สีกุน
sǐi-gunMeaning
1NounC1
scad; jack fish
a kind of sea fish in the jack and scad family, often called ปลาสีกุนปลาสีกุนbplaa-sǐi-gunscad; jack in Thai
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offปลาสีกุนbplaa-sǐi-gunปลาสีกุนbplaa-sǐi-gunscad; jackมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทอดtɔ̂ɔtทอดtɔ̂ɔt1[to] fry (in oil)2[to] stretch out; extend; lay out3[to] cast; throw (a net/line)4[to] lay out; present (religious offerings)กรอบgrɔ̀ɔpกรอบgrɔ̀ɔp1frame; border2crispy; crunchy3framework; scope; limits4crunch!5emaciated; gaunt (slang/figurative)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)น้ำพริกกะปิnáam-prík-gà-bpìน้ำพริกกะปิnáam-prík-gà-bpìThai shrimp-paste chili dip
Mom went to the market to buy scad fish to deep-fry and eat with shrimp paste chili dip.
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ชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaช่วงchûuangมรสุมmɔɔ-rá-sǔmแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiมักจะmák-jàจับjàpปลาสีกุนbplaa-sǐi-gunได้dâaiน้อยลงnɔ́ɔi-longมากmâak
Fishermen say that during a monsoon season like this, they usually catch far fewer scad fish.
ปลาสีกุนbplaa-sǐi-gunเป็นbpenปลาbplaaผิวน้ำpǐu-náamที่tîiมักmákอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuรวมกันruuam-ganเป็นbpenฝูงfǔungใหญ่yàiตามdtaamแนวnɛɛoชายฝั่งทะเลchaai-fàng-tá-lee
The scad is a pelagic fish that typically lives together in large schools along the coastline.
โรงงานroong-ngaanปลากระป๋องbplaa-grà-bpɔ̌ɔngบางbaangแห่งhɛ̀ngเริ่มrə̂əmหันมาhǎn-maaใช้cháiปลาสีกุนbplaa-sǐi-gunเป็นbpenวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpทางเลือกtaang-lʉ̂ʉakเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakราคาraa-kaaต้นทุนdtôn-tunที่tîiถูกกว่าtùuk-gwàaปลาทูน่าbplaa-tuu-nâa
Some canned fish factories have started turning to scad as an alternative raw material due to its lower cost compared to tuna.
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
sǐi
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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สีกุนsǐi-gunสีกุนsǐi-gunscad; jack fishscad; jack fishWord