สะท้อน
sà-tónMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] reflect; bounce back (light/sound/heat)
To send back light, sound, or heat from a surface.
Examples
กระจกgrà-jòkกระจกgrà-jòk1mirror2glass (material; pane; sheet)บานbaanบานbaan1[to] bloom2[to] spread out; [to] flare outward3wide; flared4door or window panel; door leaf5[to] balloon; [to] swell; [to] escalate (cost/size/number)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สะท้อนแสงsà-tɔ́ɔn-sɛ̌ɛngสะท้อนแสงsà-tɔ́ɔn-sɛ̌ɛng1[to] reflect light2reflective (of light)แดดdɛ̀ɛtแดดdɛ̀ɛtsunlight; sunshineเข้าตาkâo-dtaaเข้าตาkâo-dtaa1[to] get into the eye2[to] catch someone's eye; attract favorable attention3[to] impress; meet the markเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This pane of glass reflects the sunlight into my eyes.
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เสียงกลองsĭiang glongสะท้อนsà-tónจากjàakผนังpà-năngห้องhôngทำให้tam hâiได้ยินdâi-yinดังขึ้นdang kûen
The drum sound reflected off the room’s walls, making it louder.
ความร้อนkwaam rónจากjàakพื้นถนนpéun tà-nŏnยามบ่ายyaam bàaiสะท้อนsà-tónขึ้นมาkêun maaจนjonรู้สึกrúu-sèukแสบผิวsàep pĭu
The heat from the road in the afternoon reflects upward so much that it stings the skin.
คลื่นklʉ̂ʉnเสียงสะท้อนกลับsǐiang-sà-tɔ́ɔn-glàpมาจากmaa-jàakหน้าผาnâa-pǎaทำtamให้hâiเราraoได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงก้องsǐiang-gɔ̂ɔngชัดเจนchát-jeen
Sound waves reflected back from the cliff, making the echo clear.
2VerbB2
[to] mirror; reveal; be indicative of
To clearly show, represent, or indicate something such as a feeling, situation, quality, or social reality.
Examples
บันทึกประจำวันban-túek bprà-jam wanบันทึกประจำวันban-túek bprà-jam wan1diary; journal2police report; official logของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herสะท้อนsà-tónสะท้อนsà-tón1[to] reflect; bounce back (light/sound/heat)2[to] mirror; reveal; be indicative of3santol (Southern Thai)ความกังวลkwaam gang-wonความกังวลkwaam gang-wonworry; anxiety; concernเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)อนาคตà-naa-kótอนาคตà-naa-kót1future (time to come)2prospects
Her diary reflects her worries about the future.
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ยอดyôtผู้โดยสารpôo dohy-săanที่têeลดลงlót longสะท้อนsà-tónสภาพเศรษฐกิจsà-pâap sèht-tà-gìtที่têeชะลอตัวchá-lo dtuua
The declining passenger numbers reflect a slowing economy.
การออกแบบgaan òk bàepอาคารaa-kaanหลังlăngนี้néeสะท้อนsà-tónแนวคิดnaeo kítยั่งยืนyâng-yeunของkŏngสถาปนิกsà-tăa-bpà-ník
The design of this building reflects the architect’s sustainable vision.
คำพูดkam pôotสั้นsânๆ-ของเขาkŏng kăoสะท้อนsà-tónทัศนคติtát-sà-ná-ká-dtìที่têeไม่mâiยอมรับyom rápความหลากหลายkwaam làak lăai
His brief words reflect an attitude that does not embrace diversity.
3NounC1
santol (Southern Thai)
A Southern Thai name for the santol tree or its round fruit, which has thick yellowish skin and soft, sweet or sour flesh around large seeds.
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แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offสะท้อนsà-tónสะท้อนsà-tón1[to] reflect; bounce back (light/sound/heat)2[to] mirror; reveal; be indicative of3santol (Southern Thai)มาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ปอกbpòkปอกbpòk[to] peel; pare; shellเปลือกbplèuakเปลือกbplèuak1shell; rind; peel; husk; bark2surface; superficial appearance (figurative)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)พวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our sideกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket
Mom bought some santol fruit at the market and peeled it for us to eat.
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แม้máeต้นdtônสะท้อนsà-tónหลังบ้านlăng bâanจะjàออกลูกòk lôokดกdòkแต่dtàeเราraoไม่ค่อยmâi kôiเก็บgèpมากินmaa ginเพราะpráwเนื้อnéuuaเปรี้ยวbprîiaoกว่าgwàaต้นdtônอื่นèun
Although the santol tree behind the house bears plenty of fruit, we rarely pick any to eat because its flesh is more sour than that of the other trees.
ยายyaaiพิถีพิถันpí-tĕe-pí-tănกับgàpการทำgaan tamสะท้อนsà-tónทรงเครื่องsong krêuuangตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเลือกlêuuakผลpŏnที่têeสุกกำลังดีsùk gam-lang deeไปจนถึงbpai jon tĕungปรุงbprungน้ำราดnáam râatให้hâiเค็มkemหวานwăanพอดีpo deeโดยdoiไม่mâiกลบรสเปรี้ยวglòp rót bprîiaoของkŏngเนื้อnéuua
Grandma takes great care when preparing santol with a seasoned topping, from choosing perfectly ripe fruit to balancing the salty-sweet sauce without overpowering the flesh's tartness.
แม้máeต้นdtônสะท้อนsà-tónหลังบ้านlăng bâanจะjàให้ผลhâi pŏnน้อยลงnói longทุกปีtúk bpeeยายyaaiก็gâwยังyangทำใจtam jaiโค่นkôhnทิ้งtíngไม่mâiลงlongเพราะpráwเป็นต้นbpen dtônที่têeตาdtaaปลูกbplòokไว้wáiตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeทั้งคู่táng kôoเพิ่งpêrngแต่งงานdtàeng ngaanกันgan
Although the santol tree behind the house bears less fruit each year, Grandma still cannot bring herself to cut it down because Grandpa planted it when they were newly married.