สัตตม
sàt-dtà-dtomMeaning
1AdjectiveC2
seventh (formal)
Seventh in an order or sequence; a formal term of Pali origin.
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeสัตตมsàt-dtà-dtomสัตตมsàt-dtà-dtomseventh (formal)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceบอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showลำดับที่lam-dàp-tîiลำดับที่lam-dàp-tîiordinal number; item numberเจ็ดjètเจ็ดjètseven (number)ซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภาษาแบบแผนpaa-sǎa-bɛ̀ɛp-pɛ̌ɛnภาษาแบบแผนpaa-sǎa-bɛ̀ɛp-pɛ̌ɛnformal language; standard language
The teacher explained that “sattama” is an ordinal term meaning “seventh,” used in formal language.
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คำว่าkam-wâaสัตตมsàt-dtà-dtomในnaiสัตตมsàt-dtà-dtomวารwaanบ่งbòngถึงtʉ̌ngวันwanที่เจ็ดtîi-jètซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenกำหนดgam-nòtบำเพ็ญกุศลbam-pen-gù-sǒnหลังlǎngการเสียชีวิตgaan-sǐia-chii-wítตามธรรมเนียมdtaam-tam-niiamไทยtai
The word “sattama” in “sattamawan” denotes the seventh day, when a merit-making ceremony is held after a death according to Thai tradition.
ผู้แปลpûu-bplɛɛถอดtɔ̀ɔtคำว่าkam-wâaสัตตมsàt-dtà-dtomเป็นbpenที่เจ็ดtîi-jètแทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàคงkongศัพท์บาลีsàp-baa-liiไว้wáiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผู้อ่านpûu-àanทั่วไปtûua-bpaiเข้าใจkâo-jaiลำดับlam-dàpได้dâaiทันทีtan-tii
The translator rendered “sattama” as the ordinary Thai word for “seventh” rather than retaining the Pali term, so that general readers could immediately understand the order.
ในnaiการตรวจgaan-dtrùuatชำระcham-ráต้นฉบับdtôn-chà-bàpบรรณาธิการban-naa-tí-gaanคงkongคำว่าkam-wâaสัตตมsàt-dtà-dtomไว้wáiตามเดิมdtaam-dəəmแล้วlɛ́ɛoกำกับgam-gàpว่าwâaลำดับที่lam-dàp-tîiเจ็ดjètในnaiเชิงอรรถchəəng-àtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaสำนวนsǎm-nuuanเก่าgàoโดยdooiไม่mâiเป็นbpenอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkต่อdtɔ̀ɔความเข้าใจkwaam-kâo-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngผู้อ่านpûu-àan
While preparing the critical edition, the editor retained the original term “sattama” and glossed it as “seventh in sequence” in a footnote, preserving the older wording without hindering readers' understanding.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สัตตม said สัด-ตะ-ตม?
sàt-dtà-dtom
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sàt
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 | — | — |