สายธนู
sǎai-tá-nuuMeaning
1NounB1
bowstring
The string of a bow that is pulled back to shoot an arrow.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillค่อยๆkôi kôiค่อยๆkôi kôi1slowly; gently2gradually; little by littleดึงdeungดึงdeung1[to] pull; draw (toward oneself)2[to] attract; draw (attention/interest)3[to] drag (on a screen)4[to] hold back; delay; stallสายธนูsăai tá-nooสายธนูsăai tá-noobowstringจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofสุดsùtสุดsùt1most; extremely (superlative/intensifier)2end; limit; extremity3ultra-; most; extreme- (prefixal use)4[to] end; reach the limit
He slowly pulled the bowstring all the way back.
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ถ้าtâaสายธนูsǎai-tá-nuuหย่อนyɔ̀ɔnเกินไปgəən-bpaiลูกธนูlûuk-tá-nuuก็gɔ̂จะjàพุ่งpûngไปbpaiได้dâaiไม่ไกลmâi-glai
If the bowstring is too loose, the arrow won't fly far.
นักยิงธนูnák-ying-tá-nuuต้องdtɔ̂ngเปลี่ยนสายbplìian-sǎaiธนูtá-nuuเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมันmanเริ่มrə̂əmเก่าgàoและlɛ́เปื่อยbpʉ̀ʉai
Archers have to change the bowstring when it starts to get old and frayed.
เสียงsǐiangของkɔ̌ɔngสายธนูsǎai-tá-nuuที่tîiถูกtùukปล่อยbplɔ̀iดังก้องdang-gɔ̂ɔngในnaiความเงียบkwaam-ngîiapเป็นbpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanว่าwâaการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnได้dâaiเริ่มขึ้นrə̂əm-kʉ̂nแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The sound of the released bowstring echoed in the silence, signaling that the competition had begun.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สายธนู said สาย-ทะ-นู?
sǎai-tá-nuu
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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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สายธนูsǎai-tá-nuuสายธนูsǎai-tá-nuubowstringbowstringWord