สามราง
sǎam-raangMeaning
1NounB2
three-rail track; mixed-gauge track
a railway track with three rails that allows trains of two different gauges to run on the same track
Examples
ทางรถไฟtaang-rót-faiทางรถไฟtaang-rót-fairailway; railroad; railway trackสามรางsǎam-raangสามรางsǎam-raangthree-rail track; mixed-gauge trackช่วยให้chûuai-hâiช่วยให้chûuai-hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierรถไฟrót-faiรถไฟrót-fai1train2railway; rail serviceสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondขนาดkà-nàatขนาดkà-nàat1size; dimension; magnitude2degree; extent3to such an extent; that much4even; to the extent that5as; to the extent of6very; extremely (Northern Thai)รางraangรางraang1rail; track rail (component)2railway track; line3trough; channel; gutter4classifier: rails, tracks, troughs, channels5faint; indistinct; dimใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเส้นทางsên-taangเส้นทางsên-taang1route; path2course; path (figurative)เดียวกันdiiao-ganเดียวกันdiiao-ganthe same; identicalได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
A three-rail track allows trains of two gauges to use the same route.
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ประเทศbprà-têetนี้níiสร้างsâangทางtaangสามรางsǎam-raangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเชื่อมต่อchʉ̂ʉam-dtɔ̀ɔเครือข่ายkrʉʉa-kàaiรางraangกว้างgwâangกับgàpรางraangแคบkɛ̂ɛp
This country built a three-rail track to connect the broad-gauge and narrow-gauge networks.
การออกแบบgaan-ɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpทางtaangสามรางsǎam-raangต้องdtɔ̂ngคำนึงถึงkam-nʉng-tʉ̌ngช่องว่างchɔ̂ng-wâangล้อlɔ́ɔและlɛ́ความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiในnaiจุดตัดjùt-dtàtทางtaang
Designing a three-rail track must consider wheel clearances and safety at junctions.
เส้นทางsên-taangสามรางsǎam-raangช่วยchûuaiลดlótต้นทุนdtôn-tunโครงสร้างพื้นฐานkroong-sâang-pʉ́ʉn-tǎanเพราะprɔ́ไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngสร้างsâangทางtaangคู่kûuต่างdtàangขนาดkà-nàatรางraang
A three-rail route reduces infrastructure costs because separate tracks of different gauges are unnecessary.
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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รางraangรางraang1rail; track rail (component)2railway track; line3trough; channel; gutter4classifier: rails, tracks, troughs, channels5faint; indistinct; dimrail; track rail (component)Part 2
สามรางsǎam-raangสามรางsǎam-raangthree-rail track; mixed-gauge trackthree-rail track; mixed-gauge trackWord