สิงอยู่
sǐng-yùuMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] haunt [somewhere]; [to] possess [sb]/[sth]
of a spirit, to stay in a place or take control of a person or thing; to haunt or possess.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâa[to] believe (that) ...มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoผีpǐiผีpǐi1ghost; spirit2corpse; dead body3addict; fiend (in ผีพนัน, ผีเหล้า)สิงอยู่sǐng-yùuสิงอยู่sǐng-yùu1[to] haunt [somewhere]; [to] possess [sb]/[sth]2[to] hang around [somewhere]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บ้านร้างbâan-ráangบ้านร้างbâan-ráangabandoned house; deserted houseหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)
The villagers believe that a ghost haunts that abandoned house.
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คนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaมีmiiวิญญาณwin-yaanศักดิ์สิทธิ์sàk-sìtสิงอยู่sǐng-yùuในnaiต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàiจึงjʉngไม่mâiกล้าglâaตัดdtàt
People in the old days believed that a sacred spirit resided in large trees, so they didn't dare to cut them down.
หมอผีmɔ̌ɔ-pǐiกำลังgam-langทำพิธีtam-pí-tiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขับkàpไล่วิญญาณlâi-win-yaanร้ายráaiที่tîiสิงอยู่sǐng-yùuในnaiร่างrâangของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎo
The shaman is performing a ceremony to exorcise the evil spirit possessing his body.
ตามdtaamตำนานdtam-naanเล่าlâoว่าwâaวิญญาณwin-yaanของkɔ̌ɔngเจ้าหญิงjâao-yǐngยังคงyang-kongสิงอยู่sǐng-yùuณnáบ่อน้ำbɔ̀ɔ-náamแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรอคอยrɔɔ-kɔɔiคนรักkon-rákของkɔ̌ɔngนางnaang
According to legend, the spirit of the princess still haunts this well, waiting for her lover.
2VerbB2
[to] hang around [somewhere]
to habitually stay or spend a lot of time in a particular place; to hang around (figurative).
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureเลิกเรียนlə̂ək-riianเลิกเรียนlə̂ək-riian[to] finish school; [to] get out of class; school is outกลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1group; cluster2classifier for groupsนักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male sex3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shoreชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyสิงอยู่sǐng-yùuสิงอยู่sǐng-yùu1[to] haunt [somewhere]; [to] possess [sb]/[sth]2[to] hang around [somewhere]ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านเกมráan-geemร้านเกมráan-geeminternet/gaming cafeเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jamเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jamregularly; habitually; routinely
After school, the group of male students likes to hang around at the game arcade regularly.
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แมวmɛɛoตัวdtuuaนี้níiไม่mâiไปไหนbpai-nǎiเลยləəiมันmanมาmaaสิงอยู่sǐng-yùuที่tîiหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanฉันchǎnทุกวันtúk-wan
This cat doesn't go anywhere; it just hangs around in front of my house every day.
เขาkǎoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiทำงานtam-ngaanที่นี่tîi-nîiแต่dtɛ̀ɛชอบchɔ̂ɔpมาmaaสิงอยู่sǐng-yùuร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛนี้níiทั้งวันtáng-wanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiWi-Fiฟรีfrii
He doesn't work here, but he likes to hang around this coffee shop all day to use the free Wi-Fi.
แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàกลับบ้านglàp-bâanไปbpaiพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnเขาkǎoกลับglàpเลือกlʉ̂ʉakที่จะtîi-jàไปbpaiสิงอยู่sǐng-yùuกับgàpเพื่อนฝูงpʉ̂ʉan-fǔungที่tîiห้างสรรพสินค้าhâang-sàp-pá-sǐn-káaจนดึกjon-dʉ̀k
Instead of going home to rest, he chose to hang out with his friends at the shopping mall until late.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
สิงsǐngสิงsǐng1[to] hang around [somewhere] (slang); [to] haunt [somewhere]2[to] haunt; possess [sb][to] hang around [somewhere] (slang); [to] haunt [somewhere]Part 1
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อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain[to] live; reside; stayPart 2
สิงอยู่sǐng-yùuสิงอยู่sǐng-yùu[to] haunt [somewhere]; [to] possess [sb]/[sth][to] haunt [somewhere]; [to] possess [sb]/[sth]Word