สาบ
sàapMeanings
1NounB2
placket; garment facing
a strip or folded section of fabric used to finish or reinforce a garment opening, especially the front opening of a shirt.
Examples
สาบsàapสาบsàap1placket; garment facing2rank/musky smell; animal reekเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2directly; straight (direction/path)3direct; straightforward; frank4[to] be straight; align5exact; matching; correspondingกระดุมgrà-dumกระดุมgrà-dumbutton (fastener)ยับyápยับyáp1crumpled; wrinkled2in tatters; ruined; badly damaged3badly; severely; to bitsมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toรีดrîitรีดrîit1[to] iron; press (clothes)2[to] squeeze out; press out3[to] extort; squeeze money from [sb]ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)
The shirt placket around the buttons is badly creased, so I need to iron it before wearing the shirt.
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ช่างchângใช้cháiผ้าpâaสีขาวsǐi-kǎaoทำtamสาบsàapเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaแล้วlɛ́ɛoติดdtìtกระดุมgrà-dumสีดำsǐi-damให้ดูhâi-duuตัดกันdtàt-gan
The tailor used white fabric for the shirt placket and added black buttons for contrast.
ถ้าtâaเย็บyépสาบsàapเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaสองsɔ̌ɔngข้างkâangไม่เท่ากันmâi-tâo-ganแนวnɛɛoกระดุมgrà-dumด้านหน้าdâan-nâaจะjàดูduuเบี้ยวbîiaoแม้mɛ́ɛตัวเสื้อdtuua-sʉ̂ʉaส่วนsùuanอื่นʉ̀ʉnจะjàพอดีpɔɔ-diiก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
If the two front plackets are sewn unevenly, the line of buttons will look crooked even if the rest of the shirt fits properly.
เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakผ้าpâaชนิดchá-nítนี้níiบางbaangมากmâakช่างchângจึงjʉngเสริมsə̌əmผ้าpâaกาวgaaoด้านในdâan-naiสาบsàapเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenรังดุมrang-dumแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngและlɛ́ไม่mâiเสียรูปsǐia-rûupง่ายngâai
Because this fabric is very thin, the tailor reinforced the inside of the shirt placket with fusible interfacing to strengthen the buttonhole area and help it retain its shape.
2NounB2
rank/musky smell; animal reek
A strong, musky, or stale odor, often associated with animals, sweat, or unwashed things; the animal smell that clings to fur or fabric.
Examples
เสื้อแจ็คเก็ตsʉ̂ʉa-jɛ̀k-gètเสื้อแจ็คเก็ตsʉ̂ʉa-jɛ̀k-gètjacket; outer garmentขนสัตว์kǒn-sàtขนสัตว์kǒn-sàt1animal fur; animal hair2wool; animal fiber (textile)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)มีกลิ่นmii-glìnมีกลิ่นmii-glìn[to] have a smell; [to] give off an odorสาบsàapสาบsàap1placket; garment facing2rank/musky smell; animal reekติดอยู่dtìt-yùuติดอยู่dtìt-yùu1[to] be stuck; trapped; unable to get free2[to] be attached; adhered; stuck on3[to] be held up; tied up; unable to leave4[to] remain; linger (smell/feeling/problem)5[to] be fixated on; hung up onแม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenซักsákซักsák1[to] wash (clothes)2about; approximately (before numbers)3[to] interrogate; question closelyแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
This fur jacket still has a musky animal smell even after washing.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakวิ่งwîngทั้งวันtáng-wanรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoก็gɔ̂ยังyangอับàpและlɛ́มีกลิ่นmii-glìnสาบเหงื่อsàap-ngʉ̀ʉaแรงมากrɛɛng-mâak
After running all day, the shoes were still stuffy and had a strong stale sweat odor.
ในnaiคอกkɔ̂ɔkแพะpɛ́มีกลิ่นmii-glìnสาบsàapสัตว์sàtลอยlɔɔiปะปนbpà-bponกับgàpกลิ่นglìnหญ้าแห้งyâa-hɛ̂ɛngจนjonรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kฉุนchǔnจมูกjà-mùuk
In the goat pen, an animal musk mingled with the smell of dry grass, stinging the nose.
ผ้าห่มpâa-hòmที่tîiเก็บไว้gèp-wáiนานnaanโดยdooiไม่mâiซักsákจะjàอบกลิ่นòp-glìnสาบsàapเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanอยู่ในyùu-naiคอกkɔ̂ɔkสัตว์sàt
A blanket stored for a long time without washing will be imbued with a musky, animal-like odor.
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 endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sàap
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 | — | — |