สาเก

sǎa-gee

Meanings

1NounB1

sake (Japanese rice wine)

a Japanese alcoholic drink made by fermenting polished rice; sake

Examples

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2NounB2

breadfruit

the breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis), a tropical tree with large starchy fruit usually cooked before eating; also the fruit itself

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แถบtɛ̀ɛpแถบtɛ̀ɛp1strip; band; bar2region; zone; areaแปซิฟิกbpɛɛ-sí-fíkแปซิฟิกbpɛɛ-sí-fík1Pacific Ocean2Pacific (region-related)นิยมní-yomนิยมní-yom1[to] favor; be popular; be in vogue2favor; esteem; preference3custom; accepted usage4-ism; ideology; doctrineปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นสาdtôn-sǎaต้นสาdtôn-sǎapaper mulberry treeเกgeeเกgeecrooked; askew; unrulyไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แหล่งอาหารlɛ̀ng-aa-hǎanแหล่งอาหารlɛ̀ng-aa-hǎanfood source; feeding groundที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kan1that is important; important; key2importantly; crucially; more importantly3the important thing/pointและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ให้ร่มเงาhâi-rôm-ngaoให้ร่มเงาhâi-rôm-ngao[to] provide shadeได้ดีdâai-diiได้ดีdâai-diisucceed; do well
Villagers in the Pacific region like to plant breadfruit trees around their homes because it is an important food source and provides good shade.
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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——
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Word Breakdown

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เกgeeเกgeecrooked; askew; unrulycrooked; askew; unrulyPart 2
สาเกsǎa-geeสาเกsǎa-geesake (Japanese rice wine)sake (Japanese rice wine)Word
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