สาง
sǎangMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] comb; detangle
To comb or detangle hair, threads, fibers, or similar strands to make them smooth and orderly.
Examples
ทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morningแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)สางsǎangสางsǎang1[to] comb; detangle2[to] sort out; unravel (a problem)3dawn; daybreakผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)
Every morning, my mom combs my hair before I go to school.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakสระผมsà-pǒmแล้วlɛ́ɛoควรkuuanใช้cháiครีมนวดผมkriim-nûuat-pǒmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยให้chûuai-hâiสางsǎangผมpǒmที่tîiพันกันpan-ganได้dâaiง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n
After shampooing, you should use conditioner to help detangle your tangled hair more easily.
ช่างทอผ้าchâng-tɔɔ-pâaกำลังgam-langนั่งnângสางsǎangเส้นsênฝ้ายfâaiให้hâiเรียงตัวriiang-dtuuaสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàนำขึ้นnam-kʉ̂nกี่gìi
The weaver is sitting and combing the cotton threads to align them beautifully before putting them on the loom.
การgaanสางsǎangขนkǒnให้hâiสุนัขsù-nákพันธุ์panขนkǒnยาวyaaoเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jamเป็นbpenสิ่งสำคัญsìng-sǎm-kanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiขนkǒnจับตัวเป็นก้อนjàp-dtuua-bpen-gɔ̂ɔnซึ่งsʉ̂ngอาจàatนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuปัญหาผิวbpan-hǎa-pǐuหนังnǎngได้dâai
Regularly combing the fur of long-haired dog breeds is important to prevent matting, which can lead to skin problems.
2VerbB2
[to] sort out; unravel (a problem)
To sort out, disentangle, or clear up a complicated matter, situation, or backlog.
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)คงkongคงkong1probably; likely2still; unchanged3[to] remain; stay unchanged4lasting; enduring5firm; steady; stable6[to] keep; retain; preserveต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainดึกdʉ̀kดึกdʉ̀k1late at night; late2late at nightเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofสางsǎangสางsǎang1[to] comb; detangle2[to] sort out; unravel (a problem)3dawn; daybreakงานเก่าngaan-gàoงานเก่าngaan-gào1former job2previous work/outputที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerค้างอยู่káang-yùuค้างอยู่káang-yùu[to] be pending; [to] be stuckให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)
Tonight I'll probably have to stay late to clear up the old, pending work.
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เราraoควรจะkuuan-jàนัดnátคุยกันkui-ganเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสางsǎangปัญหาbpan-hǎaนี้níiก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiมันmanจะบานปลายjà-baan-bplaai
We should arrange a talk to sort out this problem before it escalates.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanกำลังgam-langพยายามpá-yaa-yaamอย่างหนักyàang-nàkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสางsǎangปัญหาbpan-hǎaหนี้สาธารณะnîi-sǎa-taa-rá-náที่tîiสะสมsà-sǒmมานานmaa-naanหลายlǎaiปีbpii
The government is trying hard to sort out the public debt problem that has accumulated for many years.
การgaanจะjàสางsǎangคดีká-diiที่tîiมีmiiความซับซ้อนkwaam-sáp-sɔ́ɔnและlɛ́เกี่ยวข้องกับgìiao-kɔ̂ɔng-gàpผู้มีอิทธิพลpûu-mii-ìt-tí-ponจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngใช้cháiความกล้าหาญkwaam-glâa-hǎanและlɛ́ความรอบคอบkwaam-rɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔpอย่างสูงyàang-sǔung
To clear up a case that is complex and involves influential people requires great courage and prudence.
3NounC1
dawn; daybreak
The time when daylight first appears; dawn or daybreak.
Examples
ชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnตื่นdtʉ̀ʉn1[to] wake up; awaken2be awake; stay awake3[to] be startled; be alarmed; get excited aboutตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)ฟ้าfáaฟ้าfáa1sky2light blue; sky blue3heaven; divine realmยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)สางsǎangสางsǎang1[to] comb; detangle2[to] sort out; unravel (a problem)3dawn; daybreakเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3[to] lead out to; extend toทำนาtam-naaทำนาtam-naa[to] farm rice; cultivate paddy
The farmers wake up before dawn to go work in the fields.
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ในnaiคืนkʉʉnเดือนแรมdʉʉan-rɛɛmพอpɔɔฟ้าfáaเริ่มrə̂əmสางsǎangเราraoจึงjʉngมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnทางtaangกลับglàpกระท่อมgrà-tɔ̂ɔmได้dâaiอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeen
On a moonless night, once day began to break, we could then clearly see the path back to the hut.
สรรพสำเนียงsàp-pà-săm-niiangเสียงsĭiangสัตว์ป่าsàt bpàaเริ่มrêrmแว่วwâewมาพร้อมกับmaa próm gàpแสงsăengแรกrâekแห่งhàengรุ่งสางrûng sàang
All the various sounds of wild animals began to be heard along with the first light of dawn.
กองทัพgɔɔng-tápเคลื่อนพลklʉ̂ʉan-ponตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเพลาplaoสางsǎangหวังwǎngจะjàเข้าkâoประชิดbprà-chítเมืองmʉʉangข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kโดยdooiไม่ทันmâi-tanให้hâiตั้งตัวdtâng-dtuua
The army moved its troops from the hour of dawn, hoping to approach the enemy city before they could prepare themselves.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǎang
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 | — | — |