สะอื้น
sà-ʉ̂ʉnMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] sob
to cry with short, shaking breaths; to sob
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)สะอื้นsà-êunสะอื้นsà-êun[to] sobเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeๆ-อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainมุมmumมุมmum1corner2angle3point of view; perspectiveห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: rooms
She sat sobbing softly in the corner of the room.
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When he heard the bad news, he sobbed so much that he couldn’t speak.
เด็กชายdèk-chaaiสะอื้นsà-ʉ̂ʉnกอดgɔ̀ɔtตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaaเพราะprɔ́คิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngแม่mɛ̂ɛที่tîiไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt
The boy sobbed while hugging his doll because he missed his mother who went to work upcountry.
เธอtəəพยายามpá-yaa-yaamกลั้นglânน้ำตาnáam-dtaaแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂สะอื้นsà-ʉ̂ʉnฮักhákออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaท่ามกลางtâam-glaangความเงียบkwaam-ngîiapของkɔ̌ɔngห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chum
She tried to hold back her tears, but in the end she burst into sobs amid the silence of the meeting room.
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 | — | — |