สาวใช้
sǎao-cháiMeaning
1NounB1
maid; female domestic helper
A female domestic servant or maid. This term is a compound of สาวสาวsǎao1young woman; girl2young; youthful (female)3[to] reel; wind; draw in4[to] trace back; investigate the source of [sth] (sǎo, 'young woman') and ใช้ใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; order (chái, 'to use').
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสาวใช้sǎao-cháiสาวใช้sǎao-cháimaid; female domestic helperหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirring
His house has one maid.
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สาวใช้sǎao-cháiคนใหม่kon-màiขยันkà-yǎnมากmâakเธอtəəทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatบ้านbâanได้dâaiเรียบร้อยrîiap-rɔ́ɔiทุกวันtúk-wan
The new maid is very hardworking; she cleans the house neatly every day.
คุณนายkun-naaiปฏิบัติต่อbpà-dtì-bàt-dtɔ̀ɔสาวใช้sǎao-cháiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanคนkonในnaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaไม่เคยmâi-kəəiดุด่าdù-dàaว่ากล่าวwâa-glàaoเลยləəi
The lady of the house treats her maid like family and never scolds her.
ในnaiละครlá-kɔɔnย้อนยุคyɔ́ɔn-yúkหลายlǎaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangมักจะmák-jàมีmiiตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnสาวใช้sǎao-cháiที่tîiเป็นbpenคนสนิทkon-sà-nìtและlɛ́รู้rúuความลับkwaam-lápทุกอย่างtúk-yàangของkɔ̌ɔngเจ้านายjâo-naai
In many period dramas, there is often a maid character who is a close confidante and knows all of her master's secrets.
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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ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; order[to] use; employPart 2
สาวใช้sǎao-cháiสาวใช้sǎao-cháimaid; female domestic helpermaid; female domestic helperWord