สิงขร
sǐng-kɔ̌ɔnMeaning
1NounC1
mountain; peak
A mountain or a peak, often used in a formal or literary context.
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)มองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmยอดดอยyɔ̂ɔt-dɔɔiยอดดอยyɔ̂ɔt-dɔɔimountaintop; summitจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asทิวเขาtiu-kǎoทิวเขาtiu-kǎomountain rangeสลับซับซ้อนsà-làp-sáp-sɔ́ɔnสลับซับซ้อนsà-làp-sáp-sɔ́ɔncomplex; intricateทอดยาวtɔ̂ɔt-yaaoทอดยาวtɔ̂ɔt-yaao1[to] extend; stretch out (lengthwise)2long; extending in a lineไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyไกลสุดลูกหูลูกตาglai-sùt-lûuk-hǔu-lûuk-dtaaไกลสุดลูกหูลูกตาglai-sùt-lûuk-hǔu-lûuk-dtaa1extending as far as the eye can see2as far as the eye can seeประดุจbprà-dùtประดุจbprà-dùt(literary) like; asหมู่mùuหมู่mùu1group; cluster2Moo (village unit; address)3classifier (groups; sets; swarms; clusters)4group; collective5category; classสิงขรsǐng-kɔ̌ɔnสิงขรsǐng-kɔ̌ɔnmountain; peakในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)จินตนาการjin-dtà-naa-gaanจินตนาการjin-dtà-naa-gaan1imagination2[to] imagine; envision
Looking from the summit, one can see complex mountain ranges stretching as far as the eye can see, like imaginary peaks.
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ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiมักจะmák-jàพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความยิ่งใหญ่kwaam-yîng-yàiของkɔ̌ɔngพระราชาprá-raa-chaaโดยเปรียบเทียบdooi-bprìiap-tîiapกับgàpความkwaamสูงตระหง่านsǔung-dtrà-ngàanของkɔ̌ɔngยอดyɔ̂ɔtสิงขรsǐng-kɔ̌ɔn
Thai literature often describes the greatness of a king by comparing it to the towering height of a mountain peak.
เหล่าlàoโยคีyoo-kiiบำเพ็ญพรตbam-pen-prótอยู่yùuบนbonยอดyɔ̂ɔtสิงขรsǐng-kɔ̌ɔnอันanเงียบสงัดngîiap-sà-ngàtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสวงหาsà-wɛ̌ɛng-hǎaความหลุดพ้นkwaam-lùt-pónจากjàakกิเลสgì-lèetทั้งปวงtáng-bpuuang
The yogis practice asceticism on the silent mountain peak, seeking liberation from all worldly desires.
แสงsɛ̌ɛngสุดท้ายsùt-táaiของkɔ̌ɔngอาทิตย์aa-títอาบไล้àap-láiทิวtiuสิงขรsǐng-kɔ̌ɔnให้hâiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenสีทองอร่ามsǐi-tɔɔng-à-ràamก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàเลือนลับlʉʉan-lápหายไปhǎai-bpaiในnaiความมืดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉt
The last rays of the sun bathed the mountain range in a brilliant gold before fading into darkness.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สิงขร said สิง-ขอน?
sǐng-kɔ̌ɔn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǐng
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 | — | — |