สายมืด
sǎai-mʉ̂ʉtMeaning
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dark-side route; software piracy; illicit method
a slang term for an illegal, unofficial, or underground way of doing something, especially using pirated software or cracked games
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเล่นเกมlên-geemเล่นเกมlên-geem[to] play gamesสายมืดsǎai-mʉ̂ʉtสายมืดsǎai-mʉ̂ʉtdark-side route; software piracy; illicit methodเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเสียเงินsǐia-ngənเสียเงินsǐia-ngən1[to] spend/pay money; cost money2[to] lose money3[to] waste moneyซื้อของsʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngซื้อของsʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔng[to] buy things; go shoppingแท้tɛ́ɛแท้tɛ́ɛ1genuine; real; authentic2truly; indeed (emphasis)
My friend plays pirated games because he doesn't want to spend money buying the authentic ones.
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ถ้าtâaใช้cháiโปรแกรมbproo-grɛɛmสายมืดsǎai-mʉ̂ʉtคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əอาจจะàat-jàติดdtìtไวรัสwai-rátได้dâaiง่ายngâaiนะná
If you use pirated software, your computer might easily get infected with a virus.
วงการwong-gaanเกมgeemในปัจจุบันnai-bpàt-jù-banมีmiiระบบป้องกันrá-bòp-bpɔ̂ng-ganที่tîiแน่นหนาnɛ̂n-nǎaขึ้นkʉ̂nทำให้tam-hâiคนkonเล่นlênสายมืดsǎai-mʉ̂ʉtหาช่องทางhǎa-chɔ̂ng-taangโหลดlòotเกมgeemเถื่อนtʉ̀ʉanได้dâaiยากyâakกว่าgwàaเมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔn
The gaming industry today has stricter protections, making it harder for pirates to find ways to download cracked games than before.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtซอฟต์แวร์sɔ́ɔp-wɛɛหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngเริ่มrə̂əmเปลี่ยนbplìianมาใช้maa-cháiระบบrá-bòpเก็บเงินgèp-ngənรายเดือนraai-dʉʉanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótปัญหาbpan-hǎaการgaanละเมิดลิขสิทธิ์lá-mə̂ət-lík-kà-sìtจากjàakผู้ใช้งานpûu-chái-ngaanสายมืดsǎai-mʉ̂ʉt
Many software companies have started switching to a monthly subscription model to reduce copyright infringement problems from users of pirated versions.
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, line-like things (roads, rivers, canals, routes, strands)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branchlate (in the day); running latePart 1
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มืดmʉ̂ʉtมืดmʉ̂ʉt1dark; lacking light2after dark; late3[to] get dark; become dark4gloomy; obscure (figurative)dark; lacking lightPart 2
สายมืดsǎai-mʉ̂ʉtสายมืดsǎai-mʉ̂ʉtdark-side route; software piracy; illicit methoddark-side route; software piracy; illicit methodWord