สะโตก
sà-dtòokMeaning
1NounB1
raised food tray (Northern Thai)
A low, usually round tray supported by legs or a pedestal, traditionally used in northern Thailand to hold dishes of food during a meal.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)กับข้าวgàp-kâaoกับข้าวgàp-kâao1side dishes; viands2food (colloquial, esp. home meals)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)สะโตกsà-dtòokสะโตกsà-dtòokraised food tray (Northern Thai)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerกินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)
Grandma put the dishes on the low dining tray and called me to come and eat.
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We sat on the floor around the low dining tray and ate together.
สะโตกsà-dtòhkไม้máiใบbaiนี้néeมีmeeขาkăaเตี้ยdtîiaๆ-แม่mâeใช้cháiวางwaangกับข้าวgàp-kâaoเวลาway-laaมีmeeญาติyâatมาเยี่ยมmaa yîiam
This wooden dining tray has short legs. Mom uses it to serve dishes when relatives visit.
แม้mɛ́ɛบ้านbâanจะมีjà-miiโต๊ะอาหารdtó-aa-hǎanแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛยายyaaiยังyangชอบchɔ̂ɔpจัดjàtกับข้าวgàp-kâaoบนbonสะโตกsà-dtòokให้hâiลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanนั่งล้อมวงnâng-lɔ́ɔm-wongกินginด้วยกันdûuai-ganตามธรรมเนียมdtaam-tam-niiamของkɔ̌ɔngคนเหนือkon-nʉ̌ʉa
Although the house now has a dining table, Grandma still likes to arrange dishes on a low dining tray so her children and grandchildren can sit around it and eat together in the northern Thai tradition.
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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โตกdtòokโตกdtòoka pedestal tray; low round table for serving fooda pedestal tray; low round table for serving foodPart 2
สะโตกsà-dtòokสะโตกsà-dtòokraised food tray (Northern Thai)raised food tray (Northern Thai)Word