สายข่าว
sǎai-kàaoMeaning
1NounB2
informant; source (of information)
a person who secretly gives information to the police, a newspaper, or an organization; an informant or intelligence source.
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerได้รับdâi-rápได้รับdâi-ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)เบาะแสbɔ̀-sɛ̌ɛเบาะแสbɔ̀-sɛ̌ɛclue; leadสำคัญsǎm-kanสำคัญsǎm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmสายข่าวsǎai-kàaoสายข่าวsǎai-kàaoinformant; source (of information)
The police received an important clue from an informant.
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เขาkǎoทำงานtam-ngaanเป็นbpenสายข่าวsǎai-kàaoให้กับhâi-gàpหนังสือพิมพ์nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-pimใหญ่yàiมาmaaหลายlǎaiปีbpiiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
He has been working as a source for a major newspaper for many years.
ปฏิบัติการbpà-dtì-bàt-gaanครั้งนี้kráng-níiสำเร็จได้sǎm-rèt-dâaiเพราะprɔ́ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiน่าเชื่อถือnâa-chʉ̂ʉa-tʉ̌ʉจากjàakสายข่าวsǎai-kàaoที่tîiแฝงตัวfɛ̌ɛng-dtuuaอยู่ในyùu-naiองค์กรong-gɔɔn
This operation was successful because of reliable information from the intelligence source who had infiltrated the organization.
การเป็นgaan-bpenสายข่าวsǎai-kàaoเป็นbpenงานngaanที่tîiอันตรายan-dtà-raaiเพราะprɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngเก็บตัวgèp-dtuuaตนdtonเป็นbpenความลับkwaam-lápเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
Being an informant is a dangerous job because one must keep their identity a secret for their own safety.
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 -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǎai
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
สายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamslate (in the day); running latePart 1
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สายข่าวsǎai-kàaoสายข่าวsǎai-kàaoinformant; source (of information)informant; source (of information)Word