สาหัส
sǎa-hàtMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
severe; serious; grave
very severe or serious in degree; causing great harm, pain, or difficulty.
Examples
พายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1storm2storm (figurative)ครั้งนี้kráng-níiครั้งนี้kráng-níi1this time; this occasion2this time (around); on this occasionทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeความเสียหายkwaam-sǐia-hǎaiความเสียหายkwaam-sǐia-hǎai1damage; harm; injury2losses (esp. monetary/quantified)สาหัสsǎa-hàtสาหัสsǎa-hàt1severe; serious; grave2gravely; severelyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunityริมทะเลrim-tá-leeริมทะเลrim-tá-leeseaside; by the sea; seashore; coastบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureพังยับpang-yápพังยับpang-yáp[to] be wrecked; [to] be badly damaged
This storm caused very severe damage to the seaside community; many houses were destroyed.
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เขาkǎoเผชิญวิกฤตpà-chəən-wí-grìtการเงินgaan-ngənสาหัสsǎa-hàtจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngปิดกิจการbpìt-gìt-jà-gaanชั่วคราวchûua-kraao
He faced a very severe financial crisis and had to temporarily shut down the business.
ภัยแล้งpai-lɛ́ɛngสาหัสsǎa-hàtในnaiปีนี้bpii-níiทำให้tam-hâiเกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakขาดแคลนkàat-klɛɛnน้ำnáamจนjonผลผลิตpǒn-pà-lìtลดฮวบlót-hûuap
This year's severe drought left many farmers short of water, causing production to plummet.
ข้อกล่าวหาkɔ̂ɔ-glàao-hǎaสาหัสsǎa-hàtต่อdtɔ̀ɔบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtทำให้tam-hâiความเชื่อมั่นkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-mânของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ลงทุนpûu-long-tunถดถอยtòt-tɔ̌ɔiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
The very serious allegations against the company caused investor confidence to decline rapidly.
2AdverbB2
gravely; severely
to a very serious extent (used adverbially in Thai, e.g., บาดเจ็บสาหัส = gravely injured).
Examples
ผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanpassenger; riderหลายคนlǎai-konหลายคนlǎai-konmany/several peopleบาดเจ็บbàat-jèpบาดเจ็บbàat-jèp1injured; hurt (physically)2[to] be injured; [to] sustain injuriesสาหัสsǎa-hàtสาหัสsǎa-hàt1severe; serious; grave2gravely; severelyหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureรถชนกันrót-chon-ganรถชนกันrót-chon-gan[to] crash into each other (vehicles); [to] collideบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ทางด่วนtaang-dùuanทางด่วนtaang-dùuan1expressway; tollway2fast track; shortcut (figurative)
Many passengers were gravely injured after the cars crashed on the expressway.
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He was assaulted so seriously that he needed emergency surgery.
เศรษฐกิจท้องถิ่นsèet-tà-gìt-tɔ́ɔng-tìnได้รับdâi-rápผลกระทบpǒn-grà-tópอย่างสาหัสyàang-sǎa-hàtจากjàakพายุpaa-yúครั้งkrángนั้นnán
The local economy was severely affected by that storm.
ชื่อเสียงchʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเสียหายsǐia-hǎaiอย่างสาหัสyàang-sǎa-hàtจากjàakข่าวkàaoอื้อฉาวʉ̂ʉ-chǎaoที่tîiเผยแพร่pə̌əi-prɛ̂ɛออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai
The company’s reputation was gravely damaged by the scandal that came to light.
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 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 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 | — | — |