สัปดน
sàp-bpà-donMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
lewd; obscene; vulgar
referring to sexual matters in a rude and offensive way; indecent.
Examples
เพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)พูดจาpûut-jaaพูดจาpûut-jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)สัปดนsàp-bpà-donสัปดนsàp-bpà-donlewd; obscene; vulgarทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngผู้หญิงpûu-yǐng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítoffice; workplace (loanword)ไม่พอใจmâi-pɔɔ-jaiไม่พอใจmâi-pɔɔ-jai[to be] dissatisfied; displeased; unhappy (with [sth]/[sb])
That colleague likes to make indecent remarks, which displeases the women in the office.
3 more examplesShow less
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpเล่นlênมุกตลกmúk-dtà-lòkสัปดนsàp-bpà-donแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnว่าwâaมันmanไม่mâiขำkǎmเลยləəiสักนิดsàk-nít
He likes to tell indecent jokes, but I don't find them funny at all.
การแสดงความคิดเห็นgaan-sà-dɛɛng-kwaam-kít-hěnเชิงchəəngสัปดนsàp-bpà-donเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpรูปร่างrûup-râangของkɔ̌ɔngผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการคุกคามgaan-kúk-kaamทางเพศtaang-pêetรูปแบบrûup-bɛ̀ɛpหนึ่งnʉ̀ng
Making indecent comments about someone's body is considered a form of sexual harassment.
บางครั้งbaang-krángเรื่องตลกrʉ̂ʉang-dtà-lòkที่tîiคนkonกลุ่มglùmหนึ่งnʉ̀ngมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaขบขันkòp-kǎnอาจàatถูกtùukอีกìikกลุ่มglùmมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaสัปดนsàp-bpà-donและlɛ́ไม่เหมาะสมmâi-mɔ̀-sǒmอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîng
Sometimes, a joke that one group finds humorous may be seen by another group as indecent and highly inappropriate.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สัปดน said สับ-ปะ-ดน?
sàp-bpà-don
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 -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sàp
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 | — | — |