สิงโต
sǐng-dtooMeaning
1NounA1
lion
a large wild cat with a mane; a carnivorous feline native to Africa and parts of Asia
Examples
สิงโตsǐng-dtooสิงโตsǐng-dtoolionมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแผงคอpɛ̌ɛng-kɔɔแผงคอpɛ̌ɛng-kɔɔmane (of an animal)สวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สัตว์นักล่าsàt-nák-lâaสัตว์นักล่าsàt-nák-lâapredator
Lions have beautiful manes and are predators.
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Lions live in Africa and parts of Asia.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoเห็นhěnสิงโตsǐng-dtooตัวผู้dtuua-pûuที่tîiสวนสัตว์sǔuan-sàtมันmanมีmiiแผงคอpɛ̌ɛng-kɔɔหนาnǎaมากmâak
Yesterday we saw a male lion at the zoo; it had a very thick mane.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiไกด์gáiจะพาjà-paaเราraoดูduuสิงโตsǐng-dtooที่tîiออกɔ̀ɔkล่าlâaเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaในnaiช่วงเช้าchûuang-cháao
Tomorrow the guide will take us to see lions hunting in the morning.
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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สิงโตsǐng-dtooสิงโตsǐng-dtoolionlionWord