สามราก
sǎam-râakMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
three-rooted; having three roots (lit.)
having three roots or splitting into three root parts; used literally for plants
Examples
ต้นกล้าdtôn-glâaต้นกล้าdtôn-glâaseedling; young plantนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สามรากsǎam-râakสามรากsǎam-râakthree-rooted; having three roots (lit.)แยกออกyɛ̂ɛk-ɔ̀ɔkแยกออกyɛ̂ɛk-ɔ̀ɔk1[to] separate; [to] sort out2[to] distinguish; [to] tell apart3[to] branch off; [to] split offเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สามง่ามsǎam-ngâamสามง่ามsǎam-ngâamtridentชัดเจนchát-jeenชัดเจนchát-jeen1clear; distinct; obvious2clearly; explicitly; unambiguously
This seedling has three roots, splitting clearly into three prongs.
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ผมpǒmขุดkùtขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaดูduuเห็นhěnมันสำปะหลังman-sǎm-bpà-lǎngต้นdtônนี้níiเป็นbpenสามรากsǎam-râakตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛโคนkoon
I dug it up and saw that this cassava plant has three roots from the base.
นักพฤกษศาสตร์nák-prʉ́k-sà-sàatบันทึกban-tʉ́kว่าwâaตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangที่tîiพบpópมีระบบmii-rá-bòpรากrâakแบบbɛ̀ɛpสามรากsǎam-râakแตกแขนงdtɛ̀ɛk-kà-nɛ̌ɛngสมมาตรsǒm-mâat
The botanist recorded that the specimen has a three-root system with symmetrical branching.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขยายพันธุ์kà-yǎai-panเราraoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakต้นdtônที่tîiมีmiiสามรากsǎam-râakแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngเพราะprɔ́ยึดเกาะyʉ́t-gɔ̀ดินdinได้ดีdâai-diiและlɛ́ดูดdùutน้ำnáamสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
For propagation, we chose plants with strong three-root structures because they anchor well and absorb water evenly.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǎam
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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รากrâakรากrâak1root (plant part)2root; origin; foundation3root (math)4root (linguistics)5[to] vomit; throw uproot (plant part)Part 2
สามรากsǎam-râakสามรากsǎam-râakthree-rooted; having three roots (lit.)three-rooted; having three roots (lit.)Word