สืบ
sʉ̀ʉpMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] investigate; inquire
to investigate, probe, or inquire to find information or the truth
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerสืบsʉ̀ʉpสืบsʉ̀ʉp1[to] investigate; inquire2[to] trace; search for origins3[to] continue; carry onเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)กระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3wallet4classifier: ใบหายhǎaiหายhǎai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)
The police investigated the missing bag yesterday.
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The reporter tried to investigate the facts from several witnesses.
ฉันchǎnสืบsʉ̀ʉpข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunในnaiอินเทอร์เน็ตin-təə-nétก่อนgɔ̀ɔnตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiสมัครงานsà-màk-ngaanนี้níi
I investigated information on the internet before deciding to apply for this job.
คณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanตั้งdtângทีมtiimเฉพาะกิจchà-pɔ́-gìtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสืบsʉ̀ʉpว่าwâaความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nได้อย่างไรdâai-yàang-raiและlɛ́ใครkraiควรkuuanรับผิดชอบráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔp
The committee set up a task force to investigate how the error occurred and who should be responsible.
2VerbB2
[to] trace; search for origins
to track down or trace the source, cause, ancestry, or lineage of something
Examples
นักประวัติศาสตร์nák bprà-wàt-sàatนักประวัติศาสตร์nák bprà-wàt-sàathistorianสืบsèupสืบsèup1[to] investigate; inquire2[to] trace; search for origins3[to] continue; carry onที่มาtêe maaที่มาtêe maa1origin; source2background; provenance; etymology3source; reference (citation)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsนามสกุลnaam sà-gunนามสกุลnaam sà-gun1surname; family name2filename extension (computing)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6about; concerning; regardingสมัยsà-măiสมัยsà-măi1period; era; age2term; tenure3during; in the time ofรัตนโกสินทร์ตอนต้นrát-dtà-ná-goh-sĭn dton dtônรัตนโกสินทร์ตอนต้นrát-dtà-ná-goh-sĭn dton dtôn1early Rattanakosin period2of the early Rattanakosin period
Historians traced the origin of this surname back to the early Rattanakosin period.
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เราraoกำลังgam-langสืบหาสาเหตุsʉ̀ʉp-hǎa-sǎa-hèetว่าwâaทำไมtam-maiบ่อน้ำbɔ̀ɔ-náamในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanจึงjʉngแห้งhɛ̂ɛng
We are tracing why the village well has dried up.
นักวิทยาศาสตร์nák-wít-tá-yaa-sàatพยายามpá-yaa-yaamสืบสาเหตุsʉ̀ʉp-sǎa-hèetของkɔ̌ɔngโรคระบาดrôok-rá-bàatจากjàakข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunจีโนมjii-noom
Scientists are attempting to trace the cause of the epidemic from genomic data.
เธอtəəสืบเชื้อสายsʉ̀ʉp-chʉ́ʉa-sǎaiของตระกูลkɔ̌ɔng-dtrà-guunผ่านpàanเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanทะเบียนบ้านtá-biian-bâanและlɛ́บันทึกban-tʉ́kวัดwát
She traced her family lineage through house registration documents and temple records.
3VerbB2
[to] continue; carry on
to continue or carry on something that already exists, such as a lineage, tradition, plan, or work
Examples
พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideตั้งใจdtâng-jaiตั้งใจdtâng-jai1[to] intend; mean to2[to] be determined; resolve3[to] pay close attention; concentrate4intentionally; on purposeสืบsʉ̀ʉpสืบsʉ̀ʉp1[to] investigate; inquire2[to] trace; search for origins3[to] continue; carry onโครงการkroong-gaanโครงการkroong-gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ต่อจากdtɔ̀ɔ-jàakต่อจากdtɔ̀ɔ-jàakafter; followingรุ่นพี่rûn-pîiรุ่นพี่rûn-pîisenior; upper-year student; senior colleagueให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)แผนpɛ̌ɛnแผนpɛ̌ɛn1plan; strategy2scheme; plot
We intend to carry on this project from our seniors and finish it as planned.
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ชุมชนchum-chonช่วยกันchûuai-ganสืบsʉ̀ʉpประเพณีbprà-pee-niiแห่hɛ̀ɛเทียนtiianให้hâiคงอยู่kong-yùuทุกปีtúk-bpii
The community works together to continue the candle procession tradition every year.
เขาkǎoกลับบ้านเกิดglàp-bâan-gə̀ətเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสืบกิจการsʉ̀ʉp-gìt-jà-gaanครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaและlɛ́พัฒนาต่อยอดpát-tá-naa-dtɔ̀ɔ-yɔ̂ɔtให้hâiทันสมัยtan-sà-mǎi
He returned to his hometown to carry on the family business and modernize it further.
มหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiประกาศbprà-gàatสืบsʉ̀ʉpภารกิจpaa-rá-gìtวิจัยwí-jaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaaoแม้mɛ́ɛผู้ก่อตั้งpûu-gɔ̀ɔ-dtângเกษียณgà-sǐianเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiและlɛ́ผลลัพธ์pǒn-lápที่tîiสังคมsǎng-komคาดหวังkâat-wǎng
The university announced that it would continue the long-term research mission, even after the founder's retirement, to preserve the goals and outcomes society expects.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sʉ̀ʉp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |