สะบั้น
sà-bânMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] snap; sever; break violently
To snap, sever, or break off suddenly and violently (e.g., a rope, a tendon).
Examples
เชือกchʉ̂ʉakเชือกchʉ̂ʉak1rope; cord; line2classifier for domesticated elephantsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderผูกpùukผูกpùuk1[to] tie [sth]; fasten [sth]2[to] bind; connect; associate3[to] obligate; bind; commit4[to] compose; deviseชิงช้าching-cháaชิงช้าching-cháaswing (playground)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofขาดสะบั้นkàat-sà-bânขาดสะบั้นkàat-sà-bân[to] snap; [to] be severed completelyลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] online
The rope used to hang the swing was so old that it snapped.
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The strong winds blew until a large tree branch snapped off and fell on the car.
นักกีฬาnák-gii-laaได้รับบาดเจ็บdâi-ráp-bàat-jèpรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngจนjonเอ็นหัวเข่าen-hǔua-kàoสะบั้นsà-bânทำให้tam-hâiต้องdtɔ̂ngพักpákการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnยาวyaao
The athlete suffered a severe injury where his knee ligament snapped, forcing a long break from competition.
สะพานแขวนsà-paan-kwɛ̌ɛnขาดสะบั้นkàat-sà-bânลงlongทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiรถบรรทุกrót-ban-túkน้ำหนักเกินnám-nàk-gəənวิ่งผ่านwîng-pàanไปbpai
The suspension bridge snapped the moment the overweight truck drove over it.
2AdverbB2
violently; intensely; to pieces
With violent force or to an extreme degree, as in cutting something apart or feeling intensely cold (หนาวสะบั้นหนาวสะบั้นnǎao-sà-bânbitingly cold; intensely cold).
Examples
ความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-pan1relationship; relations (people/groups)2connection; association; correlation (things/data)3mathematical relationของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoพวกเขาpûuak-kǎothey; them (people)ทั้งสองคนtáng-sɔ̌ɔng-konทั้งสองคนtáng-sɔ̌ɔng-konboth people; the two of themพังสะบั้นpang-sà-bânพังสะบั้นpang-sà-bân[to] collapse; be utterly destroyedลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineหลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-ganทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-gan[to] argue; quarrel (with each other)อย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛngอย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛngseverely; violently; intensely; drastically
Their relationship completely shattered after a severe argument.
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ธุรกิจส่งออกtú-rá-gìt-sòng-ɔ̀ɔkของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoพังสะบั้นpang-sà-bânเพราะprɔ́พิษเศรษฐกิจpít-sèet-tà-gìt
His export business was utterly ruined by the economic crisis.
ชื่อเสียงchʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangที่tîiเขาkǎoสั่งสมมาsàng-sǒm-maaตลอดชีวิตdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-chii-wítต้องdtɔ̂ngพังสะบั้นpang-sà-bânลงlongเพราะprɔ́ข่าวฉาวkàao-chǎaoเพียงpiiangข่าวkàaoเดียวdiiao
The reputation he had built his entire life was utterly destroyed by a single scandal.
แผนการpɛ̌ɛn-gaanที่tîiวางไว้waang-wáiอย่างดีyàang-diiพังสะบั้นpang-sà-bânไม่เป็นท่าmâi-bpen-tâaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaสมาชิกsà-maa-chíkคนสำคัญkon-sǎm-kanในnaiทีมtiimลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔkกะทันหันgà-tan-hǎn
The well-laid plan fell completely to pieces when a key team member suddenly resigned.
3VerbC1
[to] cut off; end abruptly (figurative)
To cut off or end something abruptly and completely (e.g., a relationship, a connection).
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)จับได้jàp-dâaiจับได้jàp-dâai1[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)2[to] catch (sb) in the act; discover wrongdoing; find out (a secret)3[to] draw; get (by drawing lots)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeแฟนfɛɛnแฟนfɛɛn1romantic partner2fan; supporterนอกใจnɔ̂ɔk-jaiนอกใจnɔ̂ɔk-jai1[to] be unfaithful; cheat (romantic)2unfaithful (to a partner)เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai[to] decideสะบั้นรักsà-bân-rákสะบั้นรักsà-bân-rák[to] break up a relationship; [to] sever ties of loveทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
After catching her partner cheating, she decided to sever the relationship immediately.
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ความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangผลประโยชน์pǒn-bprà-yòotทำให้tam-hâiมิตรภาพmít-dtrà-pâapอันanยาวนานyaao-naanของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoสะบั้นsà-bânลงlong
A conflict of interest caused their long-standing friendship to be abruptly severed.
เขาkǎoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakที่จะtîi-jàสะบั้นsà-bânเยื่อใยyʉ̂ʉa-yaiกับgàpครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปbpaiเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtônชีวิตใหม่chii-wít-màiในnaiต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têet
He chose to completely sever ties with his family to start a new life abroad.
คำโกหกkam-goo-hòkเพียงpiiangครั้งเดียวkráng-diiaoก็gɔ̂รุนแรงrun-rɛɛngพอpɔɔที่จะtîi-jàสะบั้นสายใยsà-bân-sǎai-yaiความไว้วางใจkwaam-wái-waang-jaiที่tîiสร้างsâangกันganมานานmaa-naanหลายlǎaiปีbpii
A single lie was potent enough to completely sever the bond of trust that had been built over many years.
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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สะบั้นsà-bânสะบั้นsà-bân[to] snap; sever; break violently[to] snap; sever; break violentlyWord