สักลาย
sàk-laaiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] tattoo; [to] get a tattoo
to make a permanent design on the skin with ink and needles, or to have such a design made
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyสักลายsàk laaiสักลายsàk laai[to] tattoo; [to] get a tattooรูปดาวrôop daaoรูปดาวrôop daao1a star shape2star-shapedเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerข้อมือkôr meuuข้อมือkôr meuuwrist
Yesterday I got a small star tattooed on my wrist.
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เธอtəəตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiสักลายsàk-laaiชื่อchʉ̂ʉแม่mɛ̂ɛไว้wáiที่tîiไหล่làiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaระลึกถึงrá-lʉ́k-tʉ̌ngท่านtân
She decided to get her mother's name tattooed on her shoulder to remember her.
เขาkǎoสักลายsàk-laaiครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛkตอนdtɔɔnเรียนriianมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakบันทึกban-tʉ́kความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamกับgàpเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìt
He got his first tattoo when he was in university because he wanted to capture memories with his close friends.
ฉันchǎnลังเลlang-leeอยู่yùuพักใหญ่pák-yàiก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàสักลายsàk-laaiเพราะprɔ́รู้rúuว่าwâaมันmanเป็นรอยbpen-rɔɔiถาวรtǎa-wɔɔnและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngดูแลduu-lɛɛหลังlǎngสักsàkอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krát
I hesitated for a long time before getting a tattoo because I knew it would be permanent and would require strict aftercare.
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 syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sàk
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
สักsàkสักsàk1about; approximately2teak3[to] tattoo4any; even (a little); at allabout; approximatelyPart 1
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ลายlaaiลายlaai1pattern; design2marking; stripe; streak3true colors; underlying character4patterned; marked5pattern; design (classifier)6[to] be patterned; show markspattern; designPart 2
สักลายsàk-laaiสักลายsàk-laai[to] tattoo; [to] get a tattoo[to] tattoo; [to] get a tattooWord