สามหลา
sǎam-lǎaMeaning
1NounB1
three yards (length)
a length of three yards (1 yard ≈ 0.9144 meters; three yards ≈ 2.74 meters), commonly used for cloth measurement
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: ผืน (pieces of cloth); ม้วน (rolls); พับ (bolts)สามหลาsǎam-lǎaสามหลาsǎam-lǎathree yards (length)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตัดเสื้อdtàt-sʉ̂ʉaตัดเสื้อdtàt-sʉ̂ʉa[to] tailor [clothes]; [to] sew [a garment]
I bought three yards of fabric to make a shirt.
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The seller measured and cut the fabric to exactly three yards long for me.
ถ้าtâaจะjàตัดdtàtชุดไทยchút-taiชุดchútหนึ่งnʉ̀ngบางทีbaang-tiiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiผ้าไหมpâa-mǎiมากกว่าmâak-gwàaสามหลาsǎam-lǎa
To make one traditional Thai costume, sometimes you need more than three yards of silk.
ในnaiแบบbàepระบุrá-bùไว้wáiว่าwâaส่วนสำคัญsùuan săm-kanของkŏngชุดเดรสchút drésต้องdtôngใช้cháiผ้าpâaชนิดchà-nítนี้néeความยาวkwaam yaaoสามหลาsăam lăaเท่านั้นtâo nán
The pattern specifies that the main part of the dress requires exactly three yards of this particular material.
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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หลาlǎaหลาlǎa1yard (unit of length)2classifier for fabric length (yards)3spinning wheel (Isan)yard (unit of length)Part 2
สามหลาsǎam-lǎaสามหลาsǎam-lǎathree yards (length)three yards (length)Word