สาโท
sǎa-tooMeaning
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sato; Thai rice beer/wine
a traditional Thai alcoholic drink made from fermented glutinous rice; mildly sweet, often described as rice beer or rice wine
Examples
ร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสาโทsǎa-tooสาโทsǎa-toosato; Thai rice beer/wineรสหวานrót-wǎanรสหวานrót-wǎansweet tasteนุ่มnûmนุ่มnûm1soft (to the touch)2tender (food)3soft/gentle (voice/tone)ดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)หอมhɔ̌ɔmหอมhɔ̌ɔm1fragrant; pleasantly scented2[to] smell nice; be fragrant3onion; shallot; spring onionข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaoข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaosticky rice; glutinous rice
This place has mildly sweet sato with a fragrant glutinous rice aroma.
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ยายyaaiเล่าlâoว่าwâaสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnเขาkǎoหมักสาโทmàk-sǎa-tooไว้wáiดื่มdʉ̀ʉmในงานบุญnai-ngaan-bunของkɔ̌ɔngหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan
Grandma said that in the past they fermented sato to drink at village merit-making events.
ผมpǒmลองชิมlɔɔng-chimสาโทsǎa-tooครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛkรสชาติrót-châatออกɔ̀ɔkหวานอมเปรี้ยวwǎan-om-bprîiaoเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiคล้ายkláaiไวน์waaiข้าวkâao
I tasted sato for the first time; it’s mildly sweet with a slight tang, similar to rice wine.
สาโทsăa-tohทำจากtam jàakข้าวเหนียวkâao nĭiaoหมักmàkด้วยdûuayลูกแป้งlôok bpâengทำtamให้ได้hâi dâiเครื่องดื่มแอลกอฮอล์krêuuang dèum aen-go-hoอ่อนๆòn ònที่têeคนkonมักmákเรียกว่าrîiak wâaเบียร์biiaข้าวkâao
Sato is made from glutinous rice fermented with starter cakes, producing a mild alcoholic drink often called rice beer.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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โทtooโทtoo1master’s degree level; graduate (M.A./M.S.)2Thai tone name (falling tone)3second; secondary4second class; second rankmaster’s degree level; graduate (M.A./M.S.)Part 2
สาโทsǎa-tooสาโทsǎa-toosato; Thai rice beer/winesato; Thai rice beer/wineWord