สาสม

sǎa-sǒm

Meaning

1AdjectiveB2

deserved; fitting; well-earned (esp. punishment/outcome)

deserved and appropriate to one’s deeds; often used of punishment, retribution, or a well-earned outcome

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโกงgoongโกงgoong1[to] cheat; swindle; rig2bent; bowed; hunchedคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another personมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too muchสุดท้ายsùt-táaiสุดท้ายsùt-táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimatelyก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceติดคุกdtìt-kúkติดคุกdtìt-kúk[to] be in prisonถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpen1[to] be considered; be regarded; count as2[to] constitute; amount toบทลงโทษbòt-long-tôotบทลงโทษbòt-long-tôot1punishment; penalty; disciplinary sanction2penalty provision/section (law/rules/contracts)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสาsǎaสาsǎa1paper mulberry2because; since (literary)สมแล้วsǒm-lɛ́ɛoสมแล้วsǒm-lɛ́ɛoserves [sb] right; deservedly so
He cheated many people and was finally caught and jailed. It's considered a deserved punishment.
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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

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Rising tone

sǎa

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

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สาสมsǎa-sǒmสาสมsǎa-sǒmdeserved; fitting; well-earned (esp. punishment/outcome)deserved; fitting; well-earned (esp. punishment/outcome)Word