สาคร
sǎa-kɔɔnMeaning
1NounC1
ocean; sea
a large body of water; the ocean; the sea (often used in a formal or literary context).
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ยืนyʉʉnยืนyʉʉn1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)มองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerพระอาทิตย์ตกprá-aa-tít-dtòkพระอาทิตย์ตกprá-aa-tít-dtòk1sunset; sundown2the sun setsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerริมrimริมrim1edge; rim; border2outermost; at the edgeสาครsǎa-kɔɔnสาครsǎa-kɔɔnocean; sea
We stood watching the sunset at the edge of the sea.
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การเดินทางgaan-dəən-taangข้ามkâamมหาmá-hǎaสาครsǎa-kɔɔnอันanกว้างใหญ่gwâang-yàiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiความอดทนkwaam-òt-tonและlɛ́กล้าหาญglâa-hǎanอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîng
Crossing the vast ocean requires great endurance and courage.
กวีgà-wiiบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngท้องtɔ́ɔngสาครsǎa-kɔɔnยามyaamต้องdtɔ̂ngแสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janไว้wáiอย่างyàangไพเราะpai-rɔ́
The poet beautifully described the beauty of the sea as it was touched by the moonlight.
บันทึกban-tʉ́kโบราณboo-raanกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngเรือสำเภาrʉʉa-sǎm-paoที่tîiล่มlômหายไปhǎai-bpaiในnaiท้องtɔ́ɔngสาครsǎa-kɔɔnลึกlʉ́kอย่างyàangไร้ráiร่องรอยrɔ̂ng-rɔɔi
Ancient records speak of a junk ship that sank and vanished without a trace into the deep ocean.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สาคร said สา-คอน?
sǎa-kɔɔn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǎa
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |