สาบสูญ
sàap-sǔunMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
vanished; missing and presumed gone
Gone and no longer found; missing and presumed disappeared without a trace, often permanently.
Examples
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdยังคงyang-kongยังคงyang-kongstill; [to] remain; [to] continue to be/have/doมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความหวังkwaam-wǎngความหวังkwaam-wǎng1hope; expectation2hope (person/thing); prospectว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะได้jà-dâaiจะได้jà-dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)พบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] find; discover3[to] encounter; experienceลูกชายlûuk-chaaiลูกชายlûuk-chaaison; male childที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสาบสูญsàap-sǔunสาบสูญsàap-sǔun1vanished; missing and presumed gone2[to] vanish without a traceไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ห้าhâaห้าhâa1five (number)2Java plum tree (Northern Thai)ปีก่อนbpii-gɔ̀ɔnปีก่อนbpii-gɔ̀ɔnlast year; the previous year
The family still has hope of finding their son who has been missing for five years.
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สุนัขsù-nákของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnสาบสูญsàap-sǔunไปbpaiในnaiคืนkʉʉnที่tîiมีmiiพายุpaa-yúใหญ่yàiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiก็gɔ̂ยังyangหาไม่เจอhǎa-mâi-jəə
My dog went missing on the night of the big storm and is still not found.
ทางการtaang gaanได้dâiประกาศbprà-gàatให้hâiลูกเรือlôok reuuaทั้งtángสิบsìpคนkonเป็นbpenบุคคลbùk-konสาบสูญsàap-sŏonหลังจากlăng jàakปฏิบัติการbpà-dtì-bàt gaanค้นหาkón hăaไม่พบmâi pópร่องรอยrông roiใดๆdai dai
The authorities have declared all ten crew members as missing persons after the search operation found no trace of them.
เครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binลำlamนั้นnánที่tîiสาบสูญsàap-sǔunไปbpaiในnaiสามเหลี่ยมsǎam-lìiamเบอร์bəəมิวmiuดาdaaได้dâaiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenตำนานdtam-naanที่tîiเล่าขานlâo-kǎanกันganมาmaaจนถึงjon-tʉ̌ngทุกวันนี้túk-wan-níi
That plane, which went missing in the Bermuda Triangle, has become a legend that is told to this day.
2VerbB2
[to] vanish without a trace
To disappear completely so that no sign or news remains, often for a long time or permanently.
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)เกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyเรื่องอื้อฉาวrʉ̂ʉang-ʉ̂ʉ-chǎaoเรื่องอื้อฉาวrʉ̂ʉang-ʉ̂ʉ-chǎaoscandalเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerสาบสูญsàap-sǔunสาบสูญsàap-sǔun1vanished; missing and presumed gone2[to] vanish without a traceไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)สื่อsʉ̀ʉสื่อsʉ̀ʉ1media; the media; mass media2medium; means; channel of communication3[to] convey; communicate4medium (spiritual/occult)ไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverได้ข่าวdâai-kàaoได้ข่าวdâai-kàao[to] hear (that); [to] receive newsเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอีกเลยìik-ləəiอีกเลยìik-ləəianymore; ever again (with negatives)
After the scandal, he disappeared from the media; no one has heard from him since.
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ประเพณีbprà-pay-neeดีๆdee deeหลายอย่างlăai yàangได้dâiสาบสูญsàap-sŏonไปbpaiกับgàpกาลเวลาgaan way-laaอย่างyàangน่าเสียดายnâa sĭia-daai
Unfortunately, many good traditions have completely disappeared over time.
ความหวังkwaam-wǎngที่จะtîi-jàค้นพบkón-pópสมบัติsǒm-bàtได้dâaiสาบสูญsàap-sǔunไปbpaiพร้อมกับprɔ́ɔm-gàpสมาชิกsà-maa-chíkรุ่นrûnสุดท้ายsùt-táaiของkɔ̌ɔngทีมสำรวจtiim-sǎm-rùuat
The hope of discovering the treasure disappeared along with the last member of the expedition team.
ดูเหมือนว่าduu-mʉ̌ʉan-wâaความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamอันanเลวร้ายleeo-ráaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanนั้นnánได้dâaiสาบสูญsàap-sǔunไปbpaiจนหมดสิ้นjon-mòt-sînราวกับraao-gàpไม่เคยmâi-kəəiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n
It seems his terrible memories of that event have completely vanished, as if it never happened.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 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
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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สาบสูญsàap-sǔunสาบสูญsàap-sǔunvanished; missing and presumed gonevanished; missing and presumed goneWord