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sǎa-tǎiMeaning
1NounC2
deceit; hypocrisy; craftiness
deceit, hypocrisy, craftiness, or pretension (often used in formal, literary, or religious contexts)
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไม่ควรmâi-kuuanไม่ควรmâi-kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improperคบหาสมาคมkóp-hǎa-sà-maa-komคบหาสมาคมkóp-hǎa-sà-maa-kom[to] associate with [sb]กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoมารยาmaan-yaaมารยาmaan-yaa1deceit; guile; trickery; wiles2pretense; feigned behaviorสาไถยsǎa-tǎiสาไถยsǎa-tǎideceit; hypocrisy; craftinessและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)คอยkɔɔiคอยkɔɔi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); regularly (do)3[to] be on standby; be readyแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เอารัดเอาเปรียบao-rát-ao-bprìiapเอารัดเอาเปรียบao-rát-ao-bprìiap1[to] exploit [sb]; take unfair advantage of [sb]2unfair; exploitative (terms/behavior)ผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnothers; other people; someone else
We should not associate with people who are full of deceit and always try to take advantage of others.
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ตามdtaamหลักคำสอนlàk kam sŏnทางtaangพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-năaความkwaamสาไถยsăa-tăiถือเป็นtĕu bpenอุùปbpaกิเลสgì-lêtประการหนึ่งbprà-gaan nèungที่têeขัดขวางkàt kwăangความเจริญkwaam jà-rernทางจิตใจtaang jìt jai
According to Buddhist teachings, hypocrisy is considered a mental defilement that hinders spiritual progress.
คำปราศรัยkam-bpraa-sǎiของkɔ̌ɔngนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangผู้นั้นpûu-nánเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiมารยาmaan-yaaสาไถยsǎa-tǎiที่tîiจงใจjong-jaiปั้นแต่งbpân-dtɛ̀ngขึ้นkʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลอกลวงlɔ̀ɔk-luuangประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon
The politician's speech was full of deceit and hypocrisy, deliberately crafted to deceive the public.
ผู้บำเพ็ญเพียรpûu-bam-pen-piianจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngละทิ้งlá-tíngความkwaamมารยาmaan-yaaสาไถยsǎa-tǎiให้หมดhâi-mòtสิ้นsînไปbpaiจากjàakจิตใจjìt-jaiจึงจะjʉng-jàสามารถsǎa-mâatบรรลุถึงban-lú-tʉ̌ngสัจธรรมsàt-jà-tamอันanสูงสุดsǔung-sùtได้dâai
An ascetic must completely eradicate all traces of pretension and deceit from the mind in order to attain the highest truth.
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 | — | — |