สาวน้อย
sǎao-nɔ́ɔiMeaning
1NounB1
young girl; young lady
A young girl or young lady, often used in an endearing or literary way.
Examples
สาวน้อยsǎao-nɔ́ɔiสาวน้อยsǎao-nɔ́ɔiyoung girl; young ladyคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)น่ารักnâa-rákน่ารักnâa-rák1cute; adorable; lovely2endearing; likable (personality)3sweet; considerate (behavior)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
That young girl is very cute.
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ในnaiนิทานní-taanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiมีmiiสาวน้อยsǎao-nɔ́ɔiคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngเดินเข้าไปdəən-kâo-bpaiในnaiป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́k
In this fairy tale, a young girl walked into a deep forest.
เธอtəəเป็นbpenสาวน้อยsǎao-nɔ́ɔiจากjàakต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtที่tîiเข้ามาkâo-maaตามหาdtaam-hǎaความฝันkwaam-fǎnในnaiเมืองกรุงmʉʉang-grung
She is a young lady from the province who came to pursue her dreams in the capital city.
วรรณกรรมwan-ná-gamเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiสะท้อนภาพsà-tɔ́ɔn-pâapชีวิตchii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngสาวน้อยsǎao-nɔ́ɔiในnaiยุควิกตอเรียyúk-wík-dtɔɔ-riiaได้dâaiอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatลออlá-ɔɔ
This piece of literature meticulously reflects the life of a young lady in the Victorian era.
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 -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǎao
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
สาวsǎaoสาวsǎao1young woman; girl2young; youthful (female)3[to] reel; wind; draw in4[to] trace back; investigate the source of [sth]young woman; girlPart 1
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น้อยnɔ́ɔiน้อยnɔ́ɔi1few; little; small (amount/number)2less; to a lesser degree3young; junior (name/title use)4seldom; rarelyfew; little; small (amount/number)Part 2
สาวน้อยsǎao-nɔ́ɔiสาวน้อยsǎao-nɔ́ɔiyoung girl; young ladyyoung girl; young ladyWord