sǒm1[to] mix; blend [sth]2mixed; blended; hybrid3[to] breed; mate; crossbreedเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ยารักษาโรคyaa-rák-sǎa-rôokยารักษาโรคyaa-rák-sǎa-rôokmedicine; medication
The traditional doctor heated the salt in a clay pot to drive out moisture before mixing it into a medicinal remedy.
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สารส้มsǎan-sômที่tîiผ่านpàanกระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanสะตุsà-dtùแล้วlɛ́ɛoจะมีjà-miiฤทธิ์กัดกร่อนrít-gàt-grɔ̀ɔnน้อยลงnɔ́ɔi-longและlɛ́ปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-paiต่อdtɔ̀ɔการนำgaan-namมาmaaเข้าkâoตำรับยาdtam-ráp-yaaมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Alum that has undergone the heating purification process will be less corrosive and safer to incorporate into medicinal recipes.
ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàนำnamดินสอพองdin-sɔ̌ɔ-pɔɔngมาใช้maa-cháiพอกหน้าpɔ̂ɔk-nâaควรkuuanนำไปnam-bpaiสะตุsà-dtùด้วยความร้อนdûuai-kwaam-rɔ́ɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaฆ่าkâaเชื้อโรคchʉ́ʉa-rôokที่tîiอาจàatปะปนbpà-bponมากับmaa-gàpดินdinเสียก่อนsǐia-gɔ̀ɔn
Before using marlstone as a facial mask, it should be heated to kill any pathogens that might be mixed in with the clay.
ในnaiคัมภีร์kam-piiเภสัชกรรมpee-sàt-chá-gamไทยtaiระบุrá-bùไว้wáiอย่างชัดแจ้งyàang-chát-jɛ̂ɛngว่าwâaแร่ธาตุrɛ̂ɛ-tâatบางชนิดbaang-chá-nítมีพิษmii-pítร้ายแรงráai-rɛɛngจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngผ่านpàanกรรมวิธีgam-má-wí-tiiสะตุsà-dtùตามdtaamจารีตjaa-rîitเวชกรรมwêet-chá-gamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแปรสภาพbprɛɛ-sà-pâapให้hâiเป็นbpenยาyaaเสียก่อนsǐia-gɔ̀ɔn
The Thai pharmacopoeia explicitly states that certain minerals are highly toxic and must therefore undergo the heating purification process according to medical tradition to transform them into medicine first.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
สะsàสะsà1colloquial particle (regional/vernacular)2[to] heap up; pile togethercolloquial particle (regional/vernacular)Part 1
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ตุdtùตุdtù1slightly spoiled; smelling slightly bad2suspicious; fishyslightly spoiled; smelling slightly badPart 2
สะตุsà-dtùสะตุsà-dtù[to] calcine; [to] purify by heating[to] calcine; [to] purify by heatingWord